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

Suja's Narrative Text (Kumala Sari)

Kumala Sari

      Long time ago, in a village, lived a poor family that had a doughter named Kumala Sari. This family lived in a house that was made up from woods and it was very uncomfortable to be lived. The father’s named Tatang and his wife named Nining. Mr.Tatang worked as a gardener in a rich family’sgarden while his wife was a housewife.

      Kumala Sari, who called Lala, is a famous girl in her village because of her appearance. Lala had a lot of friends in her neighborhood and most of them were in the school. Lala did not continue her study to Senior High School because of economic problems. As we know, her father worked as a gardener and he only got low wages. Beside that, her mother did not have a job, but sometimes she helped her husband in the garden.

One day, Lala wanted to go downtown to look for a job because she thought that she could change her life if she had a job. At night, she told about it to her parents, but they did not allow her to go downtown. It really made Lala sad and locked herself in her room. Actually, Mr. Tatang and Mrs. Nining had their own reason why they did not allow Lala to go downtown. They did not want their only daughter far away from them, but Lala did not know about it. She mantained not to eat even though her parents had been asked her to eat for many times. It made her parents felt so sad.

      Mr. Tatang and Mrs. Nining understood how their daughter’s feeling. They had done their best to make Lala understood , but Lala never believed them. Therefore, they decided not to bother Lala and let Lala locked herself  inside of her room.After several days, around two days, Lala got stomachache and she must go to the doctor. Her parents, Mr. Tatang and Mrs. Nining, did not have enough facilities such as money and transportation to bring Lala to go to the doctor. They were absolutely panic and did not know what to do. As a result, Lala brought to an old man that was a paranormal. He live in a old house which was made from woods. They told him about her daughter’s illness and that old man gave several suggestions about it. Mr. Tatang and Mrs. Nining did all paranormal’s suggestions to cure Lala.

In fact,Lala’sstomachache could not be cured. It made Lala could not eat and do anything well because of  her illness. Sometimes, she got anger to her parents and asked them why they did not bring her to the doctor. She did not understand about her parents’ condition. Her parents became more panic and asked to the paranormal why her daughter could not be health. They had already brought her to him for many times. That old man could not do anything because he had done his best to cure Lala, but it was failed. Lala’s parents prayed for their daughter’s health everyday even almost every time. They hopped their daughter got well as soon as possible because they loved Lala very much.

Next day, a grandmother came to Lala’s house. Tatang and Nining did not know where the grandmother came from, but they allowed that grandmother to came in. After talked for a while, the grandmother asked them whether her daughter was sick or not. Tatang and Nining invited her to see Lala’s condition in her room. After looking at Lala for several seconds, the grandmother asked Lala to ask for apology to her parents because she often made her parents felt very sad.

Finally,Lala could be cured after she asked for apology to her parents. They could understood with their daughter’s behavior  which often got anger at them. Lala promised that she would not make her parents sad anymore. She loved her parents so much and so did her parents.

-the end-

This story is based on my true experience in my neighborhood. When my writing 2 lecturer asked me to write down my own story, I immediately remember with my neighbor who has a daughter named Lala. In this story, I did not write it exactly the same to the real one, but I added some fiction sense on it.

      Let’s begin to the real story. Lala was a 15 years old who did not continue her study to Senior High School bacause of economic problems. She came from a quits poor family. Her father works in the rice field while her mother as a housewife. However, in my story, I wrote that her father worked as a gardener in a rich family.

      Another one is the illness that Lala has. In the real one, Lala did not got stomachache but cancer which had attacked her since she was in elementary school. In my own story, I wrote that Lala got stomachache because I did not want to make she sad if she read this story.

      Actually in real story, Lala’s parents brought Lala to the doctor and they had enough money for it. While in this story, I write that lala’s parents did not bring Lala to the doctor because they did not have enough money. It is bacause I want to emphasize that Lala’s family is really poor.

      Whenever I read this story, I always remember my family and miss them so much. By reading this story, I hope we can get the moral value that is presented on it.

Suja's Memories and Double Hopes

Memories

       Have you had some memories with your lecturers? If you say yes, so do I. I am Mega Gusna Yenti, a student of English Department in UNP, have some memories with my lecturers in writing 1. I am majoring in English Education Program and join in K.1 class. Last semester, I studied writing 1 with Mr. Saunir who is one of my favorite lecturers. Every Tuesday morning, at 07.00 a.m. until 08.50 a.m, he always taught us writing 1. During studied writing 1 with him, I got much new knowledge from him about how to write kinds of text. Beside that, there are several experiences in my memory that appeared in my mind about Mr. Saunir; come on time, saying hello during the class and my embarrasse moment.

      He always asked us to come on time. Mr. Saunir could not keep up with latecomer. He was known for his discipline, because he had already arrived at the campus around 06.30 a.m. -thirty minutes before the class began. It caused me got up early in the morning because I do not want to come late to the class. I used to got up at 06.00 a.m. Since I studied with Mr. Saunir, my life changed to be more discipline. As a result, I always got up at 05.00 a.m. in the morning and never came late to the class.

      He always said hello during the class. It was very useful because it could make the class more interesting and not boring. When we began to feel boring, he suddenly said “hello” that was mean we must replay with “yes, sir”. Once, I ever felt sleepy in the class and laid my head down on the table. Suddenly Mr. Saunir said “hello” loudly and it woke me up and paid attention to the lesson that was going on. I never found this trick from other lecturers before, so I could not forget it in my mind.

Talking about Mr. Saunir, remainded me with my embarrasse moment in writing 1 class. During a whole semester in writing 1 class, Mr. Saunir asked us to make kinds of text based on the syllabus and presented it in front of the class. It was my turn which talked about descriptive paragraph and my home town, Bukittinggi, as the example. At first, I told about it proudly then he asked me “ Did you come from Bukittinggi?” and I answered “No, sir. I am from Baso”. After that, he laughed while saying “Why did you say that your hometown is Bukittinggi? You are wrong. The true one is you are from Bukittinggi Coret”. It caused everyone in the class laughing, too. It was really embarrassing me, so I could not erase that moment from my memory. Since that time, I always introduce my self come from Baso.

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Double Hopes

In our life, we never skipped away from hopes. All parts of our life let us to have hopes as many as we want. It give me a hint that is possible for me to have several hopes by studying writing 2 in this semester. Even though I have already finished writing 1 in the last semester, I  am still have some difficulties in writing. Based on those difficulties, I have several hopes, which are called Double Hopes, in writing 2 in this semester that are related with learning process and  getting knowledge.

First, it is about hopes that are related with learning process. In writing 1 last semester, the lecturers –Mr. Saunir andMr. Hafiz- explained the lesson by using projector. I like their ways in teaching, but I would prefer the lecturers explains the lesson by using whiteboard than projector. Therefore, in this semester, I hope the lecturers -especially in writing 2- explain the lesson by using whiteboard because it can make me more understand to the lesson.

Second, it is about hopes that are related with getting knowledge. I hope I can get more new knowledges in writing 2 which can make me more understand and able to write in English. I hope  I can get the solution for my problems in writing such as can find the inspiration to write, because I used to lose idea whenever I want to write.

In conclusion, those all are my hopes –my double hopes- that I want to reach in this semester. I want to be more understand to the lesson in order I can be able writing in English without loosing idea anymore.