SHORT STORY (PROSE)

HELL SHOWS US HEAVEN

It was April 2004. A man woke up from his sleeping in the morning when the sun was rising and accompanied by the sound of bird as if a beautiful morning with beautiful birds’ songs. The day was so bright.

The man was Raka, a father of three sons. It might be his fortune even though he was not a rich man, but he has a very happy family. His wife was so beautiful. Not only beautiful face, but also her inner beauty which made her became a loving and caring mother. His sons were all males. The first son was in grade 3 senior high school, the second son was I, who was in the third grade of junior high school, and the last son was 5 years old. Yeah, the last son was too young. Why? It was because Raka and his wife wished that they would get a daughter after having two sons but when the child was born, the child was male again. But no matter there was no female, Raka and his wife loved and cared their sons so much.

Our house just liked a heaven. A heaven where love of mother spread out.

In that morning, I played my flute.

Krrriiiiing…… krriiiing…, the telephone was ringing. “Peter, take the telephone!” said my mother to me.

“Ok mom,” I answered.

“Like usual, it must be daddy’s friend, Dewa Pasdalem”, I thought.

I took the telephone and greeted, “good morning”

The man in the telephone was Dewa Pasdalem, who I had guest.

“Good morning, Peter, can I speak to your father?”, Dewa asked.

“Ok Sir, just wait a moment”

“Dad, the telephone is for you!”

I left the telephone and went to the toilet quickly. The house........

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ARGUMENTATIVE

LAW OF BHP (BADAN HUKUM PENDIDIKAN)

The Way to Compete in Education

One of the developments of education in Indonesia was the ratification of Rancangan Undang-Undang Badan Hukum Pendidikan (RUU BHP) become Undang-Undang Badan Hukum Pendidikan (UU BHP) on 17^th of December 2008 by Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR) RI. UU BHP (Law of Corporate Body of Education) places the educational institutions as subjects of law which have large autonomy in academic and non-academic without worrying to the relationship to other bureaucracy. Autonomy which is given by the law of BHP must be based on the principles of accountability, transparency, and there is no commercialization in BHP. However, behind the idealism and the purpose of the law of BHP, a conflict is raising. Some people agree to the law of BHP, but the others argue that the law of BHP will make a better future for the education in Indonesia. How does the conflict between pro and contra to the law of BHP?

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CAUSE AND EFFECT

ALCOHOLISM

And Its Effects to Body and Family

Have you ever drink alcohol? How many times have you heard about the consequences of alcoholism? Alcoholism is one of the major problems in society. Alcoholism can be defined as a diseased condition due to the excessive use of alcohol. The effects of this disease are really serious. Many people who get used to drink alcohol can easily abuse. Very often alcoholism affects highly educated people. Alcoholism is also known as a family disease. Alcoholics may have young, teenage, or grown-up children; they have wives or husbands; they have brothers or sisters; they have parents or other relatives. An alcoholic can totally disturb family life and cause harmful effects that can last a lifetime. The effects of consuming alcohol can be categorized into four effects. What are they?

The first effects of alcoholism are physical problems. These are.........

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SHORT STORY (NARRATIVE)

THE DEATH OF AN ANGEL

By Ngurah Ariesta

It was winter. The woods and leaves were covered by the snow. The roads were so slippery. The small town named Convince looked white. White, like the white of Christmas. The biggest building with a big clock which stood in the center looked so elegant. The church where the people pray to the Christ was very close to this building. The town looked beautiful. Very beautiful.

But not inside. Many building were not well prepared. They looked like buildings in the 18^th century. The roofs were broken. The trashes were many. But the smell was not so bad. It might because of the winter. The trashes were frozen so that the smell was hidden like a meat in the freezer.

“Jenny, don’t take it! That is dirty”, said a mother to her daughter who wanted to take a doll from the trash. “But I like it mom”, said the girl.

A man came and took the doll. He cleaned it and gave it to the girl. “Keep it clean”, he said to the girl and leaved her. He did it because he remembered to a girl who changed his life.

The man was young and looked like a man without any hope. His face was so hopeless and looked like in sadness. He wore black T-shirt and jeans with Punk style. Of course, the jeans was not in good looking. His jeans was torn, decorated by bullets chain on his waist. His T-shirt was also decorated by words Punk Never Die. Yeah, he had a group. A group of Punk. He followed the group only to revenge.

One thing in his mind was “This is time to revenge”.

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DESCRIPTIVE (my masterpiece)

UBUD

A Paradise from Gianyar

Ubud is a remarkable town in Gianyar. Although it is only a small town which is far from the city center, it shows the art of Gianyar. All kinds of art are here. From paintings, dances, traditional music, wood carvers, statues, clothes, until architectures. Every step of Ubud is full of art. A big statue of Arjuna from the epic of Bharata Yudha on the north makes this town becomes elegant. There are many art shops along the street which offer their own products of art. Some art shops may full of many traditional clothes, the others may full of statues, and the others may full of very beautiful paintings. The paintings are very decorative and attractive. Those products of art are sold with special prices. The visitors can buy them from the cheaper ones to the expensive ones. But the price is not the problem because the price shows the quality of the products. This town is also completed by traditional market in the center which sells vegetables, meats, rice, fruits, and many other daily needs. What are the other typical characteristics that make Ubud becomes a paradise from Gianyar?

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EXPOSITORY

FACTORS RAISE THEORIES

Conflict between Theories

There are two main factors which influence the achievement motivation of the students to gain successful learning. Those factors raise theories of psychology in education. The first factor is extrinsic factor which means the factors that come from outside the learner. This factor raises a theory in psychology and education which is called Behaviorism. The second factor is intrinsic factor which means the factors that come from inside the learner. At the opposite, this factor rises a theory in psychology and education which known as Cognitivism. In the middle of the conflict between those two theories, a new theory comes. The theory is called Constructivism which takes the good points between the two previous theories. According to Hill (2002), there are two values of the theories. The first is providing us with vocabulary and conceptual framework for interpreting the example of learning that we observe. The second is suggesting where to look for solutions to practical problems. But the questions are: How do the factors raise the theory? How do the theories influence the learner especially in their achievement motivation? And how does a conflict raises a new theory in psychology and education?

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