Writing to Communicate

Imagine that you are in a world history class and that your professor wants you to write about an aspect of your country’s history. Choose one of these assignments.

^·          Write about the life of an important person or inventor in your country’s history

A Man With a Humble and Pure Heart

Who can imagine that Surakarta as one of the cities in Indonesia got the honored to give birth of the number one person in Indonesia, Joko Widodo. June 21, 1961 was an unforgottable day for Noto Mihardjo (father) and Sudjitami (mother) couples. In that day, they born the only son of that family which later became the first person in Indonesia. Known as Jokowi, he carry out his life with full of tears and struggle. Several professions are passed by him in order to get the extra money and meet the needs of his school things. Heaver, umbrella’s courier even selling things are several examples professions that been cultivated by him in his childhood. However, during this hard time, he never complain and keep  struggle until the end. In the last, that passion that make him get use to life in the suffer, stay honest and humble, bring him to graduate from Gadjah Mada University and became mayor of Surakarta in 2005. In his first political profession, he directly became attention to the media because he can change Surakarta city to be the tourism destination city and he also bring back Indonesia’d icon identity, Batik to be the icon of Surakarta city. As the result now, Surakarta is known as Batik city. Start from that time, his popularity increasing plus more when he win the election for the governor election in Jakarta. As the result, in September 20, 2012 he won the election and become the governor in Jakarta. Since that time, he became more popular and several news started to spread along the citizen and there were also some news which contains about him that will progress president election. It is proven by his triumph in President election in 2014. Starting that day until today, he still doing his best and still keep his  humble, and pure heart.    

·         Describe an important building or monument in your country

Monas

Monas or monumen nasional in bahasa is one of iconic icon in Indonesia. With 132 meter high or 433 feet making monas easy to be find even from a great distance though. This building is built in order to commemorate the Indonesia’s patriot that been struggle for Indonesian independence. At a glance, monas look like an ice-cream. Start from the lower level of this building, there is a cube room that sustain this tall pole of monas. So monas is contains of a cube in the lowest level of it and a tall white and thin pole that stand up straight from the center of this cube and in the top of it, there is cone that overlaid by gold. If we see from the far distance, monas has it characteristic which is gold in top. In the top of monas, that look like an ice-cream cone, is actually a visualisation of fire. This fire means to keep firing the heart of every Indonesian citizen and keep struggle for Indonesia independence. In the other hand, the lower level of monas which shape is like a cube is actually a museum that shows history of Indonesia. Not only that, we can also go to the highest level of monas and we can see Jakarta’s view from the upper level. This monument established in 1975 and still there until now.

^·          Explain an important day, year, or decade in your country’s history.

Youth Pledge

 There are several keyword that can describe Indonesia’s Youth Pledge. First, Separation is the best word in order to describe Indonesia’s Youth Pledge background. During that time, there is an organization called Budi Utomo and this organization make a separation in the organization. In simple, there is an organization in the organization. With worst addition, this organization is not only one, but more than one which means it separated Indonesia’s youth into several groups. In contrast, it separated Indonesia’s youth into their own tribe which make discord from the other youth. Realization is the next word that can describe it. After they realize that they have to fight together in order to expel the invanders, they become unity in one perspective that they are Indonesian. Furthermore, they realize that they have to change their mindset as a unity of Indonesian in order to survive from this everlasting colonialism. Third, fight is the best word that can desribe Youth Pledge background. After they make the same mindset, they start to fight for one name, Indonesia and not their own tribe anymore. In short, by separation, realization, and fight in the end create the Youth Pledge which keep Indonesian youth burnt until today in order to keep the unity of Indonesia.