Who says diamonds are just a girl’s friend? This is an ad for men’s diamonds. Diamonds make lovely gifts for both men and women. That’s why they are the most popular choice for engagement rings. This ad, however, says a diamond is a gift o…
One time, I met the chance that I had pass through the town where I had spent days in my childhood. I try to draw my remembrance of my scenery, but I may mislead myself to different places. I thought so, because that town has been changed …
It Takes a Little More to Make a Champion (sports wear) More than 80% of American men love football as a spectator sport. There are also many women football enthusiasts. Many Americans are glued to the television during Super Bowl. Footbal…
This is an ad for a sport utility vehicle (SUV), targeting active lifestyle consumers. The story is about a couple who’ve made it to the top. That they’ve “arrived” means they have reached their career goals. They spent a lot of time and e…
Here is an ad that reveals something about parenting. It tells two different stories about how to buy an Elmo, the little red monster. It is a popular Muppet character from Sesame Street. The story on the left tells you the traditional way…
Free to Choose (denim) What are these women doing? Where do you think they are? In a hospital or science laboratory? Wait a minute! It may be a store. These people are obviously shopping for something. But what are they looking for? If you…
What’s in it for Me? And Me? (PC) People.-Yes, but what kinds of people? Men, women and children of different ethnicities. America’s multicultural society is often reflected in its ads. As the Declaration of Independence states, each indi…
I remember the feeling that human being is same when I live in abroad. I feel same content in the case that I stay with English men. Their reaction of considering to others and various feelings is just like Japanese one. We won’t be friend…
About an hour and a half later, four cold, wet and exhausted figures tramped up to the front door, where various members of the family were anxiously waiting. There was no mist down here, but they told us that the early promise of a glorio…
Japanese ads for men’s underwear and women’s lingerie often use Caucasian models. If they use Japanese models, the image becomes too real and might run the risk of projecting a sense of immodesty to the Japanese consumers. If they use Cauc…
Proudly Presenting…(men’s underwear) This is not a picture from Playgirl magazine. This is an ad for men’s underwear. Take a good look at these men. Do you see the look of confidence on their faces? None of them seem embarrassed about lett…
In Japan, a country renowned for quality service, we often take good service for granted. Service charges are included in your bill. In the U.S., like many other countries, service charges depend on the generosity of the customers. Waitres…
Over time, this untreated, unfinished wood will have oxidized. Its surface will be dark, but if you scratch it gently with a fingernail, you’ll see the wood is appreciably lighter underneath. If the dark color penetrates below the surface,…
2.Where’s Your Mustache? (milk) Are these two men familiar? While they may look funny, this is a serious advertisement. The U.S. President wouldn’t appear in ad unless it was for a good reason. There are two good reasons in this case: To…
What do you see in this ad? Good guys chasing the bad guy or the bad guys chasing the good guy? Or you may think it is not a matter of good vs. bad, but of strong vs. week; big vs. small; global vs. local. Who do you think has a letter cha…
One day, I was watching the music program on TV. So, new impression suddenly came in my mind in doing so. Showing below is that music which had given to me that remembrance. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mzIjCyx174
I like Yamada Yasuo who performed as a voice talent in the program of Lupin the third. Does he notice this my mind? I want to be given me his mind even if he don't notice me. His talents made me happy and sublimate for living in this world…
「男の顔」 …お前だって、俺の苦しみはわからないだろう。俺にも、お前の苦しみなんかわかる筈もない。はぁ…、わかり合えないものか、人とは。お前に似て、俺だって苦しんだ。悲しんだ。一人、部屋で、明日(あさ)が来てくれないような弱音を吐いて、一人き…
My hope is to be true romance for taking some pictures for me. But those women trespassed between my ideal and this reality, but some women were to be my hope. I even thought that I wish to be Jack the Ripper for killing those women, but m…
Sub-Free translation in exams of my main University. Analysis and translation by the abilities in computer. My abilities to express in exams of University which has my minds had fallen in my frustration. And my minds have been blamed in pu…
could had only regarded the man as the man who lived in Osaka although he had lived in Tokyo in his past. And maybe the man lived in Osaka when he began to take the notice. I liked him and his two brothers. But I can't have the chance to t…
「今頃、丁度、身元の確認をしている筈ですが、何分、何も持っていなかった様子であって、どこから来たのか、何しに来たのか、目的さえもわからないんです。そう、あなたは確か、あの老人が亡くなる前に、話をしていたそうですね。目撃証言がありました。女…
次第に、雨がきつくなり、通り雨のように、傘を打つその音はとてもうるさいものになった。さっき、鞄の中から出して、折り畳みの傘をさしている青年は、片手に傘を持ち、その老人が消えた轟流(ごうりゅう)の向うの水の泡を、見詰めていた。青年は、予期せ…
斜陽の内に立つ青年には、微熱があった。この青年にとって、人通りが激しいこの町の各通りを、立派な心境を携えて睨み、青年はポツンと立っていた。そこは、静岡県に在る、「伊豆の踊子」の舞台にもなった旅館福田家を望める界隈。文学時代に発表された川端…
“Dictator” In his life, man had the disposition which is hidden within a dictator. Gradually, man was beginning to metamorphose his thoughts in this world with no having accurate evidence. But one seeks proper justice with loneliness. The …
The one has the quality of dictatorial in life. Gradually, the one wants to hold this world without others. But the one seeks others with having the painful in specific loneliness. The one found the fear and will be anxious by the others' …
We seem to have thoughts in busy aspects with imaging about some efficiencies. It is sure to originate in such a place there are a lot of people who hold a dangerous feeling in this word. However, the efficiency's meanings should be define…
At that moment her memory was so clear that she remembered perfectly the night she swam in the river. The PTA demanded all toys be tested for chemicals that could be harmful for children. At first the new boy seemed reluctant to play, but …
On May 17 1954, the Supreme Court announced its unanimous decision: segregated publuc schools were unconstitutional. The doctrine of "separate but equal" established by Plessy vs. Ferguson was officially over turned. Rather than wait for t…
You and your descendants will prosper like an orchard beside a stream.