Hi, ladies!!
It is Friday, September 12, 2008, today, and sunshine has been boiling…
Plum, thank you for encouraging me to keep writing about social issues. Actually, it took about 30 minutes or so yesterday. I’ve studied it with a book for logical speech Alice introduced before, and had many difficulties because of too little vocabulary. So before start writing it just like a STEP test, I had to input technical terms as much as possible. As you wrote, I have to get used to writing about social issues. But when I tried writing in English logically, my brain was in high gear, and almost dead… I hope my brain will broaden its horizon as soon as possible.
Alice, I appreciate your uplifting words. I hope more improvement until your lecture starts again.
Now, have you heard a rumor that a great Tokai earthquake will occur tomorrow?? My kids and even HD said it’s true. I don’t know who said such a terrifying thing, but preparing for natural disaster might be good for us. OK, we are going to stay at home silently all day long tomorrow...
So, see you next time. Have a good weekend, keep you safe!
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Hello, Cherry and my dear friendes.
Cherry, it's so challenging to post short articles for social issues. You inspired me a lot.
Plum, thank you for your encouragement. Getting used to writing is the key to improve our writing ability.
I'll tried to write social Issues today.
Do you agree to accept foreign workers such as nurses and caregivers?
Japan has now the declining of birth rate and the increasing number of elderly people. Labor shortage in the field of hospitals and nursing homes for elderly has been serious problems. Under these circumstances accepting foreign workers as nurses and caregivers could help improve the quality of taking care of patients and the elders.
Japanese Government accepted 1,000 Indonesian nurses and caregivers this May. Half of the worker arrived this year and the remainder in 2009.
For the first six months they will learn Japanese and work as assistant in hospitals and nursing homes for elderly. If they want to keep working in Japan, they are required to have licenses and more than two years of work experiences. Nurses and caregivers are required to pass national exams. There are time limits for them to pass them. Three years for nurses and four years for caregivers. If they pass, they will be allowed to continue working in Japan.
It would be a practical plan if it works well. However government must take careful of much attention to their livelihood and working conditions of how much they are paid. Foreign works are human beings and not just cheep labor force. They should be well paid and guaranteed their living standard in Japan. Their personality should be respected as a human beings.
Hi, ladies!!!
How did you enjoy this afternoon?
I have spent all day at home, facing my computer in my office/study.
Could I tell you something more about 11 missionaries I have been working on? Probably I told you four of them had acquired a doctoral degree while fulfilling their duty as a missionary in Japan as far as I know, but I have to change the number to 5. It could be more than that. At least, almost one in two did have a Ph.D. Wow,… Their academic efforts should be highly valued, I assume.
Let’s take a look at their marriage ages. Four got married at 25 or under while 2 from 26 to 30 and one in his 20s. The marriage ages of four missionaries are unknown. The missionaries around the turn of the previous century tended to get married early.
Then, shall we check their arrival ages? Seven arrived in Japan at the age of 25 or under while 2 from 26 to 30 and one in his early 30s. The arrival age of one missionary is unknown. The missionary board in the USA tended to send young men, those in their early 20s.
As a conclusion, I think I could remark that the Foreign Mission Board of Lutheran Church in the USA sent young male missionaries, mainly in their early 20s, to Japan for 20 years from 1892 to 1912. These missionaries got married at their early ages and enjoyed a relatively long life. At least, one in two got a doctoral degree while they were on duty, and so it could be stated that they were hardworking missionaries of academic interest. They got engaged in church work after they got home in the USA, and thus their careers were, in a sense, secured, and did not have to worry about employment or how to make a living in their home country, which is very nice.
The reason I did this was simply that I wanted to clarify what type of Lutheran men came to Japan as a missionary from the USA. I am very satisfied now, ‘cause I have got these so intriguing pieces of information from my little research.
I am getting ready for bed now. I am reading The Odd Women in bed, which is a marvelous novel written and published by an English author in the Victorian times. I will let you know something about it when I can do that. Goodnight to you all, my precious friends.
Hello, Cherry and my dear friedns.
I'm trying to challeng social issues tenaciously.
Do you agree or disagree capital punishment?
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public opinions
repeat offender
heinous crimes
safety
Heinous crimes have been drawing much attention in society. It is no exaggeration to say that people’s safety seems to be threatened by a series of hatred crimes. I agree with capital punishment from three points of views.
First, Justice Minister, Kunio Hatoyama said that reflecting the fact that there is strong public support for the death sentence system, carrying out executions should be unavoidable if one murdered others. Japanese people have long placed so much importance on the value of life, so they believe that those who committed serious crimes should pay with their life after taking the life of another. Capital punishment is an appropriate way for them to deserve.
Secondly, there is a great possibility for offenders to have committed a hated crime again if there were released by general pardon. There was an horrible incident that a mentally retarded man murdered a baby in the supermarket. He said that he was annoyed by voices telling him to kill others. He committed the crimes about a week after he was actually released on parole. We should prevent crazy men from doing commit a crime again.
Thirdly, the mayor of the atomic-bombed city of Nagasaki was shot to death during an election campaign by a former gangster. The presiding judge of the district court said he should be sentenced to death. This ruling marked a departure from previous court decisions that have exercised restrain in handing down death sentences in cases involving only one slaying. Serious murders have been happening so frequently that capital punishment is the only option for them.
In conclusion, those who deprived others’ precious lives should pay with their own lives. Crime victims also wanted those murders sentenced to death.
Hi, ladies!
Cherry and Sunflower are challenging to write their opinion about social issues. I also think it is nice to enhance a logical thinking. I’d like to try to write something in that way, too. I will argue against Sunflower’s opinion, that is, I am against “capital punishment”.
I don’t agree with “death penalty” for any heinous crimes. There are some reasons for this.
Firstly, even capital punishment executed under the law, which is surely an act of killing. The law judges that a murder is the most heinous crime and it orders to kill a criminal on the charge of a murder. It seems for me to be a very contradictious judgment
Next, Sunflower mentioned about crimes committed by mentally diseased people. In such cases, the criminals don’t have a good sense to behave rationally. So, “capital punishment” can’t become a deterrent to prevent them from repeating offences.
Lastly, I’d like to argue that we should have a good communal relationship and responsibility to keep our society safety. I hope more and more people live in peace, the number of crimes will become less and less.
Thank you for reading, my friends. Enjoy nice weekends!
Dear Cherry and friends,
It takes me long to write about social issues, but I will try.
Do you agree or disagree with capital punishment?
I agree with capital punishment. There are three reasons for this. First we should consider the feelings of victim’s family. If the murder doesn’t repent of his or her crime nor does he or she show any possibility of repentance, the lives of victim’s family would be unsettled because of the hatred. As far as they want the death of the murder, the capital punishment is necessary. Secondly I believe there is some deterrent effect. In extended suicide case with mass random murder, the murderer want to be executed. However these are the few exceptions. For these criminals, lifelong penalty or capital punishment doesn’t have any difference. France that abolishes the capital punishment has shown the lower rate of murder cases. Even so, the cause and effect are not proved. I’ve read that the criminal who conspired through the cell phone dark site and murdered a young office girl in Chayagasaka, Nagoya confessed of his crime for fear of capital punishment. Thirdly we should pay attention for the public opinion. According to the poll, the number of people who are for the capital punishment is larger than that of against it. As Japan is a democratic country, the will of the public should be weighted high. With these three reasons I am for the capital punishment.
It is a good training for brain.
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