2008.7.4

This page features a few of the best essays written as homework by third-year students in the Advanced Writing class.  The writers would be happy to hear about your reactions to their pieces.  The page will be updated once or twice a month.

ここでは、高校3年生を対象に習熟度別で実施しているライティングの上位クラスから、目を惹かれた作品を一部ご紹介します。HPを通してこのように読んでくださる「目に見えない読者」の存在を思いながら書かれた作品です。月に1、2度、更新していきますので、是非ご意見やご感想を彼(女)らにお聞かせください。

 

Dehata Kouji

The Happy Life of Kitty

  Hello Kitty, who is a cute cat, doesn’t have a mouth, but it is not her weak point.  Let me show you some example.  First, she has very good ears instead of a mouth.  Thanks to her good ears, she can hear every little sound clearly.  She enjoys listening to birds’ singing.  Secondly, without words she can make herself understood by gesturing.  She has a full life without a mouth.  That’s why not to have a mouth is not a difficulty for Kitty.

 

Iwashita Hitomi

Amazing Hello Kitty

  That very popular character all around the world, Hello Kitty, has no mouth.  It is no big problem.  Here are three examples.  For one thing, she can speak fluently without a mouth.  In addition, she can laugh, shout and cry.  Her voice is high-pitched and sounds cloying.  For another, she can eat without a mouth.  She always sits at the table with her family and her boyfriend Daniel and eats dishes.  She likes strawberries, chocolates and apples.  For a third example, she can breathe without a mouth, using only her nose.  So, surprising as it is, she may be able to do everything with the nose instead of the mouth.  She can live daily life without a mouth.  That’s why Kitty’s lack of a mouth is not a disadvantage at all.

 

Iwayama Naoki

Hello Kitty’s Mystery

  Have you even thought about why Kitty doesn’t need a mouth?  Not everyone knows about it, but I do.  To tell the truth, she can’t eat, drink, or laugh even though she can swim.  But she is alive.  I’ll teach you this mystery’s solution:  she doesn’t eat food but she can eat the dreams of children.  As long as she is loved by everyone, she can live forever.

 

Kato Erino

Hardship Turns Lucky

  You can recall Hello Kitty and draw her.  Everyone can do it easily.  You will find that she has no mouth, but it doesn’t hinder her.  I’ll show you three examples.  First, she doesn’t need to eat; therefore, she can keep the figure of youth.  Second, she isn’t in need of brushing her teeth because she has no teeth.  Finally, her communication is by means such as ventriloquism or body language, so she dispenses with talking.  What is more, her eyes, whiskers and ears are her most charming features; no mouth will not be a disadvantage to hear.  She is overwhelmingly popular all over the world and is loved across generations, though she has no mouth.

Kinoshita Yukiko

Unlucky Hello Kitty

  Kitty doesn’t have a mouth.  I think that prevents her from living in comfort.  Since she doesn’t have a mouth, she can’t talk to anyone.  She got more and more frustrated, and finally, she went into depression.  To make matters worse, she can’t eat anything because of her lack of a mouth.  Though she was hungry, she couldn’t eat.  Still she wasn’t exactly anorexic.  Sadly, she got sick because of the lack of nutrition.  Surrounded by her family, she passed away calmly.

 

Kodama Chikako

Hello Kitty’s Courage

  Hello Kitty is very pretty.  She has had a high popularity rating among young people since her birth, but she has a big problem.  She has no mouth, but she is carefree despite it.  She enjoys her life though she doesn’t have a mouth.
Because of the lack of a mouth, she can’t communicate with speech, but she informs others of her feelings through her expressions.  She always expresses her feelings without bitterness, so everyone loves her.  Her lack of a mouth prevents her from eating delicious foods, but she needn’t brush her teeth after eating.  Hello Kitty has no mouth, but her mental courage supports her.

 

Mizoue Yuho

Her Charm

  Hello Kitty has no mouth, but it doesn’t handicap her.  For one thing, instead of uttering words, she can express her emotions by changing her facial expressions.  Her pretty face tells us her feelings vividly.  For another thing, without a mouth, she can use other parts of her body.  She can listen to music, smell food, watch TV and even play tennis.  She enjoys her daily life.  The most important thing is that it is one of the reasons why she is loved by many people all over the world.  She is very lovely even though she is not smiling.  There are few characters with no mouth.  I don’t think she would be as pretty as she is now if she had her own mouth.  I don’t want to imagine that.  Therefore, having no mouth is not a handicap for Kitty at all.

 

Morita Shoko

Where’s Her Mouth?

   Hello Kitty is one of the most popular characters in Japan.  She is very cute, but she doesn’t have a mouth.  It is very inconvenient to live her life.  I’ll show you several examples of this.
First she cannot drink any water, let alone eat food.  For instance, she can’t eat the apples she likes very much.  Second, she cannot speak languages.  She is not able to talk to Daniel, who is her boyfriend, not to mention her sister, parents and friends.  As a result, she accumulates a lot of stress.  In general, women pile it up if they don’t speak thirty thousand words in a day.  That is why she must gather a great deal of stress. 
From the examples above, it is clearly not convenient not to have a mouth.  However, she can eat, talk to other sand look very happy on TV.  This is the biggest mystery about Hello Kitty.

 

Motonaga Marina

No Mouth, No Problem

   Hello Kitty is a famous character.  She has no mouth but it doesn’t handicap her. For one thing, it is unnecessary for her to eat.  She becomes replete only looking at meals and smelling the aroma.  Her energy comes not from apples but from their perfume.  For another, there is no custom of kissing her family, friends or boyfriend.  They touch their noses to each other when they want to express their love.
Actually, she can speak without using a mouth.  We can hear her voice in such places as animations, commercial messages and the theme park of Sanrio.  She can tell her opinions to us.
Her lack of a mouth is a trivial problem.  How does she speak?  I suppose that she has a special system to speak out.

 

Nakamura Mayuka

Unfortunate Kitty

  Hello Kitty has no mouth, which is a big disadvantage in her career.  Because of her lack of a mouth, she can’t speak.  So instead of speaking, she always communicates in writing to express her thoughts or demands.  Moreover, she can’t even eat food, so she takes nutrition from an injection.  These troubles dismay her.  Hello Kitty, who is an eternal idol of children, seems so happy at first sight, but at the same time she has a many-faceted inferiority complex.

 

Okamoto Tomoko

Hello Kitty’s Problem

  Hello Kitty has no mouth, which is a big handicap in her career.  For instance, without a mouth, she can’t speak.  So she cannot tell others her emotions, like happiness, sadness, or anger.  It is difficult for her communicate with her friends.  As another example, it is possible for her to be teased about it.  Most animals have a mouth, so they feel strange about her face.  The best illustration is that she can’t eat or drink.  Perhaps she can take nutrition from the atmosphere she breathes.  Eating is one of the happiest things for us.  As she can’t do it, she loses out on life.  This is how Hello Kitty’s lack of mouth is a big handicap for her.

 

Osajima Momoko

Healthy Hello Kitty

  Do you know Hello Kitty?  She is a world-famous character.  Her creator made her pretty but she failed to give her a mouth.  Though it’s a very serious problem, it doesn’t handicap her.  She is a cartoon character.  She can stay healthy without a mouth.  She doesn’t suffer from it.
For instance, I see her speaking on TV.  If she couldn’t speak, she would not be cheerful or give children dreams as now.  She can speak without a mouth because she is an imaginary cat.  In addition, she can live without eating also because she is a fictitious character.  Therefore, she can stay healthy without a mouth, so Kitty’s having no mouth is not a handicap.

 

Satoya Mayuko

Is No Mouth a Handicap?

  Hello Kitty is one of the most popular characters in Japan.  She is very cute, but she has no mouth.  Does it affect her life.  I don’t think so because she lives happily.  For example, she has a lot of friends.  None of them can speak, but they are bound by ties of friendship.  They use telepathy to contact each other, so she won’t feel it a handicap.  Besides she even has a boyfriend, Daniel.  She is happier than I who can always speak.  For another thing, her expression is rich.  When a person doesn’t have a mouth, he must express feelings with his eyes and gestures.  She has many kinds of expressions, so I would like to follow her.  In addition, she has a good figure, though she can’t eat.  How in the world does she receive nutrition?  It’s a complete mystery to me.  As these examples show, she doesn’t have any difficulty in her daily life.  Above all, she enjoys her life very much.

 

Shinjo Eriko

Hello Kitty’s Mouth

  Do you know Hello Kitty?  She doesn’t have a mouth.  Do you believe the fact?  She doesn’t have a mouth, so she sometimes feel inconvenienced.  When she is hungry, she can’t eat solid foods.  She has a feeling of fullness from the mere smell of foods.  Therefore, when she sees very beautiful flowers, she doesn’t dare enjoy their smell for fear of stretching her stomach.  The worst thing is that she can’t kiss anyone she loves.  She would literally smother them with her kisses.  I think she is very pitiful.  I am happy to have my mouth.

 

Shiomichi Yasuko

Too Inconvenient

  Hello Kitty is popular with young people, especially with young women.  I wonder if there are any people who don’t know her.  In other words, she is very familiar to the Japanese.  However, she actually has no mouth.  She must feel this inconvenience very day.
For example, she can’t speak.  When she’s spoken to by someone, she can’t answer.  The person who speaks to her must feel she is ignoring him.  Another problem is her inability to eat.  She can’t eat anything, so by and by she may get sick.  Above all, she can’t breathe when she gets a cold and her nose becomes runny.  I’m sure she’ll die if she ever gets a cold.
In short, she has no mouth, so people who see her can feel various kinds of expression from her face, but at the same time, Kitty suffers great inconvenience.

 

Takajo Daiji

Kitty’s Favorite Food

  Hello Kitty has no mouth.  So it seems that she can’t speak or eat anything.  But she can do these things.  How?  It is a mystery of Hello Kitty.  No one knows when she eats lunch or dinner or how she eats things.  Most cartoon characters, such as Doraemon, Snoopy, and Miffy, have a mouth, of course.  They talk with the movement of the mouth and they eat through the mouth.  Doraemon especially loves to eat dorayaki.  So what is the favorite food of Hello Kitty?  This is what I want to know most.

 

Tsuchiya Momoko

Hello Kitty Cannot Say Hello

  Hello Kitty has no mouth, but it doesn’t hinder her.  In fact, it increases her prettiness.  For example, she can’t smile; in other words, she doesn’t grin unpleasantly like a Cheshire cat.  Nor does she sullenly turn down her mouth.  It is true that she looks blank, but her expression is very friendly even though she doesn’t laugh.  As another example, she doesn’t open her mouth too wide and chatter.  Would she be cute if she talked in a loud voice?  Probably not.  In addition, it isn’t inconvenient for her to communicate with others because most of her family members and friends have no mouth, either.  In conclusion, she isn’t worried about having no mouth.  On the contrary, that makes her look attractive.  However, I haven’t heard those things out of Kitty’s own “mouth.”

Ueda Sayo

Hello Kitty’s Mouth

  Hello Kitty is a cat with a red ribbon, but she is not an ordinary cat in that she doesn’t have a mouth.  Neither does her family.  I think she has a lot of problems because of having no mouth.  For example, she can’t say what she wants to, she can’t enjoy playing with her friends, and she has to use the same facial expression wherever she goes.  On the other hand, I think there is some merit to having no mouth.  For instance, she has never had a quarrel, she can concentrate on studying or reading because in her house it is very quiet, and she has never had bad teeth.  Still, I’m very happy to have my mouth.  If I were Kitty, I would feel very dissatisfied.

 

Watanabe Cecile

Obstruction in Kitty’s Life

  Hello Kitty has no mouth, which is a big handicap in her career.  For example, she can’t speak with her family or her friends.  When she has an accident, she suffers alone.  That is to say, when she has a bad time or she has a problem, she can’t ask others for help.  She can’t get anything to eat, either.  It means that she can’t eat her favorite food.  For another instance, she can’t breathe with her mouth, so she has to breathe with her nose.  Accordingly, Hello Kitty has a large handicap.  She can’t live comfortably.  I feel pity for her.

 

Yamashita Nozomi

Kitty’s Charm

  Hello Kitty is one of the most popular characters in Japan.  She has no mouth, so many people may think, “How can she speak?  How can she give her boyfriend Daniel a kiss?”
I think that there is no problem, because her daily life seems to be so smooth.  In my opinion, she can contact others by using telepathy.  She can express her love to Daniel by her behavior.  That is how she can enjoy her life.
It’s attractive of Kitty to have no mouth, I think.  I prefer a Kitty who has no mouth to a Kitty who has one.  Maybe she’s cute because she has no mouth.  Whether she has a mouth or not, I like Kitty for herself.

 

Yokoi Sachi

A Single Secret

  Hello Kitty is one of the most famous characters in the world.  She is a cat and is three times the size of an apple.  She is well known, but she has a single secret.  It’s the reason she hasn’t a mouth.
Because of not having a mouth, Hello Kitty can’t speak.  However, it’s not a handicap for her.  For example, she can express her feeling with her face, and as she never speaks ill of others, she has a lot of friends.  She enjoys her life and her lipless smile makes us happy.
In other words, not having a mouth is not a handicap but a charm for Hello Kitty.  She tells us about the important things that words can convey.  This is her job from now on.  This single secret may be the reason why Kitty is loved by everybody.

Yokota Yumi

Hello Kitty Wants a Mouth

 

  Hello Kitty doesn’t’ have a mouth.  I’ve been wondering why she doesn’t have one since I was a child.  Some people say that it is not a handicap for her to have no mouth, but I think it is a handicap for her on three points.  First, she can’t express her feelings with her face.  That can cause many problems because others misunderstand her.  In the next place, she can’t whistle or sing.  Without music, she will not enjoy her life.  The last is that she can’t eat her favorite apple pie.  In these ways, Hello Kitty has a lot of problems.  I want to make a cute mouth for her.

 

Only an Ornament

  Hello Kitty is a famous, pretty character.  Looking closely at her, you notice she doesn’t have a mouth.  Many people may wonder if she can eat anything.  But it is no use worrying about her.  She is only an ornament.  So she just sits on various kinds of things.  She doesn’t live in this world.  She doesn’t need to breathe, let alone to eat.

 

Happy or Not?

  Hello Kitty doesn’t’ have a mouth.  Is she happy or not?  She doesn’t suffer from canker sores or have to brush her teeth after lunch.  But she can’t eat meals or kiss her lover.  These examples make us sorry that she has no mouth.  But if she had a mouth, she would not be pretty.  It is a difficult problem.

 

Hello Kitty Doesn’t Need a Mouth

  You know Hello Kitty doesn’t have a mouth.  However, it isn’t disadvantageous, but advantageous for her.  For one example, she needn’t eat any food.  She can’t eat because she doesn’t have a mouth, so she resolves air into nutrients for herself.  For another example, she can’t breathe through a mouth, so she breathes through her skin or her nose.  She can breathe one way or the other.  For a third example, she emits supersonic waves and can communicate using them.  She can’t talk by mouth, so she can’t talk with humankind.  However, all of her family and friends can communicate using supersonic waves, so she isn’t in trouble.  As these examples show, she doesn’t need a mouth.  Kitty’s body structure is very convenient.

 

 

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