What I have done this year that I am proud of

This year will be ended soon. I have been doing a lot of things as one of the college students since I entered this university. Then, I will show you some of the things that I was proud of.

First, I did part-time jobs a lot, especially during the summer vacation. I didn’t have any part-time jobs when I was a high school student, so it was first time for me to do it. I worked as a teacher of the clam school and at the restaurant. During the summer vacation, I did both of them. Therefore, I worked about 5 days a week and it was more than 10 hours per day. It made me so tired, but it was good experiences for me. In short, having done a lot of part-time job is one of the things I am proud of.

Second, I prepared for TOEFL iBT test and I took it. After I entered this department, my feeling that I want to study abroad became higher because many people in this department say the same thing. Then, I found I had to take TOEFL test. To prepare TOEFL test, I bought official textbook and did it at least three days a week. Moreover, I did a lot of homework of the university. In the reading class, we had to read English books more than 10000 words per a week, so I read many English books and make my reading skills improved. Then, I took TOEFL test last Sunday and it was so tough for me. However, it was good experience for me. In short, other things that I am proud of is preparing and taking TOEFL test.

In conclusion, since I entered this university, I have been living a full life for me and I hope it will be continued. (303 words)

What is the most urgent issue Japan is facing

These days, declining birthrate and growing proportion of elderly people has been one of the serious problems in Japan. The news says that the proportion of elderly people will become over 30 percent. I believe it will make more serious problems. Then, I will show you why I think so.

First, declining birthrate means decreasing the population of the generation which work the most, such as 30’s and 40’s. It makes economics bad. Now, Japan has huge sum of debt and we should pay off. However, if the population of working people decrease, we cannot pay off. It will be a serious problems. Japan will happen to become on the verge of collapse like Greece and Spain. If this things happen, people will become panicked. That is, decreasing the population of the generation which work the most will make Japan collapse.

Second, as increasing the proportion of elderly people, burden of tax young people have to pay will be growing. In other words, young generation should pay tax for the pension, medical expenses, nursing care insurance expense and welfare expense of the elderly people. A few young people will become to have to support many elderly people. It will make the strength of Japan weaker. In short, if the popular of elderly people increase, burden of young people will be higher and the strength of Japan will be weaker.

In conclusion, declining birthrate and growing proportion of elderly people will cause many problems as I said. Therefore, we should think this problem carefully and take steps to cope with the situation. (261 words)

Whether having a boyfriend or girl friend make our life better or not

Do you have boyfriends or girlfriends? If you have, do you think it is good things for you? I think it is a nice thing. However, if I don’t have a boyfriend, it is not a big problem. It is not related with whether we can spend our life better or not. Then, I will show you some reasons why I think so.

First, I have friends I can play with and it is enough for me now. I don’t have boyfriend now. However I rarely feel I miss having boyfriend. For me, playing with just my friends is enough. I can go anywhere and anytime I want to go. Moreover I don’t have to care about small things, for example, what to and how to eat or how to behave or where to go or how many times to contact with or so. I want to spend my time with my friends freely. In short, being with just my friends is enough for me.

Second, I have a lot of things to do now and I don’t have time to care about whether I have a boyfriend or not. I have much homework and many part-time jobs. Actually, I have two part-time jobs and I have to work six days a week. Moreover, I want to study abroad as an exchange student and to realize it, I have to study for many things. I have a dream I have wanted to realize since I was an elementary school student. Realizing it is more important for me. In short, I don’t have time to think about another things.

In conclusion, I think having a boyfriend is a nice thing, of course. However, for that reasons, I don’t think having a boyfriend make my life better. (295 words)