My father gave me a wrist watch when I entered junior high school. I was really glad to have it on my left wrist. However, the watch was broken on the first day of junior high school… I could never tell that to my father forever. I now have a box in which the watch was. It brings me my father’s memories.
I bought an expensive wrist watch when l started to work. It was too expensive, though I worked harder and it brought me success a lot.
I could see a great old man who fixed my watch many times. He memorized my watch not me when I visited him. He told me every time that he fixed this before when l showed him my watch.
Many people don’t use a wrist watch but a smartphone to know the time, thus the old man might remember it.
I could use the expensive watch over 20 years.
It was really useful when I wanted to do digital detox. It brought me a lot of times, though, it was too old to use, but the old man who fixed it many times passed away…
And then, l couldn’t see you for over one year.
I bought a cheap wrist watch in A 100-yen shop.
I could know the times and see you again, though, l couldn’t like it. It was broken quickly because of cheaper and l bought it again. It was left somewhere, l bought it again and it was broken again.
I thought that l tried to forget it and you.
I bought An Apple Watch this month.
I just only want to look at times but to use it when I pass automatic ticket gates by using my Apple Watch.
It brought me you for the first time in eighteen months….
Hi! I came back here for the first time in two years!!
Today, December 17, 2023, l am pretty good at reading English articles, thus l think that l want to write a lot of things again!
In 2021, I lost my motivation to study English because l was laughed at by many English teachers. Thus, l decided not to write summaries of TED talks until I can speak English well. I used my time to practice pronunciation a lot.
1. What did you learn about yourself from this year 2023?
The best remedy was hard work.
2. Which relationship meant the most to you this year and why?
Believe yourself. Don’t listen to other people’s advice.
3. What was one of the biggest challenges you faced this year and how did you handle it?
I could continue to take lessons and practice pronunciation. And Then I came back here.
4. What was one of your proudest moments from this year and why?
l try to write something here…
5. What was one of the most meaningful compliments you received this year? Why was it so meaningful to you?
It’s not too late. I can continue to work, study, and dance!
6. What did you do for fun this year? What was one of your favorite memories?
I worked hard, and my company is doing well.
7. If you could change one thing from this year, what would you change and why?
I should get up early…to study English and to train my muscles.
8. What was the most meaningful thing someone did for you this year?
You emailed me for the first time in a year. Thank you so much.
9. If you were to brag about one of your accomplishments from this year, which one would it be and why?
I don’t tell big talk but also small talk.
brag / big talk, tall tale
10. Given all your experiences, insights, and lessons learned from 2023 what's the best advice you could give yourself for 2024?
My English textbook taught me the word: Awe. It was the first time when l knew about it.
I was in awe of your presence when I met you. And then, l want to say thank you to you, now.
Awe means a feeling of deep respect mixed with fear or wonder. It can be found in nature, music, visual art, architecture, etcetera, and occurs when we encounter things that are vast, beyond our understanding, and mysterious. It is not simply about shock value, as it invites us to learn, and “GROW”… that is my favorite word.
However, recognizing feelings of awe can be challenging. People don’t often understand what it feels like and miss it, but it is important.
In conclusion, creating awe can have great effects on our well-being and overall satisfaction in life. By seeking out experiences that inspire awe, whether in nature, art, or everyday observations, we can find greater happiness, improved social connections, and a sense of wonder in the world around us.
A dead body has to be cremated by law in Japan. On the day of my father’s funeral, my brother’s sons put their letters that were written by Japanese characters they just started to learn on my father’s body in the coffin. They are too small to understand about death. However, they picked up his bones to bury.
The life is inherited.
My father often told my mother, my sister and me that boys are important to protect a family lineage and its grave.
My mother gave birth to a boy finally. My father was so happy and he told a baby: my brother about a successor every day. He was a kid yet.
I was worried about if my baby would not be a boy. Miraculously, my brother was proudly relieved when his wife had a boy.
My father’s dream came true and he sleeps in the grave that he told us always.
l think this is the reason l couldn’t talk to my father anything, however, there was love. l have no regrets.
I’m sorry that I’m not sure about when l would visit my father’s grave.
“The spiral in psychology means that when you make a spiral you always come over the same point where you have been before, but never really the same, it is above or below, inside, outside, so it means growth.”
My English textbook gave this story. I was really moved. I think that all things, e.g. businesses, studying English, thinking of something, and human life are like this spiral and it means growth. l want to spend my life like that.
1. Do you agree that the spiral is a fascinating shape?
Yes, I agree that the spiral is a fascinating shape. The greatest part that l think is that it means growth. I was really moved about it. I think that all things, for example, businesses, studying English, thinking of something, and human life are like this spiral and it means growth. l want to spend my life like that.
In the article, there were many examples of the spiral that it is in the whorl of our fingerprints, a snail’s shell, in the double helix of our DNA, the eye of a hurricane, in the path of draining water, and winds through the heart of our galaxy.
2. Do you think it is better for architecture to have simple or complicated designs?
I think it is better for architecture to have simple designs. It's because it is really difficult to remove something that is an unnecessary thing. We have a lot of things that we never use always somehow. Simple makes me comfortable, and understand something easily.
3. Do you think it is a good idea to have gardens on a skyscraper?
Yes, I think it is a good idea to have gardens on a skyscraper. It is because to see only concrete is inorganic and mechanical. To be able to see something green is better not only from the outside but also in the buildings.
4. Do you think it is important for scientists to study space?
Yes, I think it is important for scientists to study space. It is because one day, people might have to live there, and studying space gives us a big dream that we might know about what we don't know now completely.
5. Where would you rather live, in a skyscraper or in a small building?
I would rather live in a skyscraper. It is because I like to see views from high places. The usual city looks so beautiful somehow.
6. Do you think you would like a job as a psychologist?
I don't think I would like a job as a psychologist, though, I like to read books about psychology.
It is really interesting in thinking about the human mind and its functions, especially how those affect our behavior.
Do I look like Monica? You know what!! I was told that I looked like a model by an English teacher in a lesson.
First, I didn't know about her, I researched it, and ... I was surprised !! Surely, there were pictures that her hairstyle might be similar to mine... #◇%●&△ I decided I pretend to be her and I speak, walk and live like her from today!! Unfortunately, I am sorry today, I wear glasses and I had no time to put on heavy makeup.
The war in Ukraine could change everything Summary
Yuval Noah Harari is an Israel. He is a famous historian, an author, and a professor in the Department of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His bestsellers are Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (2014), Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (2016), and 21 Lessons for the 21st Century (2018). He appeared in TED talks sometimes when people were worried about our world because he had precise ideas that we wanted to ask. For example, when the US president was changed, when technology was rapidly growing, when the coronavirus started spreading, we were troubled, then he gave his comments to us.
The moment is probably starting the war between Ukraine and Russia.
Yuval said that the key issue of the war is that President Putin has a fantasy that Ukraine must return to Russia, for Putin, it’s not related to whether Ukraine is an independent nation or not. It's a strong feeling of denial of Ukraine’s right to exist. Ukraine doesn’t want to return and the Russian people and Ukraine don't want to start a war. Ukraine doesn’t have weapons to win and Ukraine’s President said that in the past, Ukraine had made a mistake abandoning the nuclear weapons it had inherited from the Soviet Union. Countries that don’t have nuclear weapons are not better and are always attacked or threatened. Is it strange because they must be great countries that hope for world peace? Many countries give weapons to Ukraine now to help Ukraine.
And then Yuval explains that we’ve built based on collaboration, in our future, it depends on being able to cooperate and understand, otherwise, we will become extinct as a species, and the war in Ukraine could change everything, because of the shock waves destabilizing the whole world and someone's technology leads to another regional conflict. It means that people have smartphones, and actively participate in the war, though, information isn't true. We should think that we don't know everything that is happening. In the end, I listened to the shocking words that as a historian, people should be liberated from the past... Even in Israel where Yuval lives, where people study their own history hard, people also suffer from too much history. Germany who is now the leader of Europe is also afraid of the Nazis' history.
Everyone should kind of free themselves from the memories of the Second World War. The Russian people don't want this war and they are not rich but poor. They couldn't eat enough.
When Japan lost WW2, the Japanese Emperor asked McCarthy to help all Japanese people without the Emperor and to give them food.
Putin and China which might connect this conflict, and where Yuval is not an expert on, listen to your own country's citizens' voices. They don’t want this war and in your countries, there are many people who couldn’t eat enough.
It’s difficult to be liberated from the past, it’s not the same as not learning or studying.
By2026, I'm going to update my 940 articles!! It means I would read 2000 TED talks I like.
Shabana Basij-Rasikh·TEDWomen 2021 The dream of educating Afghan girls lives on Summary
I've completely forgotten about the previous story of the speaker. In Afghanistan, women who could go to school were rare, thus the speaker was fighting the situation. It has changed little by little, though, the Taliban are back. Schools were burned, girls had to stop to go to shool or go away. The speaker started making plans to bring students in SOLA overseas for a study abroad program.
The speaker ran a program where girls lived at SOLA to educate girls and to break barriers.
This was what they do at SOLA in Kabul in Afghanistan, though, you can't see it in Kabul now.
SOLA's girls now study different places. The speaker fights to be able to come them back to Afghanistan and all girls can go to school.
Ruchi Sinha·The Way We Work 3 steps to getting what you want in a Summary
This was an interesting and useful story, we must use it.
To be in my shoes means to be in my situation.
The 3 steps are to do your research, to prepare mentally for the negotiation, and to be in the other person’s shoes. The important thing is to create a win-win situation, not only your victory.
Kathryn Kolbert·TEDWomen 2021 The end of Roe v. Wade — and what comes next for reproductive freedom Summary
Roe vs Wade is the landmark1973 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that legalized abortion and established a woman's right to choose to end a pregnancy through abortion.
The speaker told us that it must end with the end of Roe v. Wade. It doesn’t mean to ban abortion!! She explains that opponents argue three things when they say that they want to ban abortion. It’s about religion, protection of fetal rights, and protection of women’s health.
However, religions already have a wide variety of views on abortion to HELP it. Fetal rights protect the rate of infant mortality and programs for children more. The protection of women's health is that abortion is already an extremely safe surgical procedure.
The speaker’s view is that opponents who want to ban abortion mean to be all about contributing women who are unable to operate. Women are unable to be equal participants in our society.
P.S. In Japan, abortion is strangely legalized, though, women feel to be controlled by men or society. The world says that in Japan, women can't be in higher positions. However, the Japanese birth rate is really low, though, the reason is not an abortion.
For having children, l don’t think that it’s easier to do something than worry about it, though, we have to create a society where people who want to have children can have it.
Jane Velkovski·TED Salon: UNICEF The life-changing power of assistive technologies Summary
The speaker is a 13-year-old boy and a passionate football fan. He told us that in addition to that, he’s a kid with a disability, though, he’s free to go wherever by being independent with his chair. It was a donation from another family overseas.
However, he knew that this assistive product isn't used by 90 % of people who need it and people only stare at it.
If you see a wheelchair user, rather than staring and wondering about them, look around and see if there’s something you can do to help. From small changes, be able to live with freedom and independence like him.
Don’t lose your dream.
He strongly believes that everyone can play all around the globe: men, women, abled, disabled, young, and old. He has a dream to be a coach of a football team. We need to make sure that everyone is able to play.
Is a vegan diet healthier than eating meat and dairy? - BBC
I found an interesting article, though, the result was that I didn't want to understand. And then, I thought that the title will be better how your body processes sugar than vegan vs meat. I like cookies and chocolates more than meat. Instead of usually meals, I eat sweets and bread. Even bread includes a lot of sugar. Recently, eating meat is a big problem, though, I thought that for our health, sugar is the worst.
In the video, Hugo sits on the right, and Ross sits on the left.
00:4
Hugo: We have been exploring adventuring for the last 10 years, and a big part of adventuring is preparing your body. For us, trying to keep our fitness interesting and trying to keep ourselves motivated. We tend to try and focus on these three months' segments of fitness.
Ross: Because we're genetically identical. We can compare various different foods, training regimes and find out what works for us. So we wanted to test plants v animals. What was the best? What were the benefits? What was the drawback? and uncover something new.
VEGAN VS MEAT An experiment with identical twins
0:45
Hugo: We dubbed ourselves as the adventure guinea pigs because over the years we've taken part in research at the Department of Twin Research at King's College London.
Dr. Tim Spector: We wanted to use the model of identical twins who are genetic clones in order to test the effects of diet and exercise on the way they respond to foods.
The Turner twins engaged in a 12-week experiment... in which Hogo turned vegan...and Ross continued eating meat. They were both getting the same number of calories per day and doing the same gym training. As a first-time vegan, Hugo's body struggled... to adjust in the beginning.
1:28
Hugo: I was on the vegan diet, and it does take a hit on your body. I think the first couple of weeks it was the craving of wanting meat and dairy and cheese. Love cheese. I was now having to eat fruit and nuts and alternatives that didna7t have any dairy and so that meant I was eating a lot more wholesome food which meant that my sugar levels were o lot more satiated during the day I felt like I had more energy.
Ross: Performance was up and down a little bit more for me on my meat diet I'd have a few days before I was very energetic in the gym and then I'd have huge lulls as well whereas Hugo is far more sustained and associated with energy levels.
It's not just the amount of sugar you're eating that matters. It's how your body processes sugar.
2:12
Dr. Tim Spector: I think the interesting thing is how they differ in their responses to sugars and fats despite being identical twins Ross was actually above average for the way he processed fats and sugars whereas Hugo was below average.
Professor Spector has found similar results. In other large-scale studies with identical twins.
Dr. Tim Spector: We believe that there's a big, non-genetic element that is driven a lot by our microbes.
Recent scientific studies have shown that ... trillions of different friendly microbes live in our gut.
2:51
Dr. Tim Spector: If you treat them right, they will produce thousands of different chemicals that will keep your body in the best shape. They will help your immune system to fight infections. They will go to your brain to make you not feel over hungry or not stressed or depressed. We find, on average, that most identical twins only share between 25 and 30 percent of their microbes with each other, and we think this is why many of their metabolism is different and they react to foods differently. And that's in a way, an example of why all of us react differently to foods.
Hugo: Being a vegan and going through that 12 week-period my diversity of gut bacteria severely dropped.
Ross: Whereas mine stayed the same, which meant that I was less susceptible to illness.
Dr. Tim Spector: It could be that the diversity he was getting from dairy products and those other fats in meats led to a slight reduction in the diversity. They're already in the top five percent of their gut microbiome health, so it's hard for them to push it further than that.
Hugo and Ross are healthy athletes. But for those starting from a low nutrition baseline...the recipe to better nourish your gut 'garden' is diversity.
4:05
Dr. Tim Spector: So the first thing is to give yourself a try and aim to have 30 different plants a week- to give it that diversity. The second is to always try and pick plants that have these natural chemicals called polyphenols in them which gives them bright colors or bitter tastes. Things like brightly colored berries or nuts or seeds, things like coffee, things like dark chocolate, and even red wine. Thirdly, probiotics- having foods that contain live microbes themselves like traditional yogurt, kefir, kombucha. And finally, it's cutting out ultra-processed food,
Ross: Watching Hugo eat all his vegan food. you do realize how much processed or, I say crap food, you do eat compared to a vegan. And you do because quite aware. You feel guilty the whole time when you're next to somebody eating very, very healthy food.
Dr. Tim Spector: On average, vegans are healthier than meat-eaters, but within that, there's a huge range and there are some very unhealthy vegans and vegan diets. And it does depend on the quality of the food. It’s not about whether you have meat on your plate or not. And many vegans often find themselves eating ultra-processed food, because of reformulating standard foods particularly dairy substitutes and meat substitutes- that are probably as unhealthy as eating processed meats.
Overall, Hugo and Ross' results were not that disparate.
5:36
Hugo: The medical and scientific research that monitors us all agrees that there's not a huge difference. if any between the two diets. It's just the small ones that we both have high cholesterol because we lose a lot of weight on expeditions.
Ross: Hugo's cholesterol dropped off the scale on the vegan diet, whereas my regular meat diet just stayed the same.
Hugo: My obesity level dropped. My resistance to type two diabetes also increased.
Dr. Tim Spector: They're looking for small incremental effects that athletes tend to look at. It's very much understanding how your body's working so you can tailor your nutrition optimally and athletes do it to improve performance. Normal humans would do it just to feel less tired, feel less hungry. Put on less weight over a year.
This all helps us to understand that there is no universal diet... that works the same for everybody. Even when they share the same genes.
6:36
Hugo: I've slightly changed my diet in the sense that I eat a lot more different things- eat the rainbow, eat everything in moderation.
Ross: You have a balanced diet- that's really the key, I think if somebody says 'Right, you need to do this certain diet with these weights to get the results. Question it a little bit, Just go and have fun with it. Experiment, find out what works for you.
Maria Van Kerkhove·TEDWomen 2021 How to end the pandemic — and prepare for the next Summary
I was depressed after listening to the article. I really wanted to know how to end the pandemic and how to prepare for the next. The speaker told us something, though, it was the same as we Japanese people did. We donated vaccines to other countries a lot, even homelessness was vaccinated with government support and there are no people who don’t wear a mask in Japan for a long time. Furthermore, she said that it prolongs and it depends on us. I think that we can't do it anymore.
Thanks, Whitney, and I want to meet Chris Anderson. He soon must tell us ending the pandemic. We have to continue to do all the things that we’ve been doing.
In Japan, infectious people are decreasing rapidly now, even omicron was found in Japan.
I haven’t been motivated to study English. I was laughed at by many English teachers. Thus, l decided not to write summaries of TED talks until I can speak English well. I use my time to practice pronunciation.
1. What did you learn about yourself from this year 2021?
What l learned this year in 2021 was that there was a huge difference between writing and reading English and speaking it. I wrote a lot, though, l couldn’t speak English at this rate.
2. Which relationship meant the most to you this year and why?
I don’t want to meet anyone, anymore. I couldn’t have the courage to do anything.
3. What was one of the biggest challenges you faced this year and how did you handle it?
The biggest challenge is that I continue to take lessons and practice pronunciation.
4. What was one of your proudest moments from this year and why?
This year, I thought that l filmed a video that I tried to speak English, though, the video completed was that I was dancing!!
5. What was one of the most meaningful compliments you received this year? Why was it so meaningful to you?
I thought that l successfully lost weight! However, I was warned by my trainer, I was too thin. He also told me that I had to eat a lot. OMG😂
6. What did you do for fun this year? What was one of your favorite memories?
This is our little secret, I started learning how to dance for fun this year. Because of COVID-19, l could make time to practice dancing. It makes me forget my sadness.
7. If you could change one thing from this year, what would you change and why?
Last year, I swore "Digital Dansyri", though, l always saw and watched SNS for a long time and without sleep this year...
I want to stop it and get up early like last year.
8. What was the most meaningful thing someone did for you this year?
English teachers, dance teachers, and trainers taught me a lot of things! Thank you so much!!
9. If you were to brag about one of your accomplishments from this year, which one would it be and why?
In Japan, the number of people who are infected with COVID-19 is now decreasing rapidly.
brag / big talk, tall tale
10. Given all your experiences, insights, and lessons learned from 2020, what's the best advice you could give yourself for 2022?
Just, l dread getting older. I won't get ready to welcome the new year.
The Core of Cool Japan: Sustainability vs. Stagnation | Roland Kelts | TEDxHaneda
Just, I unexpectedly found the TED talk. I thought that the story was the best to show about Japanese people who have spent by "Jisyuku" during COVID-19, however, it seemed to be told in 2015. I was really surprised about it. You can enjoy knowing about "Ganbaru", "Gaman" and "Jisyuku".
transcript
0:16
I'm going to depart a bit from my usual subject and talk a little bit about a very precious subject to me which is myself. My mom is Japanese and my dad is American and I was raised just north of Boston in a region called New England. And it was very white at that time, not just in the winter, it was a very white community. I didn't know anyone Japanese besides my mother and her family and certainly didn't know anyone who is half-Japanese which is my situation, "ha-fu".
0:59
So one time when I was actually playing hockey, I played hockey as a kid. I was sitting on a bench and my mother who never came to my athletic events came in with my father. And a guy down the bench looked down at me and said, "Wow, man, I didn't know your mom was Chinese!" I didn't correct him, I didn't see the point. Later, someone who knew slightly more about Asia said, "So that, you're Japanese that means you eat fish raw". And the picture in my heat was you know like holding a salmon, or bass or something from head to tail and trying somehow to know on the scales when it was fresh out of water.
1:41
I didn't think I could do it, but I did eat sushi when I visited Japan with my mother and I found at that time, even as a child that I thought Japanese culture was very strong that it had these fundamentals characteristics that made it a very strong and bonded culture. Later, when I moved to Japan, of course, it was many years after the Bubble had burst and so everybody was talking about Japan's stagnating economy. The amazing thing to me, however, having lived here now a number of years is that Japan's economy, seems to me to be quite sustainable, quite strong culture.
2:23
And so I've put up here the title "Coping with stasis" How a supposed sick man of Asia might be a model for us all. That's what a lot of economists would call Japan, the sick man of Asia as if the country was doddering along. And what I've decided to do was look at some. What I really think are very fundamental strengths of Japanese culture is the separate stasis from sustainability or stagnation from sustainability. So I've just isolated a few here, to think about what makes Japanese culture strong, and maybe for other cultures, especially in the developed world which is facing a similar situation declining populations increasing poverty, and so on. What makes Japan strong in the face of these circumstances.
3:14
The first one many of you would be familiar with if you live here is "Ganbaru". You hear it all the time, right? It kind of means like "Fight hard" "Do you best in any circumstance", "Try your hardest to do well". And you can see here is a photo of volunteers in Tohoku after the disasters, the quake, and the tsunami, "Ganbaru" was like a call to action, a call to get together, and do their best in the face of adversity. But it can also be applied to a sort of lowly salary man who has to run off to work every day. You can see here his family, his neighbors, they're all cheering him on, "Ganbaru, Ganbaru". And if you've ever spent time with the salary man and tried to keep up with his schedule you really do have to "Ganbaru", it's hard work, it's a lot of late nights.
4:11
Another concept here is "Gaman". Basically to endure, to withstand, to persevere in the face of adversity. A very similar concept but as you can see it's the idea that you can withstand anything, you can take anything, and you can do so with whining or complaining. IT can be applied to be daily life especially to a city like Tokyo where you're stuffed into a train car and it's amazing how Japanese people are able to maneuver their bodies and shift their ”Keitai” (Mobile phone) and turn their rucksacks and put them on the floor and managed to get everyone in the train. In the States, in New York, or in San Francisco, if a really packed train car comes by people just don't get on. They just go "Ugh" they go up and get a taxi, they just give up. In Japan, people " Gaman" no matter how crowded the train is.
5:13
"Jishuku". some of you obviously know what it means the concept roughly of restraint or being able to restrain yourself and restrain desires. I think it's really quite remarkable. Now, there are massive exceptions in Japan, obviously, but that notion that you can, for example, turn off the lights and just use your computer screen for lighting in order to save electricity and that you can restrain desires for the betterment of everyone. You know, very different concept again, in the United States. you know, where they have "Go for it" "Live for the moment" this idea "Get what you want" "Take what you can". "Jishuku" is a very different concept I think. (Laughter)
6:00
I think these concepts are together and what I admire so much about Japan is that they are there to sustain stability and harmony in society. And I think it's quite effective if you look now despite Japan being stagnant unemployment is at a historic low. I think 3.4%, crime is declining. Again, Tokyo was named the safest city in the world, just a few months ago.
6:31
These kinds of things could, I believe, improve other cultures abroad facing the challenges of the future. I actually authored a book on the popular culture in Japan and its popularity overseas. And I still write about popular cultures such as anime, manga, and Cosplay, and so on and as you know, probably, the government has a Cool Japan campaign underway where they're trying to promote the coolness of Japanese culture through pop culture, images, and graphics. What I would call upon the government to do and those of you who live in Japan to do is to promote these characteristics to push the real deeper strengths of Japan and let people know how sustainable culture can be when harmony and stability are prized.
Fly away with me: Yoko Ishikura at TEDxTokyo 2014 Summsry
Today, I found a great talk held in 2014.
Finally, all people thought that it's too late though, the Japanese government decided to establish a NEW department that was dealing with digital matters on September 1, 2021: Digital Agency, and the speaker was elected its Chief Digital Officer. Japan is told that for women it's difficult to be in a managerial position but she is a woman who is now 72 years old!!!
In the talk, she was telling about her story like predicting that event. She told that her life was as a kite that can fly freely. I think that it's really her. When a string of the kite was cut, the tough situation came to her, though, by changing the kite, she has continued to fly. Now, she must use the kite with the motor because she is the first Chief Digital Officer.
English and Intercultural Communication | Ayame Mochizuki | TEDxGKA
Intercultural Communication is to communicate with people from different cultural backgrounds or social groups as ours.
The speaker tells us the keys that we have to keep in mind when we think about English and Intercultural Communication.
Japan's English level is low and mainly due to our cultural backgrounds lack of opportunities. This situation can be proved by emerging ourselves in English. 1)
English is important for various reasons such as commonness and advancement in globalization and its importance will keep increasing as globalization advances. 2)
Intercultural communication is a crucial skill because it allows us to reach out across different cultures and acknowledge their value. 3)
The speaker summarized her speech. Having a second language has helped me greatly not as Japanese, not as an English speaker but as a person. Some people may be unwilling towards this change. Undoubtedly, having a second language should not change us it's a completely different person, however, that doesn't mean it won't make a difference in us. Having a second language should improve us and by preparing us for a globalizing world widening our view of the world along with deepening our understanding of the unique and different identities of others and ourselves by interacting with many different people from the various cultural background. We can combine all the good aspects of these cultures and build up our own one-of-a-kind unique identity that will make us a person free from the narrow views of a single nationality and make us global individuals.
Adam Grant·TEDMonterey How to stop languishing and start finding flow Summary
Languishing means to deteriorate, waste away, and suffer. It’s a sense of emptiness, stagnation, and ennui.
Still, a lot of limitations continue in the world because of COVID. We want to return to normal lives, and do something more productively. It must lead to forgiving our grief.
However, the speaker realized that the antidote to languishing does not have to be something productive, it can be something joyful.
Playing games with not only children but also adults, sleeping until the afternoon, and not being able to do your lists will be better now. Having fun must bring flow soon! Flow means to result, proceed, and arise.
When you’re ready, you can start finding the flow that lights a path out of the void.
Stop searching for your passion | Terri Trespicio | TEDxKC
Summary
The title must have surprised many people. Somehow, l understood what the speaker wanted to us, l knew that passion was not a job, l was often asked why l’ve worked passionately always, and it's because when I work hard, when I do what l have to do hard, my passion follows me.
Just start doing because to live a life full of meaning and value. You don’t follow your passion.
Let's design social media that drives real change Wael Ghonim • TEDGlobal>Geneva • December 2015 Summary
The story was told about six years ago. The speaker has already said that the Arab Spring revealed social media’s greatest potential, but it also exposed its greatest shortcomings.
A polarization is primarily driven by our human behavior, however, social media shapes this behavior and magnifies its impact.
Rumor is spreading among more people quickly, people can easily stop to mute and block a lot, they must forget that people behind the screen.
It becomes really hard to change our opinions even if new evidence arises. In our social media, could people truly discuss and talk with each other? Does it lead to solving something?
The speaker, in fact, stood on the TED stage in 2011, and said, “if you want to liberate society, all you need is the Internet.”
In 2016, the speaker in this TED told us if we want to liberate society, we first need to liberate the Internet.
In 2021, we now must use the Internet liberally too much without having civility and believe that the polarization in the world must be solved by using the Internet.
