国際教養AO入試 reference, travel ban, sefurity official appointment, suprime court judge appointment, Israel, Iran,US foreign affairs, US national security policy, US politics

トランプ米大統領：ドッド・フランク法の見直しを指示へ
Justin Sink、Elizabeth Dexheimer、Katherine Chiglinsky　　February 3, 2017  Bloomburg
https://www.bloomberg.co.jp/news/articles/2017-02-03/OKSC156JIJV001

トランプ政権「貧困層」をネットから追放　支援プログラム廃止へ

017/02/12 12:00Janet Burns, Forbs Japanhttp://forbesjapan.com/articles/detail/15175/1/1/1

Trump's travel ban     January 31, 2017   The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trumps-travel-ban

弱小のイスラム諸国を狙い撃ち、米入国制限はISの思うツボ
Wedge 1/31(火) 12:31配信
http://zasshi.news.yahoo.co.jp/article?a=20170131-00010002-wedge-int

Bannon Is Given Security Role Usually Held for Generals
By GLENN THRUSH and MAGGIE HABERMAN      The New York Times  JAN. 29, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/us/stephen-bannon-donald-trump-national-security-council.html?_r=0

最高裁判事に保守派指名＝民主党は抵抗の構え―米大統領
時事通信 2/1(水) 10:12配信
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20170201-00000043-jij-n_ame



Trump Embraces Pillars of Obama’s Foreign Policy
By MARK LANDLER, PETER BAKER and DAVID E. SANGERFEB. 2, 2017   Tjhe New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/world/middleeast/iran-missile-test-trump.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share&_r=0

Pre-TOEFL writing, Technology has made the world a better place to live.

Writing Topic

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Technology has made the world a better place to live. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.

☆Let’s Think

Technology is applied for various things from electric appliances to weapons, from making roads to digging oil wells. The statement is in present perfect and thus it is about the time span from the past till now. Perhaps comparing the past, when there was less technology, and present, when there is plenty of it, would help answer the question. Also, considering the range of the word “world” might offer some insight. The world means both the world humans have had contact with and the whole world that surrounds it.

☆Hints for Points

Good effects

1.    Medical technology has saved many lives.

2.    Civil engineering has supplied the infrastructure and facilities for communities.

3.    The computer has made tasks easier, faster, and more accurate.

4.    The Internet has connected the world.

5.    The aerodynamics has given us planes, rockets, and satellites.

Bad effects

1.    pollution

2.    global warming

3.    weapons

4.    accidents

5.    new diseases

6.    violent crimes

☆Sample Essay Structure

Sample Essay Structure 1

【Introduction = Outline】I agree with the statement that technology has made the world a better place to live with some reservations.

【Good point 1】Technology has made our lives longer and healthier.

【Good point 2】Technology has contributed to development and modern life.

【Bad points】Technology has produced weapons of mass destruction. It has also damaged the environment.

【Conclusion = Wrap-up】Although not free from problems, the ingenuity of humans has contributed to making the world we live in safer and more comfortable in general.

Sample Essay Structure 2

【Introduction = Outline】I cannot entirely agree with the statement that technology has made the world a better place to live because it is humans that decide how to use it.

【Point 1】Humankind is both good and bad in nature.

【Point 2】Wars become uglier when technology is involved.  e.g. fist-fighting → using weapons

【Point 3】By using technology, business has developed economic activities which has both merits and demerits.  e.g.  change of lifestyles and communities, globalization, inequality

【Conclusion = Wrap-up】Humans have used technology to make the world both a better and worse place to live.

Your Sample Essay Structure

【Introduction = Outline】

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【Conclusion = Wrap-up】.

TOEFL, iBT, Independent Writing, It is unjustifiable to use the government resources for art in a society where many people are starving. - rewrite -

1.    関係詞を使った作文

(1)  各国政府は６秒にひとり子供が死んでいるこの時代に芸術に費やす余分なお金はない。

(2)  芸術支援に資源を使うのは好ましくない。芸術は生存に必ずしも必要ない。

(3)  最低限の生活をしている人々を犠牲にして、十分にお金がある人々を支援するのは不公平だ。

(4)  ほとんどすべての貧者は、彼らの自立を妨げている現在の社会制度の犠牲者である。

2.    … not simply ……, but rather ～「単に…ではなく、むしろ～」を使った作文

(1)  芸術は単に余暇の活動ではなく、むしろ人間として生きるために必要な根本的な行動だ。

(2)  芸術は公共教育に使われる。例えば多くの小説や映画が社会問題を取り上げたり反映したりしている。

(3)  芸術支援は人々の芸術的衝動を満たすだけでなく、むしろ下層社会における不足を含む様々な問題を教育し不利な立場の人々のために働く動機づけをする役に立つ。

Answer Keys

1, Relatives

(1)  Governments do not have extra money to spend on the arts in these times, when one child dies every six seconds.

(2)  It is unacceptable to use resources to support the arts, which we do not necessarily need to survive.

(3)  It is unfair to support those who have enough money at the expense of those who live on subsistence.

(4)  Almost all the poor are victims of the present social system that prevents them from becoming independent.

2. … not simply ……, but rather ～

(1)  The arts are not simply activities in leisure times, but rather fundamental behavior necessary to live as a human being.

(2)  Art is used for public education. Many novels and movies, for example, take up or reflect social problems.

(3)  Supporting the arts not simply fulfills artistic desire of people, but rather help educate them on various issues, including depravity of the underclass, and motivate them to work for the disadvantaged.

国際教養AO入試 reference, "alternative facts" for lies, US politics

Trump presidency begins with defense of false 'alternative facts'

The Guardian   January 22, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/22/donald-trump-kellyanne-conway-inauguration-alternative-facts

トランプ大統領報道官が初会見で嘘→大統領顧問「嘘じゃない。オルタナ・ファクトだ」→Twitter炎上    今度から嘘がバレたらこう言う？
BuzzFeed  January 23, 2017
https://www.buzzfeed.com/sakimizoroki/t-f-d?utm_term=.unpnGGB07#.loPAppmK0

Noam Chomsky on the Long History of US Meddling in Foreign Elections
Truth.out.com Thursday, January 19, 2017By C.J. Polychroniou, Truthout | Interview
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/39159-noam-chomsky-on-the-long-history-of-us-meddling-in-foreign-elections

国際教養AO入試 reference, Yuriko Koike, education and income gap

-Tokyo – private high school, less than 7.6 million annual income for free high school students
16 January 2017   The Japan Economic News
http://web-summit.com/tokyo-private-high-school-less-than-7-6-million-annual-income-for-free-high-school-students/

国際教養AO入試 reference, Chelsea Manning, WikiLeaks, the Iraq-Afghanistan War

Chelsea Manning: majority of prison sentence commuted by Barack Obama
The whistleblower, who has been imprisoned for six years for leaking state secrets, is now set to go free on 17 May   The Guardian   Jnuary 17, 2017

https://www.theguardian.com/international

Chelsea Manning to Be Released Early as Obama Commutes Sentence
By CHARLIE SAVAGEJAN. 17, 2017   The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/us/politics/obama-commutes-bulk-of-chelsea-mannings-sentence.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share&_r=0

国際教養AO入試 reference, Michelle Obama

ミシェル・オバマ米大統領夫人の功績　子どもの健康・権利促進も
Forbes JAPAN 1/18(水)
http://zasshi.news.yahoo.co.jp/article?a=20170118-00014905-forbes-n_ame&p=1