Dear Fumi,

Thank you for your fourteenth message. My comments follow.

Sincerely,

Prof. S. Stiner

s2396055@slb.cgu.ac.jp wrote:

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> Dear Dr. M. Susan Stiner,

>

> Thank you very much for your last message and your advice.

> That was really helpful.

> I suppose the reunion for our class should be nice in the future.

>

> Homework,

> 1.A. Here is some of the URLs.

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> 1.B.

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Wow, Fumi, I am impressed with the list of places you found. I didn't

get a chance to check them out before I wrote this reply. However,

later tonight I will surf to your sites. Thanks for the list.

> 2. I think the great improvement in the technology has changed

> some of our means of life. In the past, many people didn't

> consider that the Internet or E-mail, etc. will become so popular

> in the world, and didn't think the information around the world

> will be available in a moment in their computer. I was very amazed

> at them when I used the Internet the first time. Now, we can look

> at corporate websites and can send E-mail to them. And we can contact

> you at any time. It is very amazing and a fun.

> In the future, we'll probably experience the extraordinary progress

> in the technology and other fields. No one can expect what will happen,

> but one thing is clear, that the change in many fields will improve

> our ordinary life.

>

> Thank you so much. Have a nice weekend!

I totally agree with your comments, Fumi. I never thought that I would

be talking to students in Japan. I have done that for more than five

years now. [You would think that I would have learned some Japanese by

now, but that is another story. :)]

I know that the technology will be smaller and faster and will be beyond

our wildest dreams. Exactly what we will be doing two years from now is

anybody's guess! What you will be doing when you are my age is utterly

imcomprehensible to me. You will probably be sending thought messages

to some student on Venus, remembering an American professor you had when

you were a "kid" and the ancient technology we used!

Here is the URL of the next lesson:

------------------------------. It is the class evaluation. Read

the web page. Then copy the questions into your email reply. Then

write your answers (long or short) to each question. There are 10

questions. I look forward to your answers! Remember: there is no

"right" answer I am looking for. The answers must come from your

experience.

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> Sincerely,

> Fumi

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Prof. M. Susan Stiner