1.Are feelings emotions and facial expressions universal across borders, happy, sad, etc...?
Yes. I think feelings emotions and facial expressions are very similar all over the world. For example, we open our eyes wide when we are very surprised, we smile when we are happy and we raise our eyebrows when we are irritated or angry.

2. Try to name as many feelings as possible in Japanese. ( 10 minimum) Now write the English translation.
English & Japanese
　①happy : 嬉しい
　②sad : 悲しい
　③angry : 怒る
　④painful : 苦しい
　⑤fun : 楽しい
　⑥nostalgic : 懐かしい
　⑦scary : 怖い
　⑧exciting : わくわくする
　⑨disappointed : がっかりする
　⑩lonely : 寂しい

3. Are there any feelings in Japanese that cannot be translated into English?
Yes. For example, "setsunai(せつない)", "yabai(やばい)","bimyou(ビミョー)"

I changed my view of Islam a little. I don't have little knowledge about Islam heretofore. It was a good chance to learn about Islam more.

1. How do you greet people in your life? Is it different for different people? Why?
I change how to greet for different people. I say to my friends "Ohayou" when I meet them in the morning, "bey-bey" when we go home after school is over or just wave my hands when I find my friend in adistance. I use informal greetings because I have friendly ties with them. Howevre, I say to teachers or elderly such "ohayougozaimasu", "sayounara", "situreisimasu". I use informal greetings to pay my respects to them because they are senior.

2. Do you touch people when you talk to them? Why? Or Why not?
I touch people when I talk to only my friends because I think it expresses an affinity and friendliness by touching people. However, I seldom touch seniors and strangers except for matey senior or my family. It's my guess that touching is the old pals act for senior.

2. The next class will be about Islam. Check the newspapers for the next 2 weeks and find articles about Islam. How are they talked about? Do you feel negative or positive about Islam?

Newspaper's Summary
On April 30, a suicide terrorist attack occurred during a funeral in the center of Iraq. At least 32 people who attend the funeral were killed and more than 50 were injured in the terror. It seems that armed group of Sunni Muslims carried out indiscriminate murder for Shiah.
http://www.asahi.com/international/update/0501/TKY200704300287.html
asahi newspaper on May 1, 2007

I feel negative about Islam because I often find some words such as armed group, deadly suicide bombing, bolshevik and terrorism in a newspaper article of Islam or watch the news on TV. Therefore I have an image of Islam as it is scared and danger.

A list of adjectives used to describe Islam: armed, deadly, scared and danger.

1. How is your daily life affected by Buddhism? What do you do and why do you do it?

I put my hands together and always say 'Itadakimasu' before having a dinner because I express my gratitude for every food. Meals that we eat everyday consist of many sacrifices, for example animals, vegetable, fruit and so on. So, it is important to be grateful to many lives and people who cooked a meal or producters. We usually put my hands together and say 'Itadakimasu' before we eat without much attention, because we have done it from a child in our home or school. It is a teaching of Buddhism that we learned naturally.