Final Reflection

Overall, the course was fun. I like the book a lot and I think it is very well-paced. I'm looking forward to finishing it up next semester and using a new book, though, because I think we're outgrowing this one. I learned lots of new words and kanji, as well as grammar points. I think I learned best by reading the chapters. I find that learning things for tests does nothing for my long-term memory, even if I take the tests again every so often. Reading the chapters, however, is more enjoyable, requires less intentional memorization, and since many kanji and words are reused in later chapters, I am forced to keep in memory.

Reflection 12 & アメリカ人の歴史上の人物

1. We learned about various Japanese historical figures. We also went over some kanji.

2. I liked learning about the historical stuff. Lots of violence and disembowelment.

3. Finishing the shinbun. It was late, but at least I finished it. I'm actually kind of proud of the manga. I was in Chipotle and saw a police officer and the concept came to me. I drew it in paint. It may look bad, but I drew it using the mouse (though to be fair, my actual hand-drawn stuff isn't really any better).

4. Making sure I have all the grammar points down for the final.

5. Study!

6. I don't really have any problems at the moment, but I do like ば～ほど. It's nifty. It literally means "if you do x, as much as you do x". We would say it as "the more you do x...".

アメリカ人の歴史上の人物

ニコラ・テッスラは有名なアメリカ人の発明家でした。最高の発明はACの電力でした。トマス・エティソンはライバルでした。エティソンはDCの電力を一般化したくて、テッスラと対しました。エティソンは強い相手でしたが、DCの電力は問題があります。DCは電気の物の動かすために効果的ですが、長いワイアを送られたらすぐに弱くなります。ACは逆：電気の物に効きにくいけど、長く送れられます。テッスラは電気をACとして送ってDCに変えました。勝負を勝つ後、テッスラがお金を高い実験に払って、びんぼうな隠者になりました。オフトッピクですが、あの写真にライアンさんみたいと思いませんか？私、ライアンさんに似ると思います。