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Suja's experiences in Writing 2

My experiences in Writing 2

Written by Mega Gusna Yenti

      Writing 2 was one of my subjects that I studied in the third semester. It was taught by Mrs. Leni Marlina, S.S., M. A. and Mr. Muhammad Anshar.  Both of them were new for me because I never studied with them before. However, I had ever heard about Mrs. Leni Marlina from Prof. Drs. H. Zainil, Dip. TEFL, B.A, M.A., Ph. D., who was one of my lecturers in Reading 1, last semester.  He said that she used to be one of his students and she was studying in Australia. Therefore, I never saw her since I came to college until the end of my second semester. When I filled my study’s schedule, I saw her name as one of my Writing 2 lecturers. Perhaps it would be a good experience when I met and studied with her. By studying writing 2 with Mrs. Leni Marlina, I got a number of experiences included unpleasant and pleasant experiences.

There were several unpleasant experiences that I got. For example,  I only spent my time just to finish my writing 2 assignments; as a result, I ignored my assignments from other subjects. Also, I spent a lot of money on it because I should print my writing assignments out for many times. Not only that, but also I did not have enough time to sleep because writing assignments needed many ideas that I was able to create at night.

      However, there were several pleasant experiences that I got. For instance, I knew how to write a kind of texts such as discussion text, narrative text and review text started from making the outline until published it. Not only that, but also Mrs. Leni Marlina courage me to write because if we practiced more, we would get more. I used to write anything and kept it in mind, but since I studied with Mrs. Lina, I learned how to make a good writing by asking others’ opinion. For instance, by asking my classmates’ opinion about my writing. In addition, I was capable to make my own blog account because I used to uninterested in having private blog. So, I could share my writings like free writing essay, discussion text and narrative text which I learned in this third semester into my blog.

      From three projects that had been published, I think my third project is the best one. It began from making the outline. When Mrs. Lina asked us to make the outline first, there was no idea in my mind. Fortunately, Mrs. Lina allowed us to continue it at home. At home, exactly at night, I tried to think something that was possible to be discussed. Suddenly, I remembered to the topic that I debated about with my cousin when I went home. Then, I looked for the information from many sources in the internet. After that, I read that information and wrote it in outline form by using my own words. Next, I developed it into several paragraphs, around six paragraphs.  After I finished it, I collected it to Mrs. Lina and she asked me to copy it then asked my classmates’ opinion about my writing.  After they finished checking my discussion text, they returned it to me and it was my turn to look over my writing based on my classmates’ opinion. I also added some new ideas in the certain paragraph to make it clearer. I did it for two times. Finally, I got the final project of my discussion text that was called The Third Revision then I published it in my blog account, megagusnayenti.blogspot.com.

      In conclusion, those all were my experiences during studied Writing 2 with Mrs. Lina in this third semester. Involving unpleasant experiences such as spent much money and time. The pleasant experiences were also included on it such as I knew how to write a good writing started from making the outline even published it into my private blog; therefore, I could finish all my writings and got the best one which was discussion text.

Suja's Review Text (album)

“Sexy, Free & single”

Written by Mega Gusna Yenti

Studio album by Super Junior

Label             : SM Entertainment & KMP Holding

Producer          : Lee Soo-Man

Recorded          : May – June 2012 at SM Studios, Seoul, South Korea

Genre             : K-Pop, R&B, electropop, dance, rap, eurohouse

Length            : 35:38

Release country   : South Korea

Release date            : July 4^th, 2012

Language          : Korean

      Sexy, Free & Single was the sixth album of Super Junior, a boy group from South Korea. In this album, Kangin performed for the first time after finished his mandatory military service in April 2012 since October 2009. However, Heechul did not participate in this album because he was in his mandatory military service since September 2011.  As a result, only ten members whose participated in this album. They were Leeteuk, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Yesung, Siwon, Kangin, Kyuhyun, Shindong, Sungmin and Ryeowook.

      Before this album was released, it began by releasing the teaser photo of each members. Starting from the teaser photo of  Unhyuk on June 21^th and followed by Donghae on June 22^th. Next, the teaser of Leeteuk and Ryeowook were released. Next, the photo teaser of Kangin and Sungmin were released on June 25^th but the Yesung’s and Shindong’s were released a day before it. The final teaser of members, Kyuhyun and Siwon, were released on June 26^th.

This album released on July 4^th, 2012 and  it consisted of ten songs; Sexy, Free & Single which composed and arranged by Danish and the songwriters Daniel ‘Obi’ Klein, Thomas Sardorf and Lasse Lindorff. The second track was For U which was dedicated for their fans. The third track Now and the next track was Rockstar which was a club and electronic mixed tract with hip hop. Gulliver was written by Euhyuk and in this song, he also participated in the rap parts with Donghae, Leeteuk, Shindong and Ryeowook as the vocals. Next, Someday,Butterfly, A Good Bye, Daydream and Bittersweet. The full music video wasa released on July 3^th, a day before the releasing of the tracks.

      Besides that, Sexy, Free and Single track also had its Japanese version and released on August 22^nd. This album was also followed by Repackaged Album of sixth album that was Spy as the lead track. It was released on August 3^rd  and followed by the releasing of its music video on August 13^rd.

      In sum, Sexy, Free & Single album was distinctly different with the previous album because it showed the real charismatic of each of members. Futhermore, when the members were dancing, we could see the real super stars. In their teaser photos, the members looked very elegant or we could say “Beautiful Men”. Likewise, in his photo teaser, Lee Donghae dressed black mech shirt with a white lace veil over. He looked very cool at all. I really like kind of ballad songs very much. In Daydream song, I could feel the song and got the sense on it. Not only ballad song, but also dance songs like Sexy, Free & Single song. Its music video was excellent I thought because all members performance was very nice and energic.

Suja's Review Text (Movie)

“ELLE BLONDE”

Written by Mega Gusna Yenti

Directed by Robert Luketic

Produced by Rid Kidney and Marc E. Platt

Screenplay by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith

Based on Legally Blonde by Amanda Brown

The acts:

• Elle woods : Reese Witherspoon
• Emmett : Luke Wilson
• Vivian : Selma Blair
• Warner : Matthew David
• Prof. Callaham : Victor Garber

Studio: Type A Film and Marc Platt Production

Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Duration: 96 minutes

Release date: July 13, 2001

Release country: North America

Language: English

This movie was about a girl named Elle Woods, a girl who studied fashion in CULA. She really paid attention to her appearance, especially her hair. She had a boyfriend named Warner Huntington III. One day, Elle was invited by Warner to dinner and she felt very happy because she expected Warner would engage her. She prepared everything perfectly, included her appearance. Rheese acted so well and flew up the scenes and the story continued well. In fact, Warner wanted to dinner together with Elle because he would tell Elle about his plan to study in Harvard Law School and broke up with her.

Since broke up with Warner, Elle became disorganized. She never went to salon for a week and just stayed at her room by watching TV a lot. She decided to move her study to Harvard Law School and told it to her parents and they were agree. She must passed the LSAT exam and got minimal 175 scores so that she could Study in Harvard. Finally, she passed it with 179 pointsand and moved to Harvard Law School.

      At the first day in Harvard, she met Warner and he surprised because it was impossible for Elle to study in Harvard but it happened. So far, the scenes ran well. She also met Emmett and also Warner and Vivian in the school yard. In fact, Vivian was Warner’s fiancee. Elle shocked and went out.

Her progresses were very amazing and nobody believed it. Reese Witherspoon was excellent as Elle Woods. She became active in the class and did all the assignments. All of the lecturers impressed her. One of her lecturers, Prof. Callahan, let her to join in a project as a lawyer after she passed the test. So did Warner, Vivin and Emmett. They had to solve that project so that they could apprentice in summer’s project. Elle did her best to solve that project. In the middle of establishment, Elle got an insulting from Prof. Callahan.

In fact, Prof. Callahan did not really impressed her based on her ability but based on his heart to Elle. Then Elle decided to fire as a lawyer. Knowing it, Emmett tried to help her by telling it to other lecturers. In fact, something unpredictable happened. Someone who was fired was not Elle but Prof. Callahan and Elle replaced him as the leader that would present the facts. Finally, she succeeded to solve that project. Two years later, Elle graduated her study in Harvard Law School and she became a couple with Emmet. Vivian dumped Warner and be a best friend for Elle.

In brief, Elle Woods, with her blonde hair, looks so beautiful and elegant. She always paid her attention for her appearance especially her hair, but in the number key of moments of the movie you will see Elle did not pay her attention for her hair too much. In this movie, you will see the acts’ full performance when you see her facial expressions. I just watched Elle Blonde and I enjoyed it throughly. I think this movie is very interesting because the acts acted very nice and naturally, and also the plot is excellent. The humor is there and lots of motivations and spirit. I like the part when Elle do her efforts to solve the project. She looks like very intelligent girl.

Suja's Discussion Text

Homeschooling vs. Public School

      In this modern life, homeschooling is legal in many countries such as Indonesia, even countries with the most prevalent home education movements include Australia, Canada, New Zealand, The United States. Homeschooling is education system for children at home, typically by parents or by tutors, rather than in other formal settings of public or private school. Moreover, homeschooling is a legal option for parents that allowing them to provide their children with a learning environment as an alternative to public or private schools (homeschooling). However, the different views between pro and con about homeschooling are still raising up.

      In one study, many people do not agree with homeschooling system. They said that homeschooling is not an effective way in learning because its learning process is not as good as at public school. In the public school, we get the knowledge through interaction and socialize between teachers-students and students-students, which involve asking and giving opinion each other. Through this process, we can develop our cooperative sense on it. Meanwhile, in homeschooling, it is a little bit less of cooperative because the homeschoolers do not have any friends to discuss and share with. As a result, they only increase their individualism.

In the different study, homeschoolers are not as creative as students in the public school. Staci Eastin, a mother of homeschoolers and a teacher of homeschooling said, “It is the same thing with education. In the past week, I have attended a public school track meet, band concert and a choir concert. All of those are things I could not duplicate in my home-school community.” Likewise, we can say that homeschooling do not have any activity which increase students’ creativity like a regular school have.

      On the other hand, homeschooling is one of educational processes to explore the knowledge. Holt, an American author (1980), said ”I want to make it clear that I do not see homeschooling as some kind of answer to badness of schools. I think home is the proper base for the exploration of the world which we call learning or education. Home would be the best base no matter how good the schools.” In other way, home is the first best base place to learn or educate, no matter how good the schools.

In the same way, by using homeschooling as a system of learning, the homeschoolers also have a chance to be nearer with their family, especially their parents because they just need to study at home and teach by teachers or parents. It will be an easy way for parents to control their children and avoid them from negative acts. Most of parents have their own reason why they choose homeschooling.

In short, homeschooling can be more profitable and useful for many people, especially parents, rather than in the public school. Even though homeschooling is not as good as public school, in some cases it makes many parents who home-school their children would be easier in controlling their children. I prefer to study at public school than homeschooling because it is capable to raise up student’s creativity, socialization and interaction in their life.

References:

Eastin, Staci. 2013. Homeschool Versus Public School: A Few Thoughts. http://writingandliving.net/2013/04/24/homeschool-versus-public-school-a-few-thoughts/. (retrieved on April 24^th, 2013)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeschooling