Hi everyone,
We were very busy in today's class with our first round of discussions! Group Discussions: You did a good job with your discussions in today's class. Most of used opinion giving expressions and involved all of your group members. Great work! However, remember these points to improve your discussions next week:
Quiz #1: I returned your quizzes at the end of class. Most of you did really well. For our next quiz, make sure you review expressions for opinion giving and expressions for leading a discussion. Homework: 1. Discussion preparation (see schedule) 2. Blog posting #3 3. Study for Quiz #2 Enjoy your Golden Week! We don't have classes on May 2. Remember to come back to class on May 9. Blog Question #3: Agree or disagree with the following statement: I think the Japanese government should build more nuclear power stations.
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OE2-Yugo
4/27/2013 07:09:26 pm
I think nuclear power station can supply the electricity steady without emitting CO2 from it into the atmosphere, but it has not only good but also bad elements. First, if nuclear power stations are in danger, it is very dangerous because the harmful radioactive substances are spread around the stations due to the large earthquake and tsunami like 3.11. In the case of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, the radioactive substances are spread around it and people in the towns around were made to move to safe places. Second, there are not any places to build a nuclear power station because if the government intends to build it somewhere, the residents who lives there objects to it. Third, it is difficult to the spent nuclear fuel. It is different from ordinary waste, so it costs us a lot of time and trouble. For these reasons, I disagree with it.
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OE2-Chiaki
4/27/2013 10:16:39 pm
That is not the way I see it.
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OE2-Haruka
4/28/2013 01:08:58 am
That is not the way I see it.
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OE2-Ryutaro
4/29/2013 11:51:19 am
That is not the way I see it.
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OE2-Yuki
4/29/2013 12:51:28 pm
Yes, nuclear power plants will bring economic wealthiness to our lives, but they also bring us fear and anxiety, too. Since the accident on 3.11, we learned the terror of melt down and sorrow of local residents which what the nuclear power plant brought. We should not repeat the same mistake. In order to have the lives without nuclear plants, we have to change our life styles because we cannot use electricity like we were used to. However, technology of solor energy is developing and we have thermal and hydroelectric power in Japan. With a little effort of power saving, I believe we can live without nuclear plants!
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OE2-Natsumi
4/30/2013 01:51:31 am
That's not the way I see it, I think we don't need more nuclear power stations.
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OE2-Honami
4/30/2013 12:51:03 pm
I still remember the tragedy that occurred in the nuclear power station in Fukushima. I think in order not to repeat the things that, I should not build a nuclear power station any more.
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OE2-Honami
4/30/2013 01:04:52 pm
Sorry for my mistake. This posting is correct.
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OE2-Ayako
4/30/2013 01:30:48 pm
That is not the way I see it.
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OE2-Yuuki
5/2/2013 04:44:00 pm
It is true that we depend on electricity that nuclear power stations supply, but I think we shouldn't rely on them.We experienced the tragic 3.11 earthquake and nuclear accident. I found that nuclear power stations make us expose to denger while they make our lives very useful. When an accident occur, they must be delt with safely. Unless the safety of our lives is saved, we shouldn't depend on them. Furthermore, If we build them now, we leave thier dealings to future generations. There is a doubt whether we can fulfill our responsibilies for building them. That is why I think government shouldn't build more nuclear power stations.
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OE2-Kanami
5/2/2013 09:44:14 pm
That's not the way I see it.
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OE2-Mio
5/3/2013 10:08:37 pm
That's not the way I see it. Nuclear power stations supply a lot of energy and many people depends on them, but I think that it's dangerous to build more nuclear power stations in Japan. I remenber the tragedy of the nuclear power station in Fukushima and I can't forget it. Earthquakes often happens in Japan. After an earthquake happens, a tsunami sometimes break out. Japan is the island coutry, so nuclear power stations in our country can be broken not only by an earthquake but also by a tsunami. There are also a lot of nuclear power stations in Japan. It cannot be denied that they may be broken by an earthquake and a tsunami. Therefore, I don't think that the Japanese government shold build more nuclear power stations.
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kodai-OE2
5/3/2013 11:23:12 pm
That's not the way I see it. In 2011, the accident of nuclear power plant happened in Japan. It was destroyed and emitted the toxic material. It is radiation. Because of it, people who lived in the area near the plant leave their home. Still now, the people haven't got home. Radiation is very poisonous. Even if the plant can make a lot of electricity, the compensation is too crucial when the accident happens. In the worst case, Japan can become the place- human can't live in. Considering of it, the government doesn't try to build the nuclear power plant any more.
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OE2-Kodai
5/3/2013 11:24:56 pm
That's not the way I see it. In 2011, the accident of nuclear power plant happened in Japan. It was destroyed and emitted the toxic material. It is radiation. Because of it, people who lived in the area near the plant leave their home. Still now, the people haven't got home. Radiation is very poisonous. Even if the plant can make a lot of electricity, the compensation is too crucial when the accident happens. In the worst case, Japan can become the place- human can't live in. Considering of it, the government doesn't try to build the nuclear power plant any more.
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OE2-Tomoyo
5/4/2013 12:01:34 am
That’s not the way I see it. I think we should avoid using nuclear power stations as possible we can. Certainly, they can provide us a lot of electricity in spite of little enriched-uranium fuel. But we encountered a series of accidents at the Fukushima nuclear power station and realized how dreadful they were. They can do us untold damage even if the accident happens only once. And the damage can last through many generations. Also, measures to dispose of radioactive wastes haven’t been established yet. Therefore, I think that the Japanese government shouldn’t build nuclear power stations any more unless we find good reason to believe that nuclear power stations are safe. We have to develop safe and environmentally friendly technology which can replace nuclear power as soon as possible.
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OE2-Tomoyo
5/4/2013 02:37:50 am
I'm sorry. The previous posting I sent has mistakes. This is the correct one.
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OE2-Saki
5/5/2013 09:39:43 pm
That is not the way I see it. I think that we should adopt other way to generate electricity. We have some earthquakes frequently in Japan. It must be very dangerous to have nuclear power stations near our home. There are a lot of generation systems of electricity expect for that of nuclear. Those systems are being developed so much these days. If we use those systems, it would be better for the environment or our health. Anyway, we should consider not only about ourselves but also about the younger generation.
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Nodoka
5/7/2013 01:17:56 am
That's not the way I think. I think the Japanese government shouldn't build more nuclear power stations. I think there are some advantages of having those. However, I think the disadvantages are bigger than the advantages that we would get.
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OE2-Miyuki
5/7/2013 01:19:23 am
I don’t agree with the idea. There are still many people who are willing to build more nuclear power stations, because it’s easy, cheap, and can produce as much energy as we need In 2011 March 11, a huge earthquake happened and the nuclear power station in Fukushima got serious damage. Many people living around the nps area were forced to leave their hometown, some were never to come back. Lots of workers came to Fukushima are having hard time to fix the problems which are still unsolved. Productive and reasonable, these are the points of making nps, but is that really worth being deprived of our precious hometown? No, I don’t think so. We need to learn from our past mistakes. Now it’s the time for change, build up a new system or make an effort to use more eco-friendly system to generate energy.
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OE2-Ayame
5/7/2013 08:18:23 am
That’s not the way I see it, I think the Japanese government shouldn’t build more nuclear power stations.
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OE2-Yuta
5/7/2013 01:28:36 pm
That is not the way I see it.
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OE2-Mamina
5/7/2013 02:16:13 pm
That is not the way I see it. I think that we should avoid using nuclear power stations to generate electricity, because it is very dangerous. When the big earthquake happened in 2011, the radiation was released from nuclear power stations in Fukushima. Exessive radiation is harmful to our body. So, many people must have taken refuge in far place. However, workers have been exposed to high levels of radiation. As I have said, radiation had adverse effect. Therefore, I don`t think the Japanese goverment should build more nuclear power stations.
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OE2-Akari
5/7/2013 02:29:51 pm
I disagree with this opinion.It is true that nuclear power generation serve 40% of all electricity that are consumed in Japan so it is important for Japanese economy.But there are risk that threat our lives.Quiet a few earthquake generate every year in Japan so this nation is not suitable for nuclear power generation.And there is also problem about final disposal sites.We have to bury the nuclear waste but Japan is small country and there are few prefectures that receive it.We should develop new power generation system to reduce those danger.I think the Japanese government should not build more nuclear power stations from the above reasons.
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OE-2 Andrew
5/7/2013 06:34:08 pm
I totally agree about that. Nuclear power can make a lot of electricity with such little material. I know nuclear power plants are dangerous when accidents happen like in Fukushima but how will you create energy without nuclear power? You only have to build safe power plants and there aren't much oil left and you can't produce much electricity with hydraulic power. Nuclear power is an efficient way to make energy.
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OE2-Anjyu
5/7/2013 07:44:09 pm
That's not the way I see it. I don't forget the trouble of Fukushima nuclear power plant. Japan has many earthquake, so we can't protect all disaster. If the same thing happen again, we can't live in Japan. The government should protect existing power plant. Then they should stop them by degrees. We don't pursue convenient, but live a long time. Nuclear power plant is the way of death.
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oe2-ken
5/7/2013 11:41:40 pm
i disagree with the idea that we should build more nuclear power plant.especially one reason i claim is that nuclear power plant is dangerous.it is sure that building nuclear power plantis easy way to get more power we spend for high consumption society we live,but it,s also dangerous.for instance,i suppose you remember 3.11accident.this3.11accidenis said that this is the second worst nuclear accident in the world.even though it has been past abou two years since such the tragedy thing happened,cantaminated wateris flowing out of power plant.it is harmful to environment,people.thus i disagree with the idea that we should build more nuclear powerplant.
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OE2-Yurina
5/7/2013 11:54:30 pm
I disagree with the idea that the Japanese government should not build more nuclear power stations. When earthquake in Tohoku occurred, the danger of radioactivity became known to all people in the world. I can't agree the government building such a station. It might cause severe problems again. In stead of building a nuclear power station, they can build wind turbines or hydraulic turbines. These are much more safer and I think are easier to get agreements from citizens.
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