articles by Tom Aaron http://www.ideamarketers.com/library/profile.cfm?writerid=61395 This article on English for ESL Students in Japan presents three topics connecting words in translation, the responsibility of the writer in English, and the changing American family http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=1154169 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=1154169 This article discusses sentence length when translating from Japanese to English, how ESL students can improve their English writing, and handshaking in Japan http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=1113278 Fri, 28 May 2010 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=1113278 Housing for the financially challenged in Tokyo includes capsule hotels, closet houses, manga coffee shops, and Internet cafe couches As the Japanese economy continues to stagnate, the homeless and working poor are being squeezed tighter and tighter http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=1051514 Sat, 24 Apr 2010 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=1051514 This article discusses bureaucracies and acronyms Ive always been somewhat contemptuous of bureaucracies in that they have too many rules, too many forms, and too many acronyms This morning, however, I had an epiphany We had become a bureaucracy http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=858221 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=858221 If youre trying to write an essay, this five paragraph model might help get you started The sample essay is about computers The first paragraph introduces the topic http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=823341 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=823341 Along with each new technological development, whether the development is mobile phones, cars, or computers, comes a new vocabulary What is notable about the new and not-so-new technological vocabulary is its sheer size and volume Perhaps that is n http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=809534 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=809534 At times, Japan as a nation has vigorously embraced change Since the 1970s, however, change in Japan has moved at what some see as a glacial pace Enter the consumer-oriented Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Japan will change The question is how mu http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=779135 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=779135 In this article, I would like to present four more mistakes for teachers teaching English communication in Japan to avoid Some are mistakes that I have made and some are mistakes that I have seen in teaching English communication in Japan Mistakes http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=727634 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=727634 The Golden Gate Bridge is the oldest, longest, tallest single span bridge in the United States The bridge is a uniquely special bridge because of age and construction Plus from the bridge, you can see Alcatraz and Angel Island, which makes it even http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=720377 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=720377 Writers block is what happens to writers when they cannot think of what to write They are unable to write Something is blocking them from writing Some varieties of writers block are short-term, while some writers blocks can be longer Writers http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=685458 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=685458