Discussion #4 ≪Group D≫

Issue: Should the elementary school students have their own cellphones?

Moderator was Anna Jones.
Amy Green, Alex Bell agreed with the issue.
On the other hand, Rie Chein, Kate Hail and Rachel Williams disagreed with it.

【 Supporters 】

Amy  :  She said that the number of crimes is increasing. Children tend to involve crimes during going to school and their house. Cellphones have crime prevention buzzer, so it’s useful for children, but we have to teach correct way to use to children.

Alex  :  She said that she has a son. If he goes to play, she can find him easily by cellphone which has Global Position System (GPS), so she doesn’t have to worry. Besides, she said that she puts the filtering function to cellphones in order children not to go to bad sites.

【 Opponents 】

Rie  :  He said that if children have own cellphones, they will lose much time to play with it and will come not to play outside.

Kate  :   She said that there are many things to learn for children, so it’s bad to waste time by using cellphones. Moreover, she thinks that children should live with their grandparents when disasters cause.

Rachel  :  She said that children use not only phone function but also the Internet and there are many bad sites on the Internet.

Conclusion

We should make family rules which depend on their situation.

I think it was easy to understand what they said because they discuss using easy words, and Anna, the moderator, did great job because she summarized panelists’ opinions perfectly. I can understand discussion thanks to her.

 

Discussion #3 ≪Group A≫

Issue: We need immigration laws in Apollon.

Moderator was Tama Homer.
Angelina Miller (Me), Mac Jason agreed with the issue.
On the other hand, Laura Addy, Belle Waterfall and Jack Bauer disagreed with it.

【 Supporters 】

Allie  :  I agrees with it. Recent years, tourists have increased, while working population will be small in Apollon in the near future. If foreigners become the people of Apollon and live together, I think the people of Apollon may be able to improve hospitality. Besides, Many botanists study the rare plants of Apollon. However, they must update visa every time the deadline expires. I think we should give the right of permanent residence of Apollon to them.

Mac  :  He also said that working population will be small in the future. Furthermore, communicating with foreigners makes us positive and we can learn a lot of things from them.

【 Opponents 】

Laura  :  She said that if we accept immigrates, percentage of crimes will be increasing, and opportunities to work for the people of Apollon will be decreasing.

Belle  :   She said that it’s difficult to decide immigrates' political rights and think about their workplaces. Besides, she worries about causing the problem of race and religion and losing our culture.

Jack  :  She said that accepting immigrants will give the bad influence on our country, for example, the public society will get bad because immigrants become homeless if they can’t get job. And the high building for immigrant will block the scenery of Apollon. Furthermore, she thinks we should make a university and more schools, and the people of Apollon who go abroad get come back to Apollon.


Originally Apollon was built by immigrants; we didn't know that. I thought we should have made sure of it. And next time, I think we should pick up easier issue for the audience to understand. However, I think moderator was good and we did a good discussion because all members took part in the discussion, can ask questions with each other, and we enjoyed discussion.

I' sorry to post late.

Discussion #2 ≪Group B≫

Issue: Should we develop our countryside?

Moderator was Hanna Marin.
Allie Collins, Lucus Arden and Finnian Lee agreed with the issue.
On the other hand, Carol Smith and Kofy Keita disagreed with it.

【 Supporters 】

Allie  :  She said that it’s good to make an amusement park and botanical garden for development. Besides, there are a lot of rare species in Apollon. We should show such plants for other country because this maybe makes Apollon famous.

Lucus  :  He said that he’s afraid of the increasing of population in main city of Apollon because air pollution and water pollution are progressing. So, if we develop our countryside, for example, making more workplaces, a lot of people may come to move to countryside and we can solve these problem.

Finnian  :  She said that it’s inconvenient that there is no public transportation or shopping mall. She is a gardener and she can not only plant botanical companion but also think harmony plants and building, so she thinks sightseeing area should be built.

【 Opponents 】

Carol  :  She said that when she was young, there were more nature or beautiful river, so she doesn't want to develop the countryside because she wants to keep them as it was.

Kofy  :  She said that she wants to have places to concentrate on her working, but if we develop the countryside, there will be noises by cars or trains. And she worries that opportunity to learn the importance of nature may be decreasing for children if we destroy nature.

Conclusion

They decided to develop countryside with being careful to protect nature.

I think I thought we should have known the map of Apollon well. I knew that because I talked about the map of Apollon with my group’s member before, but I think almost people didn't understand what it was going on during discussion. However, I think we should not have to discuss where countryside is, because there is it in any country, I think. I think the team B did a great job even though they had a trouble because all members took part in the discussion and they was able to conclude.

 

Discussion #1 ≪Group C≫

Issue: Should we use a solar energy instead of a nuclear energy?

Moderator was Isabera Horan.

Sara Cooper, Ashley Turner and Lucy Walter agreed with the issue.
On the other hand, Emily Thoma and Sophie Dawson disagreed with it.

【 Supporters 】

Sara  :  She said that using a nuclear energy is harmful for us and nature. Now we can live without big problem, but if we continue to use nuclear electric power generation, a big problem may occur, she thinks.

Ashely  :  She said that solar energy generation costs fairly at first, but it's good for environment and we can save a lot of money in the long run.

Lucy  :  She said that solar energy generation costs money, but it can save electricity. Besides, if she has her children, a solar system is safe for them; it’s safer than a nuclear system.

【 Opponents 】

Emily  :  She said that a solar system is unstable, depends on weather and costs a lot of money at first. She is a singer and her concert uses a lot of electricity, so she worries about that she’ll not be able to hold a good concert if we use only solar energy which is unstable.

Sophie  :  She said that she agreed with a solar energy generation because it’s good for environment. However, she loves nature, so she doesn't want to cut down trees to take large space for a lot of solar panels. Besides, in the view of industry, if we destroy nature, many tourists who come to see the rare plants in Apollon will be decreased.

Conclusion

It’s difficult to stop a nuclear energy soon because we still need a lot of energy now. So we stay until we find a better way.

I think their discussion was great because they were able to have a different point of view and all members took part in the discussion. Moderator, Isabera was great because she summarized each person’s opinions perfectly. Thanks to her, it was easy for us to understand what they discuss, I thought.

Presentation about childhood

   We gave presentation about our childhood.

   When I was an elementary school student, I was active and had leadership potential. I liked to get outdoors, so I often went to a park or a pool. I was friendly, positive and had a lot of friends, and when I play with my friends, I suggested what to play. I have become a cheering member or a block leader when a sport day. However, I'm shy, I have no leadership potential, I like to be at home, and I don't have much of a presence now because of an incident when I was a junior high school student. But I think I became to value relationship with my best friends than before.

Manami
   She was born in Ueki town, and she moved to Yamaga city. She didn't have girl classmates when she was a nursery school student. She always played with boys and sometimes made boys cry. She wanted to be a cute girl and she became a pretty girl now. When she was a 4th grade elemental school student, she had a fever. She was placed in a hospital. she cried again and again because she can't play with her friends. Her friends sent a lot of letters for her. She was so happy. Then she wanted to be strong, so she was a member of softball club when she was a junior high school student and she was a member of dance club when she was a high school student. She's a member of dance club now, and she goes to dance class.
   I have never been placed in a hospital, but I was glad when my friend visit my house when I caught a cold.

Nanami
   She was born in Feburary 26th. She likes an animals, so she and her family went to a zoo when she was three. She went to piano and rhythmic sportive gymnastics
   I also took up a rhythmic sportive gymnastics lesson, so I listened some episodes sympathetically.

Yui
   She was shy and poor at communication with others, but she  She didn't like talking with her friends. She was very honest and she has never been late for classes while she was a child. But now, she really like talking with anyone.

Chihiro
When she was a child, she was quiet and shy. She played alone or with her younger brothers. So, she was very glad to  make friends for the first time. However, she couldn't overcome her shyness until she became fourth grade student. Now, she can talk anything with her friends,and overcomed her shyness.

Youko
She's an oldest daughter, but she was indulged too much by her parents. When she was a child she was very realistic child, but she had a lot of dreams. For example, she didn't believe the existant of Santa Claus and she exposed his true character, it was their parents. But, now she has many dreams and don't know what to do.She believed she could become anyhing.