Advanced DW Term 3 2022-2023

  When I was a high school student, I belonged to rowing club. I loved the teammates, but it was hard because it took a lot of time from my house to my school, and it didn’t suit me a little bit. I was wondering whether I quite the one or not. In fact, I wanted to join in another club which was not school one. However, so far, I had been doing nothing but the usual. Not joining a school club was not normal for me at the time. Then, I asked to my teacher. He said to me that you should do what you want to do. I found that I should do what excites me, so I quite the club and stated another one. I think I made a good choice. After that, when I am unsure about something, I chose the one which excites me.

Share with your classmates something you have learned so far. Say, for instance, where and when you learned this lesson, how you learned it and why you consider it an important 'finding' in your life, or talk about an important 'life lesson' you have learned.  Illustrate your post with a relevant image.

I took a personality test in a class. My type was a strategist(INTJ). I partially agree with this result because I am likely to be a leader in a project. However, I disagree with a statement that architects may struggle to find people who can keep up with their nonstop analysis of everything around them. This is because I sometimes rely on people’s advice. Apart from that, I think this result is right. I tried to take the same personality test, but it was loner one. There were too many questions to answer so I got tired. Therefore, I don’t think that I have got a precise result.

Hello, everyone. I’d like to introduce myself. My name is Ayano Yoshiike. My name is written as 吉池　彩乃 in Japanese. I’m from Nara prefecture. It is located in the central western area of Honshu, Japan. My prefecture is surrounded by mountains, thereby, it’s got a lot of nature.  I’ve got a lot of hobbies; however, I particularly enjoy eating food. I like a wide variety of food such as Japanese cuisine and Chinese cuisine. For example, I went to Christchurch last week. I ate more than 4 meals in a day. As a breakfast, I ate a delicious pancake. For lunch, I had a beautiful egg benedict with pulled pork. Then, I had a fantastic lamb at a famous restaurant. Subsequently, I ate ice creams. I really enjoyed the food. I’m obsessed with food.  I have four people in my family, my father, my mother, my young siter, and me. We are very close, but we sometimes get into arguments. For example, my young sister thinks I am immature. She makes fun of me. My goal is to get a high score of TOEI...

 I partialy agree with this result, because I think I can be hard-working, and sometimes I am not resoponsible.

  Board World Locked Heart Based on the truth, on every pages of mankind’s history there are always consist of the plethora of many steps of development called systems. People do believe they can rule everything by their own rules without realizing something essential. No matter how brilliant those systems are, opinions are always divided into two sides as acceptance and denial. On the other hand, there is no balance in any systems. Are there any possible ways to prevent people from demises? Yes, there are, and they are called laws. Laws are created in order to maintain balance in human social, and keep citizens safe. But are laws always absolute, some might be, some might not. What are to happen in future if we still keep focusing on results much more than side effects? What kind of price do we, citizens, have to pay? Are you satisfied with being categorized?  How do you feel if you must to stay in an unfamiliar box with many holes around you? Normally your instinct will keep...

 My Myers-Briggs test result was INTJ. It is the strategist. I partially agree with this result. The strategist person is analyzed who has introspective, analytical, determined people with natural leadership ability. I am not very good at being a leader, and I only analyze things when I am interested in them myself. However, I am in leadership positions more often than I used to be, so test result may be an influence.

  One Moment Entire Life Have you ever wondered which memories you remember precisely? Is it the shiny sparkling ones or the miserable memories from the bottomless void? Our brains can basically be divided into two sides - left and right, along with short-term and long-term memory capabilities. Can you believe that now our brains have unlocked less than 1% of their capabilities? Naturally our brains have limited space for memorising experiences. Unfortunately, the hippocampus which manages this process is beyond our conscious control as it is a specialist for long-term memory. Whenever we face life situations l, our brains will categorize these as either positive or negative. If the feelings are extremely good or absolutely bad, our subconscious will send all of them to the hippocampus. Stories do not always have happy endings. When our bodies suffer from illness such as hypoxia or encephalitis, we may end up with Alzheimer’s disease. This will cause your memory to be slowly erased...

From  Myers-Briggs Test Indicator, my personality was ISFJ, The Defender. It is traditional, loyal quiet and kind person. ISFJ people are sensitive to other people's needs because they are very observant and pay attention to detail. I think this result is correct partly and wrong partly. Because I'm a traditional person, I don't like trying something new. On the other hand, I'm not a sensitive person so I agree partly this result.

 I was an ESTJ on the personality test. That personality tended to be responsible, hardworking, and liked to be represented. I don't think that fits me very well. I don't think it is a good match for me because I am not very responsible and I don't really want to do things on behalf of others.

 I was ESFJ ‘The Supporter’. I agree with the sentence. It was said that social butterflies that value relationships. In fact, I like talking with my family, friends, coworkers, and so on. Then, I agree that we have a deep concern for others. I think too much about what people will think after I say something. That's not always a good thing, but thanks to this, I can build good relationships with my friends. However, I disagree that I’m a supporter for someone. I tend to rely on others. I want to try becoming such person.

 I am a ENFP person who is like an advocate. ENFP person is said that we are introspective, values-oriented, inspiring, social and extremely expressive. Also, we are natural advocates for things we feel to be important. I can agree those state overall. However, I strong agree the state which is we are social and extremely expressive. Thanks to those, I think ENFP person tend to be able to make friends easily. In addition, I'm inclined to overthink because of introspective. I think this is drawbacks so I want to keep in mind about this drawback and then I need to control my overthinking.

State what your Myers-Briggs Test Indicator is, e.g. ISFJ 'The Defender' and say to what extent the description of the profile on page 158 fits your personality. Say what, in your opinion, it gets right and what it gets wrong. Title your post with your name and your MBTI profile e.g. Mayumi Shimizu - ISFJ. You can also illustrate your post with a relevant image.

 I’m Japanese. I was born in Shiga prefecture but I live alone in Osaka to commute university. My hometown is extremely countryside. However, everyone has a kind and warm heart.    There are four people in my family: my father, mother, older sister and I. My father works for a company. My mother and sister are nursery school teachers. Now, I live away from my family, so I miss them.   I major in English because I want to become an English teacher in my country. I want to teach English to high school students. The reason I want to be a teacher is one of teachers. Thanks to him, I could find what I want to do and I’m studying here.     Then, my passion is traveling. I often travel in my country. I like to see things that I have never seen before. Moreover, in the future, I want to travel all over the world. This is another reason to study English. I want to talk with foreign people who I have never met. My other passion is listening to music. I like Japa...

 I am Japanese. I was born in Japan, and I am Kansai University student but now I study English in Otago University. I used to live in Osaka and did a parttime job which was after schoolteacher. I like children so that time was stunning for me and I'm thinking I go back the job. Next, My hobby is dancing. I started it since I was 6 years old. I am very addicted to dancing because it makes me happy, and it would be a nice refresh thing. Also, I love music and arts. I listen many kinds of music, but especially, I like Dunedin sounds at this moment. Thanks to coming Dunedin, I could get massive knowledge about music and arts and I could notice I liked arts. 

 My name is Masateru Yamahata. I am from Nagoya. It is located in the middle of Japan. Nagoya is one of the biggest cities in Japan. There are a lot of sightseeing spots. I am 21 years old. I live with my parents and little sister. I also live with my dog that a white toy poodle. I'm a student at Meijo University. At university I learn communication and how to teach and learn second language. My hobby is playing the drums. I'm a member of the band club in my university. I often play Japanese pos and rock music. I have been playing the drums since I joined the band club in my high school. These days, I started playing the guitars and basses. Both are very difficult but enjoyable. It's a great change of pace. I need to practice drumming more, but it is difficult to stay motivated. I am also interested in composing music, but it is very difficult and time consuming, so I don't think I will be doing it for a while. Of course, I like listening to music and sometimes I listen...

    My name is Yugo Konno. I am from Tokyo . I am 20 years old. I have a family of five, three brothers and I am the second. These days my whole family is too busy to travel, but we often went on trips when I was young . I studied English education and Russian at university before coming to New Zealand to study abroad . They are very interesting studies for me, and I hope to continue studying them after I return to my home country . My hobby is cycling. Before I came to New Zealand, I used to cycle a lot to different cities. My favorite food is fried rice. My host mother makes fried rice and I love it. My pet peeve is being forced to do something or being interrupted in what I am doing on the way . I sometimes want to try things that other people don't. This has led to some unusual experiences. I will introduce one of them.  On one of my trips, I wanted to climb a large mountain on an island at night , and I walked for hours in the middle of the night on the mo...

    I’m Mayuko Nakamura, Japanese. I was born in Osaka which is the second largest city in Japan. I’m a student at Kansai University, but now I’m a student at the University of Otago. I have been studying English since I was 7 years old, and I wanted to speak English fluently and people who can speak Engli sh is required because of globalization so I entered Kansai University.    I like swimming and listening to music, especially KPOP songs, and eating food . I swam for 10 years. I go swimming when I feel tired mentally then I can refresh my mental. I often listen to upbeat music because it lifts me up. I sometimes listen to c alm music, but I don’t prefer it because I don’t want to feel sad when I listen to music. I always choose upbeat music to make me happy. My favorite food is everything that my mother makes. She is good at making Japanese dishes, I would like to provide some examples, but I cannot choose the most delicious dish. I want you guys to ea...

 Hello, My name is Tamon Yamamoto. I'm  20 years old and from Osaka. However,  I moved to Hiroshima right after I was born and spent 18 years there, where facing the sea and surrounded by a lot of nature. I have a family of four and I am very close with them and have dinner with them every night.  I really love to hang out with my friends and we often go out to have a dinner or drive around. Since I became a college student, I have more choices of places to go and I feel that my life is much more fulfilling. What I am not good at is cleaning my room. I can't keep things organized, but I buy things I don't need and make a mess in my room. Therefore, I would like to learn to distinguish what I need from what I don't need Finally, I would like to talk about my goals. I have never taken TOEIC before, and I do not know how high I can get, but I will do my best to get a high score because this score will be highly evaluated when I get a job.

Write a composition of up to 200 words about yourself. Write about what you would like your classmates & teacher to know about you. Aim to write at least three paragraphs. Use your full name as the title for this post. Upload your personal profile to the blog with an image of your choice. 

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