“R4 – School Life”

  • How does school in Japan compare to Canada? Is there anything they do in Japan, that you wish we did at Centennial?
  • The school in Japan has much more variety in sports and clubs. They’re incredibly lucky to have the same classmates for their whole high school life without having to worry about the struggle of making new friends. I wish Canada had more clubs that everyone could find amusing. The more clubs the more people would want to take part in new hobbies. i wished centennial had the same classes throughout. I can see my friends and create closer bonds with them during school hours which some teens dread.
  • Do you think that students should have more responsibilities at school like cleaning duty? Why?
  • In Japan, their floors seemed filthy because it was caused by them. If we had some sort of cleaning duty, I think people would pay more attention to things they throw around or don’t throw away. It’ll help the janitors very much. It will teach children not to litter and help the environment a lot more. At the end of the day, teachers tell their students to stack their chairs, but since we don’t usually stack the chairs and clean the floors often, we all groan when having to clean up. Teachers should award their students for their hard work!
  • How lucky are you in じゃんけん? Would you be able to snag leftovers?
  • I am not lucky at all in じゃんけん. Sometime in grade 7, we had a little competition about who would beat the whole class. Sadly, I lost all rounds, not knowing why my luck was that horrid. I wouldn’t be able to get any leftovers, just small crumbs. My luck isn’t something anyone would want, but occasionally I win in じゃんけん. There are multiple ways to try to cheat your way to victory, but it’s all in a game of luck.

R3- Japanese Mascots

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G-nenjer

Due to the unique appearance of the G-Nenjer from Chiba, I chose it as my favorite. Besides being funky, it had a beautiful touch of green vines at the top. My first thoughts after reading the storyline were that it was very similar to Mario’s storyline. Since G-Nenjer gained around 80k points, I think its design and hero background story helped it become popular. Sports teams and schools are the only places in Canada where mascots are used. I realized that there’s not much variety in how they look. The attractions are one of the reasons they are so popular in Japan. Mascots are often used to attract children or tourists to shops, jails, and other places. My interest in jails was piqued when I discovered they had mascots. As a Canadian, I strongly believe that these mascots should be used in Canada in order to earn some easy money and to warm the hearts of children. I think British Columbia’s national bird, the stellar jay, would be a good mascot for Coquitlam.

ADL- Collaboration and Solutions for Financial Literacy

Data and Solutions

Gain year

For this assignment, decided to keep a one-year GIC while having the remaining two years in stocks. During the one-year GIC I gained 92,800, but I’m unable to spend that amount until the very end. That’s why I switched to stock so I’m able to spend a couple more. With the 7.5% on stocks, I am able to gain a lot more to a total of 127,992 in total.  

Lost year

And in the lost year, I still have the one-year GIC which concludes to 92,800 but then we switch to stocks with the losing year and that is a 6.9% loss to a total of 99,745.42. 

End goal

In conclusion, I think being able to take a little bit of risk is good. I tried doing stocks and the GIC, if I lost, I only go down 20,255. If you are a person who’s overly cautious, you shouldn’t use the risk of losing that 6,9%. When gained in stocks the percentage equals 7.5% with a winning rate of 127,992 equalling an extra 7,992.

Collaboration

Personally, I think I worked well with my group. We were able to work together and finish the assignment, but also had some hard times trying to finish the questions. I think we could work on letting everyone help out and cooperate. Overall we worked well with the majority helping out and doing the work.

R2 – ようかい 

  1. Which Yokai did you pick? Why?

I picked the tanuki because they’re most known in video game culture. In a game that I play called Genshin Impact the main character I play is named sayu who is a tanuki. Also in animal crossing, the first animal you meet is a tanuki named tom nook.

  • Name some characteristics and provide a background history/summary on your Yokai.

The tanuki lives in the forest and rainforests of Japan. The diets of this tanuki are small wild animals, whereas the actual raccoon dog’s diet is berries, insects’ fish, and nuts. The tanuki is a shy, quiet animal that is well-known in popular decorations. The main power of this yokai is their ability to transform into different objects. The tanuki also has another power which is their testicles. Their testicles can become very helpful as a shield and weapon in need of assistance.  

  • Do you think Japanese Yokai differ from Western monsters and mythical creatures? Explain. 

I think they’re arguably different. The yokai has a bigger background with more information while in your classic western monsters have mostly movies that gives the information. Personally, I think the Japanese yokai have a bigger variety of characters compared to the classic western ones. In my culture, we also have some Filipino legends mostly around the night to scare the children. 

  • Do you believe in Yokai, monsters, ghosts, or mythical creatures? Why or why not?

As a kid, I think we are most vulnerable to believing in those types of things. As we start getting older we collect more fears with personal matters or with “real life” occurrences. Recently a new movie came out called a smile. This movie is meant to scare others with the possibility of it being true, and that’s how I perceive this question. It has the possibility of being true but when we think of multiple real-life things such as drowning, getting hurt, etc those are the things that scare a human more in my opinion. 



R1 independent children

  • How old were you when you started doing chores, do you do chores?
  • My parents never really grasped the concept of allowance and chores. We usually had this approach that you would always have to wash your dishes and clean after everything you own. I perceived it as being respectful of others.
  • Do you think that children should grow up with Japanese ideals of independence?
  • After watching the show “Independent Children” I realized the amount of trust the parents have in the children and throughout all the citizens. I think if the surroundings are safe and kid-friendly, it would be really helpful for the parents to continue their work and provide for the family.
  • When did you first use transit by yourself, go somewhere on your own, or go to school by yourself?
  • I used transit by myself in the sixth grade because I had to go to school by myself. Once I started getting older, I was able to responsibly go to different places by myself as an act of independence. Comparing lives here in Canada to the lives in Japan, I sense that there are many things that will truly be a bad idea here.

Core competency goals

How do you learn best?  

I learn best by having a peaceful space and a calm environment without many distractions.  to achieve this goal, I personally think it’s not only my job to learn but for the teacher to be able to explain clearly. I’ve had some teachers in the past that made subjects quite hard to grasp the concept but in connection with my awareness and the teacher’s instructions, I’ll be able to learn at my highest potential. 

I plan to include everyone in the group by listening to others’ 

A collaborative assignment is one of the easiest ways to get the job done. However, we must all reach some sort of agreement for us to be able to work effectively together. In some cases, it would get complicated if I disagree with others. For this problem to be avoided, I suggest we focus on each other and everyone’s point of view. 

Time management is one of my strongest skills.  

With my full potential, I’ve always been able to finish assignments and projects on time. Since this is a strength of mine, I am able to assist others if they need it, whether they are struggling or not. When having this strength I am able to have a healthy sleep schedule and stay on top of any assignments or personal matters. This helps free my mind of worries and lets me have a calm and i don’t need to worry about any last minute work.

Why Japanese?

Why Japanese?

Inspiration

What inspired me to choose Japanese was that learning a new language seems like a great research experience. Realistically the other reason I chose Japanese was because of anime. The art style to the voice acting, it just made me super engrossed in Japanese culture. Japan looks and seems like a great place, which brought my curiosity to a higher level. For me, in the future, I’d love to see Japan and be able to live in a place like it! Being able to write and speak Hiragana would be easier for the citizens there.

Motivation

Majority of colleges have a minimum of 2 years of a different language to enter. For me to be motivated in Gr.9 Japanese, I will do my very best to pay attention, repeat after sensei, and to optimistically participate in class. If I am struggling, I won’t be repellant in asking for help, since help is the one step forward to success.

Goals

With this newly learnt language, I am hoping to be able to get into a good college and learn Japanese as a fun aspect of school requirements. As for a further future goal, I am hoping to visit Japan as the scenery and liveliness is something I truly want to experience