Minggu, 01 Agustus 2010
WRITING CONTEST FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
Indonesia membutuhkan anak muda, pemilik sah masa depan, untuk mewarnai dan
merawat dengan semangat bhinneka. Sebab, nasionalisme hanyalah kata-kata kosong
tak bermakna tanpa diikuti sikap kritis, gagasan, dan juga harapan akan masa
depan.
Kompetisi Esai Mahasiswa 2010 adalah sebuah ikhtiar merawat negeri yang
bhinneka; Tahun kedua dalam rangkaian kegiatan Kompetisi Esai Mahasiswa “MENJADI
INDONESIA�.
Kegiatan ini adalah kerja sama TEMPO Institute, Sekretariat Dewan Ketahanan
Nasional, Perhimpunan Indonesia Tionghoa, didukung oleh President University,
Mien R. Uno Foundation, PLN, dan Kontras.
Melalui kegiatan ini, Kami menantang mahasiswa,-selapis tipis populasi yang
beruntung menikmati pendidikan tinggi-untuk bersama menghargai pencapaian dan
sekaligus menggali inisiatif membenahi centang-perenang persoalan bangsa.
Tema Kompetisi Esai
Pokok bahasan esai yang dilombakan adalah "Nasionalisme Ala Gue", dengan empat
pilihan subtema sebagai berikut:
1. Kepemimpinan. Krisis kepemimpinan terjadi di berbagai lini. Bagaimana kamu
memandang persoalan ini? Adakah pupuk yang tetap untuk menumbuhkan kepemimpinan?
2. Pendidikan. Sektor ini adalah kunci menuju perbaikan negeri. Namun,
pendidikan menyimpan segunung persoalan yang tak kalah rumit. Tuangkan
pendapatmu.
3. Antikorupsi. Ini dia persoalan kronis yang menggerogoti bangsa. Bagaimana
menumbuhkan budaya menghargai sesama dengan menjauhi perilaku korup?
4. Kewirausahaan. Kemandirian, kreativitas, ulet, dan kekuatan tekad menjadi
syarat bagi kewirausahaan, sebuah kunci menuju kebangkitan bangsa. Bagaimana
membangkitkan semangat wirausaha menurutmu?
Informasi lebih lengkap dan panduan kompetisi, silakan mengunjungi:
http://menjadi- indonesia. org/kem-2010/
dan
http://www.tempo- institute. org/index. php/program/ kompetisi- esai-mahasiswa- 2010/
Terimakasih,
Salam Menjadi Indonesia
Sabtu, 17 Juli 2010
Fajar Setio Nugroho (2201405505) - FINAL ASSIGNMENT: Recount Text (revised)
On Thursday, May 6th last year it was my special day in my life. My parents invited me and my brother went to Guci. It is my favorite tourism resort located in the feet of Mount Slamet,close to Tegal, my hometown. It takes about an hour to get there by car. Because of the weather was heavy rain that makes the road was wet, my father drove carefully.
After we arrived there,we took a rest sat in near of a small waterfall. We had walked around by feet for a while. We swam and played in the hot water swimming pool that were good for our skin. More or less two hours we swam there.
We felt hungry after swam, then we looked for lunch in Padang restaurant on souvenirs market. Surprise for me, without I guess before, my parents invited my girlfriend that they known before. She went to Guci with my sister in law by bus. She gave me a birthday cake and gift, I was shock and very happy. I did not believe it before, it was unforgettable moment for me. Of course, we were not want to lost the moment, we took some pictures together.
Soon, after we were finishing our lunch, we went to the parking area. Got the car and return went home.
Fajar Setio Nugroho (2201405505) - FINAL ASSIGNMENT: Recount Text (revised)
On Thursday, May 6th last year it was my special day in my life. My parents invited me and my brother went to Guci. It is my favorite tourism resort located in the feet of Mount Slamet, close to Tegal, my hometown. It takes about an hour to get there by car. Because of the weather was heavy rain that makes the road was wet, my father drove carefully.
After we arrived there,we took a rest sat in near of a small waterfall. We had walked around by feet for a while. We swam and played in the hot water swimming pool that were good for our skin. More or less two hours we swam there.
We felt hungry after swam, then we looked for lunch in Padang restaurant on souvenirs market. Surprise for me, without I guess before, my parents invited my girlfriend that they known before. She went to Guci with my sister in law by bus. She gave me a birthday cake and gift, I was shock and very happy. I did not believe it before, it was unforgettable moment for me. Of course, we were not want to lost the moment, we took some pictures together.
Soon, after we were finishing our lunch, we went to the parking area. Got the car and return went home.
Selasa, 06 Juli 2010
Fajar Setio Nugroho (2201405505) - FINAL ASSIGNMENT: Review Text
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Fajar Setio Nugroho (2201405505) - FINAL ASSIGNMENT: Recount Text
I arrived at the BIM Airport but don’t remember the date, and then pick up my rental car and start driving my rental car toward Stinjau Laut Road heading toward Muaralabuh Solok Selatan and on the way to Muaralabuh which is only about 3 hours driving from City of Padang. I stop my car some where on the top of Stinjau Laut Road on the side of the Road wanting to know the view from the top of Stinjau Laut Road and it was amazing experience to see all the view from the top and I stop there for while and start taking photo's with my Fuji Fine Pix S9500, I reckon I took heaps of photo's while I was there.
And then I continue my driving toward Alahan Panjang and stop there for a while and also took some photo's while I was there and then after that again I start driving toward my destination Muaralabuh and I tell you what it was wonderful driving on the way down to Muaralabuh and the scenery it was so beautiful, I love it and breath taking. Stayed in Muaralabuh for about three days and visit the area every where while I was there. On the fourth days I'm driving heading toward Solok, Batu Sangkar, Padang Panjang and Bukttinggi and stayed the night in Bukittinggi in one of the Hotel. At night, I went to see Jam Gadang and other places which is not so far from where I was staying and it was again wonderful experience meeting the lovely local people.
The weather at night it was so nice and not so hot, I love it there in Bukittinggi, could not wait going back there again in the near future. Got up in the morning the next day had some breakfast and coffee and start driving to Payokumbuah toward Harau Valley. I don’t remember how long it took us to get there but we arrived there about lunch time and again I took a lot’s of photo's again. In the afternoon driving toward Pariaman to catch the amazing Sunset and I got lots of photo's just for taking photo's from the side of the Road.
Going Back to Padang via Maninjau lake, by the time we got to Maninjau Lake I was so tired and could not wait to go back to Padang and have a rest because the next day I have to fly out to Jakarta. Arrived in Padang in the evening and have something to eat and after dinner we went to visit the Siti Nurbaya Bridge and also other places in the area near the Padang beach and by this time is already about nine a clock at night and my body is telling me to go home and go to bed and get ready to go to Jakarta in the Morning.
Anyway, the experience that I have while I was in West Sumatra something that I would never ever forget for the rest of my life. Could not wait to do it all over again hopefully soon.
Fajar Setio Nugroho (2201405505) - FINAL ASSIGNMENT: Narrative Text
The legend of Nyi Roro Kidul herself is very popular. Before turning into a nymph, Nyai Roro Kidul was a young princess named Dewi Kandita, the daughter of King Mundangwangi and his first wife. The popularity of Dewi Kandita and her mother Dewi Rembulan was beyond doubt. They were known for their beauty, kindness and friendliness, and people loved them.
However, the misery of their lives began when Dewi Mutiara, another wife of King Mundangwangi, known locally as selir, became green with envy and grew ambitions to become the first wife, thereby deserving full affection and attention from the king.
Dewi Mutiara’s dream came true when one day she bore the son that the king had long been yearning for. Through the assistance of a witch, Dewi Mutiara made the king’s wives Dewi Rembulan and Dewi Kandita suffer from ’strange’ disease, with their bodies covered with scabies that created the odour of fish. The disease led them to be sent into exile in the forest where later Dewi Rembulan died. After a long, hard and helpless journey, the scabies-covered Dewi Kandita eventually arrived at a beach where she met a young, handsome man who promised to cure her illness.
At the request of the young man, Dewi Kandita chased after him as he ran along the beach. When she reached the water, the man disappeared and, to her surprise, all the scabies had disappeared but, strangely, she could not move her legs. Half her body, from the waist down, had turned into the body of a fish.
Since then she became a sea-nymph, and the locals believe that Nyi Roro Kidul is the manifestation of Dewi Kandita.
Senin, 05 Juli 2010
from my desk
We need your signature to complete your final task.
I am waiting for you to sign at my office during this week.
All the best,
yoga
06/07/10
final assignment: My village

Kendaga is the name of my village. It is located in Banjarmangu sub-district, and Banjarnegara district. It has a variety of stunning natural attractions for tourists, such as the Earth's camp of Mount Lawe, protected Forest Pawinihan, Ngelak springs, and has various cultural attractions such as kesenian embek or lumping horse, seni karawitan, etc.
The land in my village is very unstable. It is a common thing to see the high ground on your backyard has collapsed one morning after a night rain. Or to turn all the way around to find a way to your school just because the common used way was closed in soil from the landslide.
Despite all the nature condition, most of people from my village earn money from farming because the land has fertile soil. They think positive about the natural phenomenon and help each other in every situation.
descriptive text
pratama lysa H.
2201408107
final assignment: Letter about Father
I sat in my dining room, absent-mindedly opening the two pages of newspaper, which was discarded on one of the chairs. That was when I found a letter from a reader on one page, it was about father.
It really reminded me of my own father. How he had struggled for the family. Then without warning my tears fell down my cheeks. I brushed it off with my fingers in hurry. My mother was eating right in front of me atg that time. Now, I am not a person who easily cries. It surprised me to see how easy a simple writing could touch one’s heart if you write with tender feelings too.
recount text
pratama lysa H.
2201408107
final assignment: The Old Me
I had seen many things in my long life. What do you want to know? Blue-blooded family scandals? A duke with his mistresses? The beautiful rich girl who met her lover on my root? Or when people crazy about Elvis? The Beatles? And now what you called it? Red Hot Chili Peppers? That’s a ridiculous name, you know. Hearing all their songs made me dizzy, and that, made my leaves fell fast. I really prefer when people had picnic around me, within my shadow, listening to Beethoven, Batch, or something like that. The children ran around me, trying to climb up my branches while their parents discussing about the family future. Oh, how I wished to see those moments again.
I had seen the World War I in 1914 until 1918, the government frantically learned to mobilize and control the industrial societies. That was when this climate condition began. The global warming issue began in 1930s. People were afraid of the ice ages that were threatening to come. The ice in the Antarctic began to melt, they said.
Frankly enough, now, almost eight decades after that, the ice ages have never come. They said not yet anyway. But with approximately 1,6 billion people live in this earth, I know someday it will come. In my height, it is more difficult to breath from time to time. Oh no! you are questioning me again whether I breath, aren’t you? Of course I do, like every living creature in this world, I do need oxygen.
From my aging body, I could see the sun shines every morning on the east horizon. The green emerald had disappeared anyway. Now the shine fell to the dry ground, to the sky scrapers, trough the smoke of industrial waste.
With this old earth, I’m waiting for my own time to come. To when the termite has filled me to the bone. And I fell down with all of the glory I had known.
narrative text
pratama lysa H.
2201408107
Final Assignment
2201408041
REVIEW TEXT
Review of The Tell Tale Heart
The Tell Tale Heart as published first in 1843. It is one of famous short stories and even to this day it is regularly anthologized.
The Tell Tale Heart is not just a story of adman though, it is also the story of a murder. The narrator shared a house with an old man and after days of careful planning and preparation the narrator murdered him. Although the narrator description of his crime is very detailed, much else in the story remains a mystery. The narrator never identifies himself and although it is usually presumed that this confession that masquerades as a declaration of sanity is coming from a woman.
I particularly enjoy the voice he uses for the old man and the echo effect added when he cries out "who's there?" adds a little extra creepiness. I also noticed that, as he tells the story, he gradually seems to become more and more unhinged and the way that Mr, Davies does this really brings the story life. I give him top marks for his telling of the story.
Final Assignment
2201408041
NARRATIVE TEXT
Legend of Borobudur Temple
Borobudur was built by an architect, named was Gunadharma. The construction has been estimated to have taken 75 years and been completed during the reign of Samaratungga in 825.
There is confusion between Hindu and Buddhist rulers in Java at that time. Construction of Buddhist temple was possible because Sanjaya's immediate successor, Rakai Panangkaran granted his permission to the Buddhist followers to built some temples. Panangkaran gave the village of Kalasan to the Buddhist community as is written in the Kalasan Charter dated 778 AD.
It is likely that there were two rival royal dynasties in Java at the time ( the Buddhist sailendra and the saivite sanjaya). This confusion also exist regarding the Lara jonggrang temple at the prambanan complex, which was believed that it was erected by the victor Rakai Pikatan as the Sanjaya's dynasty's replay to Borobudur, but other suggest that there was a climate of peaceful coexistence where Sailendra involvement exist in Lara jonggrang.
Reform Analytical Exposition
Save your money in bank or save your money by yourself?
Money is not everything, but everything needs money. This is an awesome thought said by someone. It shows that money can't be separated from our life. We, as college student, who are far from our parents often, face the difficulty from money management. So, how we can manage our money based on our best way?
Most of students prefer to save their money in a bank than to save their money by themselves. The advantages of it are they can feel save because they don't have to frighten losing their money. Beside that, saving money in a bank is practical way because they can withdraw money every time they want. But, saving money in a bank also has disadvantages. When we need money in limited time and the ATM location too far from our position it will be a big problem to us. Beside that, there are also several students who prefer saving money by themselves than saving money in a bank. They think that it will make them carefully in money management so they can control their money by themselves and know when they must save their money. They also have freedom to save their money wherever they like without someone else who knows the place. They don't have to be afraid when economic condition of our country has trouble.
Therefore, it can be clearly seen that there are so many ways to save our money depend on our best thinking. You should think clearly which is the best for you from your positive and negative point of view. money is not everything but everything needs money.
Final Assignment
2201408041
RECOUNT TEXT
The Day when Everything Went Wrong
I am so glad that today is over. So many things have gone wrong!
For some reason I did not have enough sleep last night. I was very tired when I should wake up this morning. Today, I began my final test. I have three final tests today. Those are bahasa indonesia, introduction to linguistics, and advanced english grammar.
The worst thing that I have today was that I did not have enough preparation for those three final tests.
I got to campus on time and wished that I could pass today easily. I had finished my first test, bahasa indonesia and got ready for the next test. I tried my best to do my second and third tests. And finally, it was over and just waiting for the report.
My tests today was over, but I should remember that I still have the next great job to do my final assignments of writing. What a poor today! I hope that I have much better one tomorrow.
Minggu, 04 Juli 2010
final test
2201408103
RECOUNT TEXT
Teaching For the First Time
Three years ago, I had an experience in teaching students in a formal school for the first time. This was the story.
One day, my mother, a kindegarten teacher in a play group was sick. Then, my mother asked me to teach her students. I could not say no at that time. It was because there was no another person to teach her students.
At 7 a.m, I arrived at school. All students accompaning by their parents had arrived too. Then, I started the class. I asked them to pray together. Their voices were very loudly and the class became so crowded. After that, I taught them some songs. I sang “balonku”, “topi saya bundar”, and many more. I was very happy because they were very excited. They directly followed me singing those songs.
At 8 a.m, I asked the students to paint a picture. All of the students were very excited. They all had brought the complete stasionary. They also had brought all colours of crayon. I did not expect that my mother’s students were dicipline and smart. After they finished their painting, they collected it to me.
At 9 o’clock, the class was over. I asked the students to pray together and they still did it with the loudly voice. Then, they left the class. Their parents had been in front of the class to pick their child up.
This was my first experience in teaching. I was very exhausted after it, but I was very happy and I could not forget about it.
Orientation : paragraph 1
Events : paragraph 2-5
Re-orientation : paragraph 6
NARRATIVE TEXT
Sungai Jodoh
Long timed ago, in a village there lived an orphan girl named Leita. She was a servant of Mak Piah. Mak Piah had a daughter named Mira.
One morning, Leita was washing the clothes in a river. Suddenly, there was a snake which approached to her. She was so scared of him but actually the snake was not malignent. He approached to let her looking wounds in his back. Leita was touched and finally she brought him back home.
Leita took care of the snake until he was more better. He was more healthy and become bigger. His outer skin peeled off little by llittle. Leita picked it up and burned it. How amazing!when she burned his peeled skins, the big smoke was arrising. If the smoke led to Singapura, suddenly there was a pile of gold and diamond. Then, if the smoke led to Japan, the various electronic devices were there. After three months, Leita became richer than Mak Piah, her bos.
The Leita’s wealth made people suspicious. Some of them, including Mak Piah believed that Leita had “tuyul”. Whereas, another villagers didn’t believed that. Even they thanked to Leita because she always gave a help for them everytime they needed. Beside that, she also helped an orphan and others who needed help.Mak Piah and Mira tried to investigated Leita. They were curious where leita got her property in a fast time. Almost every night, he peered into Leita’s house to find the secret. At this time, they saw a big snake in there and Leita was burning the peeled skins of him.
Soon, Mak Piah and Mira planned to look for a snake like leita’s own. They walked into the wood and found a rattle snake. They believed that after this, they would become richer. Then, the snake was brought by them back home. Unfortunately, Mira was bitten by the snake and died. In Leita’s house, when Leita was preparing for dinner, she was surprised because the snake was changed to be a handsome guy.
Then, he asked Leita to go to the river with him in where they met at a first time. he said to her that it was a repay for her help to him last time. He changed his peeled skin to be a big house. They finally got married and lived happily together ever after. After that, many people called this river with “ Sungai Jodoh”.
After the death of her daughter, Mak Piah was realized that her greedy brought a disaster for herself.
Orientation : paragraph 1
Complication : paragraph 2, 4, 6
Resolution : paragraph 3, 5, 7
Coda : paragraph 8
REVIEW TEXT
Review of Linked to World 3
Linked to the world 3 is a genre based series book that is written by F. A Soeprapto and Mariana Darwis. It consists of 173 pages and it is first published in September 2006 . This book helps students develop their abilities in the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing).
This book is a reference book for senior high school students grade XII in mastering English. It contains seven units and each unit is carefully prepared to make students comprehend the topics, with motivating tasks that encourage student’s participant. Each unit of this book contains much information about genre, grammar and functional skills presented in two cycles, Oral and Written cycle.
Linked to the world 3 is an excellent book that is very useful for the senior high school students grade XII. The contents of this book are interactive, student-centered learning. It is also contains a variety of meaningful, structured and exciting tasks. Also, it has fresh new design with clear lay out and so many pictures are available inside it. So, the students will comfortable using this book and understand more about English easily.
Paragraph 1: a paragraph introducing the text being judged.
Paragraph 2: a description of the text.
Paragraph 3: a judgment of the text.
Final test Narative
SRN : 2250408002
Juminten were killed in the fighting, but before her death gave orders to his father and Dono in order to stop the war because many people will suffer if war occurs. Both the king was also aware of and comply with a request Juminten, these two kings had finally agreed to unite their kingdoms for the sake of remembering Juminten.
Recount
SRN : 2250408002
This semester was an exhausting time for me. I almost didn’t have much time to take a rest and to think other lectures. Everyday just theatre, theatre, and theatre. I spent the whole day of this semester in campus. It was started from morning until midnight.
Firstly, my friends had chosen me to be the leader of theatre. I felt that it would be the most difficult thing at first, but actually as the days run I was very enjoyed that moment.
After being chosen as the leader, the director asked me to be one of the actors who played in theatre performance. Too much thought about that, I was hospitalized for about a week. My friends always gave me support that I could handle all.
Seeing all my friends are very enthusiasm in joining theatre class made me enthusiams too. I tried to be a good, wise, care leader for my friends and not forget to remember the script that I must memories. Not only memorizing, but I also had to use my gesture and facial expression in acting as other person.
Finally, theatre subject in this semester had come to the end. So many things and much experience I got from this lesson. Although it was hard in the beginning, I try to enjoy everything in y life.
Analytical exposition
SRN : 2250408002
FLOOD
Flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land. It is included one of the most frightened disasters in the world. This disaster brings a lot of bad effect to nature and people.
There are three kinds of bad effect that caused by flood; primary effects, secondary effects and long-term effects. First is about the primary effects. The examples of primary effects are physical damage and casualties. Physical damage can damage any type of structure, including bridges, cars, buildings, sewer systems, roadways, and canals. From casualties, people and livestock die due to drowning. It can also lead to epidemics and waterborne diseases.
The next is secondary effects. The examples are water supplies, diseases, crops and food supplies and trees. Water supplies mean contamination of water. Clean drinking water becomes scarce. Diseases mean unhygienic conditions. Spread of water-borne diseases. Crops and food supplies mean shortage of food crops that can be caused due to loss of entire harvest. However, lowlands near rivers depend upon river silt deposited by floods in order to add nutrients to the local soil. And Trees mean non-tolerant species can die from suffocation.
The last is long-term effects. The example is economic. Economic here means economic hardship, due to: temporary decline in tourism, rebuilding costs, food shortage leading to price increase ,etc.
From the explanation above, we know that flood causes many bad effects to our live especially our environment. So, we must care about cleanness of our environment.
-Final Test-
RECYCLING
Recycling is a process to treat things that have already been used so they can be used again. Nowadays, recycling is necessary to do.
First, we can save energy through the recycling. We can use the recycled goods because it uses less energy than produce a new product from a new material. In paper production, we do not need many new trees to produce paper so we can keep that natural energy.
Then, we can also reduce pollutions in our environment. Recycling utilize the garbage to make something new. So, if we do more recycling it will more reduce the amount of garbage and save our environment from the pollutions.
Finally, we can also save money because the price of the recycled goods usually cheaper than usual. The cost production of recycled goods is also lower than when we produce new products.
Therefore, for the reasons above we can conclude that recycling of goods is necessary.
ANNISA AULIA SAHARANI
R3 / 2201408039
-Final Test-
HOT WATER SPRINGS IN NGLIMUT, KENDAL
Last month, my friends and I went to Nglimut, Kendhal. It was located near Semarang. It could be reach in 45 minutes from Unnes. We went there in the morning because we wished that the air was still fresh and the sun was not too hot. Our reasons in deciding to went there because it was a beautiful place. There were many springs included water springs, waterfalls and hot water springs.
First, we went to a waterfall that was located in the high slope. We climbed on the rock road to reach the waterfall. Many big trees stood along the road and the voice of birds accompanied us until we arrived on the waterfall. We became very amazed because the waterfall was so beautiful. We played on the small pond under the waterfall and took some pictures there.
Then, we went to the hot water spring. The water was warm and it was also a sulphur spring. We submerged there for relaxation. It was very useful because it has many advantages. It was good for health but we were not allowed to submerge on it more than 30 minutes.
In the afternoon, we decided to go home and we brought many beautiful memories from Nglimut.
ANNISA AULIA SAHARANI
R3 / 2201408039