The purpose of this presentation is to introduce Murasaki Shikibu, author of "the Tale of Genji". "The Tale of Genji" has been read for over 1000 years. This presentation tells you what kind of person Murasaki Shikibu was, and why she could write such a legendary novel. Murasaki Shikibu wrote not only "the Tale of Genji" but also other well-known works. This presentation also tells what made the author to be such a great writer. Through this presentation, you will know how important Murasaki Shikibu is to Japanese.
Last week, we took a trip to the Southwest for 7 days. This trip was an absolutely wonderful memory. I had never been to these areas so I was stimulated by every things, for example, cactus, adobe style buildings, Native American culture and amazing dessert views. It is one of the most interesting trips I ever took, because I experienced some rare things like visiting Grand Canyon, visiting high school and so on. On this trip I could understand about Indian culture from a folk art museum. I would like to introduce some my best memories on this Southwest trip. My first best memory is Georgia O’Keef museum. Actually, before this trip, I was not familiar with her and didn’t know about any of her artworks, but I was looking forward to visiting here because I like art museums. Her artworks were very unique, abstract and absolutely fabulous, and these were very fresh to me. I especially liked bone’s paintings which one of the most famous her artwork, because the color contrast is very c...