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.
The Southwest trip was absolutely amazing because I leaned the culture of the area a lot. I spent 7 days in the southwest and I impressed by people who live there and by their culture. These things were totally different from Japan and the people there preserved their traditions carefully. I talk to a lot of Americans and I saw wonderful nature during the trip. There are three absolutely wonderfu and amazing places that I enjoyed. First, I went to a lot of museums and all of them were very interesting. I especially liked The Museum of International Folk Art. The museum has more than 130,000 objects from more than 100 countries! My favorite object was a smiling skeleton doll. This object’s theme was Day of The Dead. When I saw it, I remembered COCO which is a Pixar movie. I also liked The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Georgia O’Keeffe was an American artist and she painted a lot of flowers and nature. I think her paintings are brimming with kindness ...