Today was the first time that I got to discuss my research paper with my group, Moeka and Haruka. We are all analyzing companies that were listed in the "Top Ten Most Admired Companies in the World". It seemed like we were all still wondering on what topics to focus on in our essay since analyzing the entire company would be an incredible amount of information. And we all shared a common difficulty of not being able to find many sources other than ones that are actually provided by the companies we will be analysing. I am analyzing the Coca-Cola Company and why it is so admired by focusing on its leaders, the many brands they own, and the global activities that the Coca-Cola Foundation does.
In the second half of class, we were given a presentation on the Hong Kong speech contest. Even though I have never been to HK, I was actually interested in applying for this contest (partly because I wanted the ¥1000 gift card). When I heard the winner from ICU speak, I was amazed by her clear pronunciation even though she was born and raised in Japan. As a person who grew up in the States for about 15 years, it made me feel bad about my own English level and how we barely differed... By the end of class I was actually interested in the competition, but then Kristi, Yusuke and I were denied entry because of our dual citizenship :(
Megumi Honda!!!
ReplyDeleteSo glad we're in the same group:) I know it's going to be hard to narrow down our topics and to focus on leadership qualities, but let's hope we'll make it work!!!
As for the Hong Kong speech contest, I, too, was very surprised at how high her English skills were. Her pronunciation had hardly any difference with native speakers, and it didn't seem like she had never experienced oversea education! She must have worked super hard... And I didn't know you were a citizen under two countries!