Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Study Question #2

Definition of Labyrinth


1.
an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way or to reach the exit.
2.
a maze of paths bordered by high hedges, as in a park or garden, for the amusement of those who search for a way out.
3.
a complicated or tortuous arrangement, as of streets or buildings.
4.
any confusingly intricate state of things or events; a bewildering complex.
5.
(initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. a vast maze built in Crete by Daedalus, at the command of King Minos, to house the Minotaur.
6.
Anatomy.
a.
the internal ear, consisting of a bony portion (bony labyrinth) and a membranous portion (membranous labyrinth).
b.
the aggregate of air chambers in the ethmoid bone, between the eye and the upper part of the nose.
7.
a mazelike pattern inlaid in the pavement of a church.
8.
a loudspeaker enclosure with air chambers at the rear for absorbing sound waves radiating in one direction so as to prevent their interference with waves radiated in another direction.
[Origin: 1540–50; < L labyrinthus < Gk labĂ˝rinthos; r. earlier laborynt < ML laborintus, L, as above]


This is what I found on dictionary.
For this one word... we have a lot of definitions.


For me Tokyo is Labyrinth. Tokyo is not a large city compare to other cities, but it seems like it is the biggest city in Japan. If I see Tokyo on map, ovbiously it is not a big city.
I feel Tokyo is Labyrinth, because of tons of people all over the place, complicate transportations, tons of buildings, and traffics.... Tokyo is like a maze.
I am not originally from Tokyo and when I start live in Tokyo, I got lost all the time.

Past 10 years, cellphone technology had been changed a lot. Japanese cellphone company release many new cellphones and they develop functions better and better. In now days, I think 90% of people have cellphone. (Even my Grandmother and grandfather, they have it!) People cannot live without cellphone. Of course I cannot live without cellphone. It is impossible to live without cellphone. I need this small machine to contact with my family and friends. Some cellphone has GPS. Even we get lost in Labylinth Tokyo, it will be ok if we have GPS cellphone. Also we can search directions on cellphone. Also if we get lost on the way to see friends, we just have to call and ask friends where I should go and they will lgive us right directions. Cellphone is a very useful tool in our life now.
Of course we have bad points of cellphone. In now days, we don't write letters. That's a one thing which deleted by cellphone. Also people don't see scenes around them when they are waiting someone. Most of people look into cellphone when they wait someone. The most bad thing about this technology is more crime happened in past. Popular crime of cellphone is buy cellphone using some others name. Also Some bad companies demand fictional payment, say like "you used this website...please pay this amount of money until next Friday. If you don't pay you will caught by police" , and tried to get money from someone who are innocent at all. Well, everything has good and bad points...

I think more new technology will be appear in the future. I cannot imagine how Labylinth Tokyo will look like after 50 years....

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