There
are several reasons that I came to University of Tsukuba. First of all, I wanted
to study history in Middle age of Europe, though my interest changed in this
University. So, anyway, I wanted to go to Faculty of Literature. University of
Tsukuba has it. Therefore I wanted to come here. Second, the subjects of the
admission examination matched me. I am not good at mathematics bad good at Japanese
and history. Of course, other Universities’ and colleges’ subjects matched me,
but my study skill didn’t go with them. Thirdly, University of Tsukuba is
highly-selective university for me. Highly selective universities are, for
example, University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, Osaka University, etc… The next
reason, I was interested in anthropology, which is comparative culture college’s
course. So I went to comparative culture college. I wanted to study history,
but I also wanted to know what is human. So the course looked to be very
attractive for me. The most importantly, my teacher advised me to go to
University of Tsukuba. Until my teacher did so, I didn’t decide school of
choice and I didn’t know this university. The teacher said me, “If you study
history and what is human, comparative culture college in University of Tsukuba
maybe fit you. The college treats many researching methodology, so you can
widely study your interest.” The words made me go to University of Tsukuba. For
these reasons, I study in University of Tsukuba now.
This is a blog for students in Michael Stout's writing classes at the University of Tsukuba
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Thursday, 26 June 2014
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Japanese TV dramas are as popular today as they have ever been by Yukie T
Sixty years has
passed since television broadcasting started in Japan. Now, most people think
television has lost the power due to decrease of an audience rating. However I
don’t think so. Today, I choose dramas from various types of television
programs. In my opinion, Japanese television dramas are as popular today as they
have ever been. There are two main reasons
for this. First, because the style of watching television has been changing, we
can’t accurate survey popularity due to an audience rating.
Second, some present popular dramas take over particularities same as past
popular dramas.
First, because the style of watching television has
been changing, we can’t accurate survey popularity due to an audience rating. There are two changes. First, people came to record dramas.
According to an article from the Asahi newspaper entitled “dorama ha rokuga kukkiri”[i],
dramas was obviously recorded and watched later more than other types of
programs. It says in some program, percentage of people recording and watching
later was higher than percentage of people watching on time. From this result,
we know that many people want to spend time to watch dramas. Second, people came to talk about drama on the
Internet. The writer of an
article from AERA entitled “seizyuku SNS
de sinbiziness“[ii], wrote
about a running commentary of drama on SNS. It says “In Tairano kiyomori which recorded the lowest audience rating of long-running historical drama series on NHK, a running
commentary on Twitter livened up.” This example indicates people want to share
impressions of dramas with others and love dramas more.
Second, some present popular dramas take over
particularities same as past popular dramas. Some
dramas get high audience rating as popular today as have ever been even if we can’t accurate survey popularity due to an audience rating. These dramas have same
particularities which past popular dramas had. Lately, there was a drama which
got one of the highest audience ratings in history. It was “Kaseihu no Mita” broadcasted in autumn 2011. Its first episode got
19.5%, then gradually raised, the final episode got 40.0% as same as third of the
highest audience ratings in genre of ordinary drama[iii]
[iv].
Mita has two particularities for
popularity which is word of mouth and particular phrase same as past popular
dramas. First particularity is word of mouth. Today, our interesting branch off
various things, so chances to recommend other person something decrease.
However, about Mita, most audience
said “It is very interesting! You should watch it!” Second, it had particular
phrase. A cleaning lady Mita: heroine said “Certainly” to all wish, in Japanese
“syouchisimasita”. This phrase made a boom that day and has been remembered. These
two particularities are same as past popular dramas, “101times propose”,
“GOODLUCK”,”Kids war”.
To conclude, Japanese television dramas are as
popular today as they have ever been. Now, the style of watching television has been changing, we can’t survey
correct popularity due to an audience rating. Furthermore, some present popular
dramas take over particularities same as past popular dramas. I believe however the style of watching television has been changing, drama’s contents
which people want to watch and actually drama’s content hasn’t changed. I think an audience rating is important measure
of popularity, but new measure which accord to present condition is need.
[ii] February 18, 2013, “AERA”, 27-29
[iv] Video Research Ltd. “ドラマ高世帯視聴率番組30”,
December 28th 2011.Retrieved February 15, 2013 website :http://www.videor.co.jp/data/ratedata/junre/01drama.html
Wednesday, 27 February 2013
Why is nurse turnover high by Eimi
Nurse turnover rate is
high."Nurse potential” is estimated to be around 600 000 people."Nurse
potential" is people who are not working but is qualified nurse. And practical nurse people are 167,000, the assistant nurse
people are 166,000.In my opinion there are four reasons why so many people
of nurse potential.
The first is young nurse
often they notice that nurse job is not suitable to them. Nursing job is very
busy. So in first year and next year when they started jobs, turnover rate is
high. Over 10% of nurses will retire in less than a year.
In general companies, the new employees often quits their jobs within three
years from they hired.
The second is most
important reason. Nurse is a high rate of woman working. Therefore in Japan,
child care is still woman's job. So many woman is quit the nurse for childbirth
and child care. Although many woman don’t returned to nursing job after
finished childbirth and child care. There are tow reasons. One is that a
nurse's work is long. Overtime and night shift is a
significant burden for mothers with children. The other is the anxious
from blank. Because of the anxiety in contact with the patient in a state that
fully exhausted both physically and mentally, that would cause medical errors,
they will staff turnover. Medical errors lead to death. They were afraid that
trouble.
The three, because salary of nurses have
very low for its severe work. People think that the salary of nurses is very
expensive. Nurse even if it is always said
that labor shortage, the average
annual income has declined year
by year. Many of the medical institutions has deteriorated in terms of management. But nurses are lacking. This is one of the factors that have a high turnover of
nurses.
And last reason is human
relation. The hospital is close to death. So
peoples who both of patients and
health care provider are very nervous. Interaction with colleagues, doctors and patients and a trivial mistake will be a burden to some people.
In fact, the case that led to psychosis
aware of the relationship has been reported.
Hospitals should improve working conditions by Keiko H.
Japan is an aging society now, so we
need enriched medical treatment and welfare for aged people, but now, many
hospitals are in trouble because of a lack of nurses. In my opinion, hospitals
have to improve or change working conditions. There are reasons for this.
First, nurses are forced to do extremely hard work, and some even die from overwork.
Secondly, many nurses quit their job at the hospital because of marriage,
pregnancy and in order to care for aging parents.
First, nurses are
working under too exacting terms. For example, at night time only about two or
three nurses care for about forty or fifty patients. Sometimes they cannot take
a nap. According to an investigation by the Japanese Nursing Association, one
in twenty three nurses works are at risk of working themselves to death and
many nurses worry about exhaustion. In such conditions, medical errors may be made
by tired nurses.
Secondly,
many nurses quit their job when they marry, become pregnant or when their
parents need care. According to the Japanese Nursing Association, a main factor
in an increase of nurses who don’t work is such problems.
To conclude, hospitals
have to make safe and
comfortable conditions and surroundings for nurses. Now in Japan, we can easily
expect that medical treatment and welfare will become more important for an aging
society. I think that if many hospitals continue these working conditions,
nurses cannot keep on working at hospitals.
References
Japanese Nursing Association (June 3,
2011). Retrieved February 10, 2013 from Japan Nursing Association Web site: http://www.nurse.or.jp/nursing/practice/shuroanzen/jikan/pdf/sukue.pdf
Japanese media should be open and transparent by Kaori K.
In our time, we
tend to be perplexed. Today, there is a surfeit of information about the ways
of the world. So, we have to choose reliable information by ourselves. We
usually use the internet, television and radio to get information. SNS is
growing quickly. For instance, Twitter and Facebook are very popular. Journalism,
what the reporting by media in general is called, is a way of getting reliable
information for us. Now, confidence in journalism has declined in Japan. After the
big earthquake came in 2011, Japanese people became less reliant Japanese media agencies. In my opinion,
Japanese journalism should be open and transparent, and should report unbiased
facts. There are two main reasons for this. First, the Japanese media is closed
and unfair. Second, people have the right to know, so journalism must report
unbiased facts.
First, Japanese journalism is
famous for the “closed media” in the world.
There is the “Kisha
club” in Japanese journalism. Reporters without Borders, RWB, pointed out the
danger of the “Kisha club”. The “Kisha club” is a Japanese news gathering
association. They belong to national
papers or national televisionstations. They tend to write same articles, they
don’t have diversity. Freelance journalists can’t join this organization. Press
conferences in Japan are mostly sponsored by the “Kisha club”. Freelance journalists and foreign journalists
can’t attend press conferences sponsored by the “Kisha club”, so they can’t get
information from the press conferences. Some freelance journalists have claimed this is unfair. Japanese journalism
is homogeneous. It is not good for people. According to an article entitled, “EU acts to free Japanese media”on the Web site of newspaper, guardians, The European Union's warnings of mad
cow disease were not reported until the first case was revealed in September
2001. Also, EU is afraid of foreign journalists can’t join the press conference
in Japan. Many countries are worried about Japanese media and journalism.
Second, Japanese journalist should
report unbiased facts. In 2011, the big earthquake occurred in the east of
Japan. The nuclear electric power generation plant in Fukushima was destroyed, and
the meltdown happened. This was serious, Japanese people were in the dangerous
situation. At that time, the Japanese government and media didn’t talk about
and report the meltdown. Only one journalist reported that the meltdown happened. The foreign media said that meltdown may happen,
too. Only the Japanese media didn’t report about it. Finally, Japanese government
and media admitted the reality that meltdown happened after earthquake occurred
soon. According to an article entitled, “Meltdown happened 3.11,2011 on the Web
site of the Yomiuri Online, Tokyo Electric Power Company, TEPCO, guessed by the
data, meltdown happened 3.11,2011. Japanese people were tricked by the Japanese
government and media. Although, the aim of journalism is tell unbiased facts to
people, the Japanese journalism don’t do. Journalism is not the business, it is
justice.
To conclude, Japanese journalism
must change. Japanese journalism must be open and transparent. Freelance and
foreign journalists should be able to research and report as journalists in the
“Kisha club”. Japanese journalism must be a champion of justice.
・YOMIURI ONLINE, Meltdown happened
3.11,2011. Retrieved February 15,2013. From YOMIURI ONLINE Web site: http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/science/news/20110515-OYT1T00527.htm
Being a school nurse is a big challenge! by Aya O
I belong to
nursing department. We are able to obtain a license as a nurse, hygienist, and
a school nurse. In our department, what a lot of people in after is nurse. But
I want to be a school nurse. Although it is a position in school nurse, it may
be able to be called the manager who manages the health of students. Since a
school nurse does not have charge, she does not belong to what grade, either.
Instead, she performs all student’s health care. When the symptoms of epidemic
illnesses such as a influenza develop, The management in consulted with and it
decides whether to make into cancellation of year classes or to make a school a
school holiday. In my opinion, school nurse is wonderful work, but has
problems.
First, although this is a problem truly for me, the examination for
becoming a school nurse is difficult. It is very highly competitive. Surprisingly,
the examination is disadvantageous in case of a nursing part graduate! Since
most is from the department of education, the teacher who is working now want
to employ the student of a department-of-education graduate. It seems in the
lesson of the nursing part we do not learning about education. I am very sad to
hear that. In addition to the lesson of nursing, we are learning also about
education. I want teachers to know it. And I want you to evaluate equally
without judging in a graduate faculty.
Second, the number of school nurse is small. Mostly, school nurse in
one person to one school. Then, it is impossible to see all students. For
example, if a school trip is accompanied, it cannot respond to the student who
is present in school. If the nurse's office is left on business, nobody will
being. Then, it is dangerous. in school, bullying has been a serious problem
now. There are many children who commit suicide owing to bullying. The school
nurse has to find promptly the child who is in such a situation, and has to
correspond. The school nurse always needs to observe children. When children
visit to the nurse’s office, she can see the situation and talk with them. Therefore,
school nurse needs to make it two or more arrangement. It will be more safe.
To conclude, all students are unmanageable if there are few school
nurses. Therefore, school nurse needs to make it two or more arrangement. Therefore,
school nurse needs to make it two or more arrangement. And I want you to evaluate
equally without judging in a graduate faculty.
Introverts are as good as extroverts. by Nanami
Personality is divided into two
types, extroverted personalities and introvert personalities. Generally
speaking, extroverts are sociable people. People tend to think that extroverts
are superior to introverts, and they prefer extroverts to introverts. People
also tend to think that introverts are inferior people. In my opinion, it is
incorrect to believe that extroverts are superior to introverts. There are two
main reasons for this. First, the difference between extroverts and introverts is
the difference in what interests them. Second, introverts have some strong
points which extroverts don’t have.
First, the difference between extroverts
and introverts is the difference in the direction of their interest. Jung says,
“extroverts are characterized by an outward flowing of personal energy (libido)—an
interest in events, in people and things, a relationship with them, and a
dependence on them”, and “introverts are characterized by an inward flowing of
personal energy—a withdrawal concentrating on subjective factors” (Karen,
2009)[i]. Extroverts tend to be looked on favorably
because they express themselves and appeal to the environment. In contrast,
since introverts don’t express themselves, people are apt to look on introverts
as passive people.
Second, introverts have some
strong points. According to Shibuya & Onodera (2006), Jung says that some
of the characteristics of introverts are the capacity to analyze theoretically
and the capacity to control their mind[ii]. These characteristics
are the strong points of introverts which extroverts don’t have. Introverts are
superior to extroverts in some points.
To conclude, introverts are not
inferior to extroverts. Introverts tend to be looked on negatively because they
don’t assert themselves, and extroverts tend to be looked on favorably because
they express themselves. One the other hand, introverts have some good
characteristics which extroverts don’t have. The characteristics of introverts
are not always inferior to that of extroverts, but sometimes the characteristics
of introverts are superior to that of extroverts. Introverts are as good as extroverts.
[i] Karen, W. (2009, October 9). Jung’s Theory of Temperaments. Retrieved
February 13, 2013 from Ethics home page: http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/jung.html
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