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If you could travel back in time to meet a famous person from history, what person would you like to meet? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice.

22/M/Japan >> TOEFL CBT 267/5.0
     I don't know much about history in the world. And I don't know many people who did something for the world. I don't even know much about history in my country. Of course, I know some famous people in my country, because I was taught about them by my school teacher. But I am not interested in them so much and I don't even want to meet them. If I could go back to the past, and could meet with whoever I want, I would choose the members of "The Beatles". As you know, "The Beatles" is a famous music band in the world, and they did many good works. Although I don't know anyone in "The Beatles", I mean, I can't say anyone's name in the band, I want to meet them.
     When I first bought my personal computer last winter, I wanted to create my website. But I could not think upon the theme of my website. One of my friends in my university belongs to a swimming club, and he was a webmaster of the club. He made a homepage of the swimming club of my university. But I don't belong to any club or circle, and I didn't have anything I can say to other people. So I was very confused about the theme of my website. You might think that then I don't have to make a website if I don't have anything to tell. But I wanted to create my homepage, because at that time, creating a homepage seemed to me a very valuable and important thing.
     Though I didn't know much about music, I made a website about a music. To get some visitors and to increase people who visit my site, I made a "MIDI" site. I don't know what "MIDI" means. I mean, I don't know exactly what "MIDI" stands for. But as you might know, "MIDI" is a music file which enable us to hear some melody in our computer. Although Midi files can not contain a voice sound, it can contain a melody of some music. In order to hear variety of Midis in my website, and get those files in my site, I have downloaded lots of Midi files from other websites.
     I have downloaded all the Beatles' Midi files. Though I have heard of the name of "The Beatles", I have never heard of their music. When I first downloaded all the 216 Midi files, and heard some of them, I was very impressed. Since their melody were so great, I heard all the 216 files and some of them were so famous that I have heard those songs else where without noticing. Soon, I bought the best album of "The Beatles" and listend to their real voice.      Though I closed the music site several months ago, I still love the music of the Beatles. I closed my site because JASRAC, the copyright's institute in my country, prohibited to make such a website without their permission. To get their permission, I must pay too much money, so I decided to close my homepage.
     But I appreciate for that experience, because though, I had to close my website finally, I could meet the songs of the Beatles. I heard that the vocalist of the Beatles was killed or shoted by someone. I don't know exactly about the matter. I think he is surely the best singer in history, because his songs and voice moved my heart even after he died. So if I could go back to the past, I want to meet the singer of the Beatles.