Euthanasia References

Books

Johnson, L. (2011) A Life-Centered Approach to Bioethics. New York. Cambridge University Press

Dowbiggin, L. (2003) A merciful end : the euthanasia movement in modern America. New York. Oxford University Press

Suzuki, Hikaru. (2013) Death and Dying in Contemporary Japan. London; New York: Routledge

Articles

Koch,H. (1997) Self-Determination, Privacy, and the Right to Die. A Comparative Law Analysis(Germany, United States of America, Japan) 4: 9-25

Mihaela, A. (2012) Euthanasia.Contemporary Readings in Law and Social Justice 4(2):474-483

Hamano, Kenzo (2003) "Should Euthanasia be Legalized in Japan?: The Importance of the Attitude Towards Life" Jinbun Ronkyuu (人文論究) 52(4): 15-27

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CURRICULUM VITAE

CURRICULUM VITAE

Overview
I am a resilient person and have a strong enthusiasm towards learning. When I set a goal, I work very hard to achieve the best outcome. This is evident by the scholarship that I am currently receiving from both of the Japanese and Korean government. I was very determined to receive the scholarship and vigorously worked to improve my academic performances. Currently I receive a scholarship that covers all the tuition fees and living expenses for four years. Also, I am passionate about many subjects, but in particular mathematics and physics. I find these two subjects very intriguing as there are still so many questions that are yet to be answered. I would describe myself as an outgoing and an easy person to approach. I have a volunteer experience with helping young children with various ethnic backgrounds. Through this experience, I realized the significance of one person’s contribution and that it can really make a difference. Also, since I was young, I moved schools many times due to my father’s job. From this, I learnt how to make myself approachable as well as the skills to interact with various people.
Personal Data
Date of Birth	1995/12/20
Phone Number	070-279-9645
Address	Sanri 604, Amakubo-6-7-98, Tsukuba, Ibaraki
E-mail	sbs089584@gmailo.com
Education
Kyuggi High school, Gangnam, Seoul	03/2011 - 02/2014
University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki	04/2015 - Present
Job Experience
Part-time job at Baskin Robins 31(shop assistant), Seocho, Seoul	09/2014-12/2014
Club activities
Kyunghi University Judo Club, Dongdaemun, Seoul	04/2014-09/2014
University of Tsukuba Judo Club, Tsukuba, Ibaraki	0/2014-Present
Scholarship
Receive a scholarship from the Korean and Japanese governments covering tuition fees and living expenses	03/2014 – 03/2019
Licenses & Certifications
Korean History certificate (Level3)	01/2011
Chinese character certificate (Level4)	06/2008
Language Ability
Korean	Fluent
Japanese	Fluent
English	Good

Planning a product for the 2020 Olympics

Planning a product for the 2020 Olympics

Homework 13

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     We believe that the product essential for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is a special Wi-Fi that can only be used in the Olympic application that we have created. When there are lots of people congested in a small area, the Wi-Fi tends to slows down, increasing the loading time for internet usage. However, this will not be the case, as the Wi-Fi is designed to work only on our application. Hence, the loading time will be fast enough for the people to retrieve any information without having to test their patience.

     The main purpose of the application is to help the tourists. In 2020, many tourists will visit Japan to watch the Tokyo Olympics. However, since not many Japanese can speak English and as there are only few English guidance around the street of Tokyo, foreigners, like myself, find it very difficult to find a destination or even buy a train ticket. Thereby, the application will provide vital information that the tourists will need to know for their trip in Japan.

     The Wi-Fi service will be available in majority of the convenient stores, public buildings, many restaurants, and more places. Moreover, the application will be completed before the Olympic season starts. Also, it will be constantly updated in order to include any new information such as change in stadium or time of a game or a train delay information.

      As the majority of the tourists will be coming to watch the Tokyo Olympics, the application will provide information related to the time and location of a game. Also, it will include other information such as the transportation information to the Olympics stadium. Moreover, the tourists will be able to watch the game on live using the application and the results will be updated regularly. Nevertheless, as the tourists will also want to look around the city, the application will not only focus on the Olympic information, but also provide traveling information around Tokyo as well. The information may include the nearest toilet location, bus stops and train stations. Also, translating function will be included as well as simple and practical dialogues such as “Where is the nearest convenient store?”or ”Where is the toilet?” will be included in the service. 

The Olympic app can help travelers a lot

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     The way in which a person can have access to this system is by registering before they visit Japan. This service is only available to the foreigners and the users must have their user ID and password in order to have access to the Wi-Fi and the application. The tourists can simply register for free at their local travel agencies and a week before their visit to Japan, they will receive an email with all the details of how to download and use the system. The reason for the pre-registration is to make sure that the server does not shut down due to over accessing the application. By mandating registration, the administrator can approximate the suitable size of their data base, which can help the system to run more smoothly.

Tokyo Olympics Homepage: http://tokyo2020.jp/jp/

What Are Your Thoughts on Ariana Miyamoto

What Are Your Thoughts on Ariana Miyamoto

Homework 12

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Although there are some critics about her being the representative of Japan as a Miss. Universe, I think there is no problem of her being the representative of Japan. There are several reasons why I believe so.

First, she can be representative of the “half” in Japan. As I can see from the interview video, she constantly got bullied during her childhood. And also she pointed out that one of her “half” friend killing oneself became the reason why she entered in competition of choosing Miss. Nagasaki. She wanted to address to people of what it is like to live as a “half” in Japan. According to her, when she walks in streets of Japan, people see her as a foreigner; though she is ‘purely’ Japanese. I think her being the Miss. Universe can be a good chance of reminding Japanese that half-Japanese are one of them. And also she can give courage to half-Japanese like her that half-Japanese also can have same opportunity as Japanese.

Secondly, I think she can represent changing culture in Japan. Half being chosen as the Miss. Japan is first time in history. Miyamoto is born between American father and Japanese mother. Though, some people might think it is not appropriate for half to be a Miss. Japan , I think time has passed enough to tolerate difference in shapes. What is important now is not who their parents are, but how beautiful they look like, or how good in shape she is. I can feel from her being the Miss. Japan that she could compete in the same standard of other Japanese, which is a big difference in Japan. Korea also has the word for half. They are called ‘Damunhwa’ family. They are born between a foreigner and Korean. Since there appearance looks different, they get often bullied in school. And I think it is problem for both countries, Korea and Japan. So in my opinion, the government should be involved to solve this problem, since it is similar to racism. In order to get rid these kinds of prejudice out, education from primary school is important. It should be focused on convincing children that the most important thing is what is in inside, not the outside.

                                                             Damunhwa Family, they are all Korean

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     To sum up, I believe that Ariana Miyamoto deserves to be a Miss. Universe of Japan. Not only because, she represents as a half in Japan, but also she can represent changing air in Japanese society.

Miss Universe 2015 Full show -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE-tQ8UdP7g
Ariana Miyamoto Interview -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5EcnCGnrCc

The One Thing 'Back To The Future II' Could Never Predict

Title: The One Thing 'Back To The Future II' Could Never Predict

Homework 11

An opinion:

     As soon as I found out this article, I got very curious about the movie. Though I knew this movie was very popular before I saw this article, I never had chance to see it. Since it was a old movie made even 10 years before I was born, I though that it’s computer graphic, and the story line  would not be so great. But as I saw the movie, I enjoyed it a lot, and was very impressed about movie taking skill that time. Another thing that was interesting was the time by time machine to change the future was set to 2015 October 21, which is past of the time that I am writing up this post. I was excited about the fact that what people at that time might think a distant future is where I am. There were some mis-predictions on the movie which was natural. For example, putting the inside of pocket did not become trend of these days and also, we do not yet have a flying car nor a hover board. Though self-lacing shoes was made by Nike, it is only sold for few, since it is “the movie” special.

     Actually, what the article was trying to say is that the fact the movie ‘Back To The Future II’ could not predicted companies and even politicians would milk 2015 October 21. I was a little disappointed of the article since what I expected was the amount of difference between science and culture of year 1986 and 2015. So I would like to talk about differences between the year 1986 and 2015, and what one thing the movie could not have predicted.

     That time, people could imagine there would be a glasses that can communicate with others. We do have “Google glasses” but, people prefer Google glasses to flat square type smart phones. The biggest difference between two is that the movie shows it is telephone line based. And what I see in the movie that the author has missed the development of internet. Now in 2015, we have such a developed internet system. We use SNS to communicate with people, we can search all the information with a single click. In my opinion, it is the best advance and one thing the movie could not predicted. So I would like to point out that : The One Thing 'Back To The Future II' Could Never Predict’ was the wide use of internet these days.

Link:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/back-to-the-future-day-apple-google-ted-cruz_5626c68fe4b0bce34702e0f7?utm_hp_ref=technology

How Do I Keep Things Whole

How Do I Keep Things Whole

Homework 10

   This question,“How Do I Keep Things Whole”is the same meaning of  “How Do I Keep My Mind Together”. For many people, there are lots of things that drive them crazy. And there would have several different ways to control them. Some may loosen up themselves by exercising, or some may listen to music to keep themselves together. For me, I play sports to keep my mind together. These days, I had lots of things to take care of. First of all, I did not have sufficient money. So I had to divide my money wisely until the next scholarship date. And also some human relationships were stressing for me. To keep my mind together, I started to exercise again. In the past, I had no friends in the Judo club, which is a kind of martial art of Japan, so going there was not the answer of keeping my mind together. But, having some friends there now, I enjoy going. While I exercise I was able to be free from my worries. And when my skills of Judo worked and was able to win over a bigger guy, my stress flew away. So to sum up, I keep my mind together by exercising.

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