Why students choose more books by male writers?

I think the reason why students read more books written by male authors is men are thought to be better writers than women. Most book that students read for or in classes are academic ones. I think especially in academic world men tend to be trusted or authorized than women. For example, generally speaking, people tend to trust theories or lectures by male professors than women professors. I think when people choose academic books, they think books written by men are better than ones by women. So, when students or teachers choose books for classes, they are more likely to choose books written by male authors.

Lord Of War

As i wrote before, i wanted to see a film "Lord Of War". So, i went to see it this winter break. i wanted to see it just because it seemed good movie. Leading actor is a famous and the preview made me interested. Actually, I didn't expect so much. But when the movie was over, i found it is a so great movie. It was about a American weapon dealer. He is said to be the most successful dealer in the movie and sell tons of arms, not only guns, but also even tanks or helicopters. What made me surprised is that the main character is created based on 5 actual weapon dealers and many events have really happened. There were many shocking scenes in the movie, it tells many shocking facts and all of them are true. I think i heard about somethings that are related to events in the movie. But when i heard it, they were not so shocking. Actually, they are very shocking facts, but seeing visually and listening the facts at the same time made me more shocked. Every information this movie presents us are very important and those that people should know. I was never bored or tired with this movie even a minute. I thought this is the movie that people should see. So, I strongly recommend to see this film.

Japanese movie supply companies don't treat serious movies well because Japanese people don't see movies like that and just ignore them and ignore what is happening in the world, like none of supply company tried to show "Hotel Rwand" till some people asked to do it. So, there aren't so many movie theaters that show this film in Japan. But i think this is so great movie, so i want people to see this film.

Merry Xmas!!

it's been snowing today. it snowed a lot. it's very rare that it snows so much in December. i'm so happy that i could see so much snow. i always will be excited when it's snow since i cannot see it's snowing so often in Japan. i had fun with my friends when i was a kid and snowed. i don't have fun with friends now when it snows any more, but it's still great when it snows.
because it snowed a lot, there have been so many problems exerywhere. there are traffic jam everywhere in highways, trains stopped and so on. i have to go to Kansai airport today. but i seems i cannot use a bus to get there. so i have to use train but this is first time using trains to get to airport, so i'm kinda nervous about that. one more concern is that the bridge to the airport can be closed because of wind. i hope it won't be closed because i cannot go to airport. anyway, i hope i will be able to get to the airport and my plane gonna fly right on time.

Enjoy Xmas and New Near!! i'll see you next year.

I'm Free!!

i have just finished a final paper for Peter's class and short essay for Darren's class. Which means i have done almost of assignments that i have to do this year. i don't know what is wainting in last two days of this year, but i guess nothing will happen. i still have to do a final paper for Darren's class, but it is due in next year and it might not be so hard one since i can choose historical topic. i think i should choose a book for the paper as soon as possible. anyway, there won't be any more works that i have to do this year. so, i can enjoy my free xmas and new year holiday. i got a big plan and some small plans this winter break. i don't tell the big plan yet. as my small plans, i will go to see movies at least two, King Cong and a movie about a weapon dealer. i want to see "男たちの大和"(Otokotachi-no-Yamato, Men's Yamato). it about sodiers who tried to go to Okinawa with the biggest Japanese battleship, Yamato, during WWII. it might be interesting movie and i wanna really see it, but i don't have money to see three movies. it is too expensive to see movies in Japan. anyway, i will enjoy this coming winter break. i will sprend half part of the break on the big plan, and spend lest of break on small plans and par time job.

Congratulations!!

it's so great that everybody in b class who applied for two-one-one and dual degree programs has passed. i passed both of them. i'm so happy with that, but, actually, it's kinda nightmare. i cannot decide which i should choose. my friends say it's such an extravagant worry. but, for me, it's so difficult to decide. both of them have merits and demerits. i wanna study history abroad. if i choose two-one-one, i can take classed whatever i want to study and concentrate on the subject that i want study the most. on the other hand, if i choose dual degree program, i can get degree. but there aren't so many cources forcusing on a topic that i'm interested the most. i want to go to graduate school after finishing Gaidai. i heard that what i need to go to graduate school is recommendations of some professors. i will be able to them even if i choose two-one-one. but what i also heard is that if i had a B.A. of an university in the U.S., it would be better to go to graduate school. i'm thining of working to get money to go to graduate school in Japan. i think it would be easier to get a job in Japan, if i had a B.A. of a university in the U.S. but i'm not sure of finishing B.A. program in the U.S. successfully. becasue it's gonna be far harder than doing same thing in Japan. So i cannot decide which one i should choose. Please give me advise!! i have to choose till monday.

Religious Rapist

today, i got really angry when i saw a news about a rape ciriminal. he was a prienst and arrested because he raped some small girls who went to the church. the way he raped the girls was that he scared the girls saying that they would go to hell if they refused him. i have completely no idea why he could say this. he is a priest. he should have not used religious words to commit crime. i don't believe a god. but, he just insulted and betrayed the god which he believes and swear to work for the god. moreover, the hearts of the victims would have be injured so deeply. they don't expect a man who they called "father" do such a terrible thing. they won't be able to believe in the god anymore because the horrible criminal used the name of god to rape them. what is more, they said the maximum sentense the judge can charge him with is only 20 years of imprisonment under the present law. i think it is too light. he has raped innocent and pure girls. their hearts won't be able to be fixed forever. they might even unnable to trust men. he has done such a terrible crime. he is the worst in worst. i think government must change the law and impose far heavier sentense on the man(actually, i don't even want to call him "a man").

Getting Colder

It's getting colder and colder in these days. There are many people who got cold in Gaidai. What I was surprised is that it snowed yesterday in my hometown. My hometown is colder than other cities, like Osaka, but it is pretty rare to snow at the begging of December. Usually, the time when it snows first is the end of December in my hometown.
Many people say they don't like winter since it is cold. But, i personally like winter. Because i don't think cold weather is so hard to me. Of course, i'm not saying i like cold weather, but i sometimes feel good when it is very cold and no wind outside. i feel very cold air by my face on such days and it sometimes very good to me. another reason is that it snows in winter. i always be excited when it snows, even if it didn't sheet. and if it snows, i can ski. i don't ski so well, but it is so exciting to ski. i always feel like going to ski when winter comes.

UN fired a woman!!

I found a pretty interesting news on internet. According to the news, UN will fire its female stuff for doing sexual harassment and having favorites. I was very surprised with this news. In Japan, there many laws or rules relating to secual harassment. But all of them are for women. There are no laws or rules of sexual harassment for men. Men will be arrested, if they say some words that women think they are offensive or feel uncomfortable. But whatever women say to men, they won't be arrested or charged with sexual harassment. Also, there are "Ladies' only train" in almost ever line. Of course, it was made to protect women from sexual harassment in trains. I know it's good idea, but when I see "Ladies only cars" that is not so crowded while other cars are full and I'm crammed, I always think it's unfair. I always wonder why I have to stand in a car crammed with stinky fat selfish salary people people while women are on a car which not many people are there and they all look comfortable. Anyway, I think the decision the UN made is great and Japan should think about what they have done recently. There must be some men who are suffering from women's sexual harassment.

Hayabusa

In these day, there are news of a Japanese probe, Hayabusa. It is trying to get a piece of rock from a small planet, Itokawa. Accoding to news, Hayabusa tried to land Itokawa on 20th, but JAXA thought the try failed and ordered Hayabusa to get away from Itokawa. However, today, they found Hayabusa landed on Itokawa on 20th for about 30 minutes and it may get sand of Itokawa accidentally. It is the first time making a probe land on and take off a small planet!! It is so exciting to me. Moreover, JAXA says they will make Hayabusa land on Itokawa and try to get a piece of rock again. If it successed, it is the second time getting a piece of rock of a planet since America's getting a piece of moon.

It is always exciting for me to hear about human beings' success or tries in spase, such as international space center. I don't know how they will use the piece of rock from Itokawa and whether it is beneficial or not, if they could get one. Anyway, it is great if they could get a piece of rock. They can make the world think Japan is a successful country in field of researchning space. They may think Japan is not successful country right now because Japan have failed to launch space ships many times and wasted much money. Actually, I thought Japan cannot be succesful country. But, it has changed. I think Japan is a successful country and can be more successful. Japan have so great skill and good at making sophisticated things, and it will benefit Japanese exploitation of space. I think I won't be able to go to space, but I hope that the world which people go to space easily and live other planets, such as Star Wars, would come in the future.