The Two Frogs

Once upon a time in the country of Japan there lived two frogs, one of whom made his home in a ditch near the town of Osaka, on the sea coast, while the other dwelt in a clear little stream which ran through the city of Kyoto. At such a great distance apart, they had never even heard of each other; but, funnily enough, the idea came into both their heads at once that they should like to see a little of the world, and the frog who lived at Kyoto wanted to visit Osaka, and the frog who lived at Osaka wished to go to Kyoto, where the great Mikado had his palace.

So one fine morning in the spring they both set out along the road that led from Kyoto to Osaka, one from one end and the other from the other. The journey was more tiring than they expected, for they did not know much about traveling, and halfway between the two towns there arose a mountain which had to be climbed. It took them a long time and a great many hops to reach the top, but there they were at last, and what was the surprise of each to see another frog before him!

They looked at each other for a moment without speaking, and then fell into conversation, explaining the cause of their meeting so far from their homes. It was delightful to find that they both felt the same wish--to learn a little more of their native country--and as there was no sort of hurry they stretched themselves out in a cool, damp place, and agreed that they would have a good rest before they parted to go their ways.

"What a pity we are not bigger," said the Osaka frog; "for then we could see both towns from here, and tell if it is worth our while going on."

"Oh, that is easily managed," returned the Kyoto frog. "We have only got to stand up on our hind legs, and hold onto each other, and then we can each look at the town he is traveling to."

This idea pleased the Osaka frog so much that he at once jumped up and put his front paws on the shoulder of his friend, who had risen also. There they both stood, stretching themselves as high as they could, and holding each other tightly, so that they might not fall down. The Kyoto frog turned his nose towards Osaka, and the Osaka frog turned his nose towards Kyoto; but the foolish things forgot that when they stood up their great eyes lay in the backs of their heads, and that though their noses might point to the places to which they wanted to go, their eyes beheld the places from which they had come.

"Dear me!" cried the Osaka frog, "Kyoto is exactly like Osaka. It is certainly not worth such a long journey. I shall go home!"

"If I had had any idea that Osaka was only a copy of Kyoto I should never have traveled all this way," exclaimed the frog from Kyoto, and as he spoke he took his hands from his friend's shoulders, and they both fell down on the grass. Then they took a polite farewell of each other, and set off for home again, and to the end of their lives they believed that Osaka and Kyoto, which are as different to look at as two towns can be, were as alike as two peas.


Source: Andrew Lang, The Violet Fairy Book (London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1901), pp. 125-126

Storytelling

Storytelling is the conveying of events in words, images, and sounds often by improvisation or embellishment. Stories or narratives have been shared in every culture and in every land as a means of entertainment, education, preservation of culture and in order to instill moral values. Crucial elements of stories and storytelling include plot and characters, as well as the narrative point of view.

Storytelling has existed as long as humanity has had language.

The evolution of technology has changed the tools available to storytellers. The earliest forms of storytelling are thought to have been primarily oral combined with gestures and expressions. Rudimentary drawings scratched onto the walls of caves may also be forms of early storytelling. Ephemeral media such as sand, leaves, and the carved trunks of living trees have also been used to record stories in pictures or with writing. With the advent of writing, the use of actual digit symbols to represent language, and the use of stable, portable media stories were recorded, transcribed and shared over wide regions of the world. Stories have been carved, scratched, painted, printed, or inked onto wood or bamboo, ivory and other bones, pottery, clay tablets, stone, palm-leaf books, skins (parchment), bark cloth, paper, silk, canvas and other textiles, recorded on film and stored electronically in digital form. Complex forms of tattooing may also represent stories, with information about genealogy, affiliation and social status.

Traditionally, oral stories were committed to memory and then passed from generation to generation. However, in the most recent past, written and televised media has largly surpassed this method communicating local, family and cultural histories.

Storytelling

Storytelling is the conveying of events in words, images, and sounds often by improvisation or embellishment. Stories or narratives have been shared in every culture and in every land as a means of entertainment, education, preservation of culture and in order to instill moral values. Crucial elements of stories and storytelling include plot and characters, as well as the narrative point of view.

Storytelling has existed as long as humanity has had language.

The evolution of technology has changed the tools available to storytellers. The earliest forms of storytelling are thought to have been primarily oral combined with gestures and expressions. Rudimentary drawings scratched onto the walls of caves may also be forms of early storytelling. Ephemeral media such as sand, leaves, and the carved trunks of living trees have also been used to record stories in pictures or with writing. With the advent of writing, the use of actual digit symbols to represent language, and the use of stable, portable media stories were recorded, transcribed and shared over wide regions of the world. Stories have been carved, scratched, painted, printed, or inked onto wood or bamboo, ivory and other bones, pottery, clay tablets, stone, palm-leaf books, skins (parchment), bark cloth, paper, silk, canvas and other textiles, recorded on film and stored electronically in digital form. Complex forms of tattooing may also represent stories, with information about genealogy, affiliation and social status.

Traditionally, oral stories were committed to memory and then passed from generation to generation. However, in the most recent past, written and televised media has largly surpassed this method communicating local, family and cultural histories.

Mau Nambah Ilmu dan Pengalaman?

Bergaul dan raihlah banyak teman baru di luar sana. Jangan hanya diam, karena diam tidak akan memecahkan masalah. Sementara waktu terus berjalan. Apakah kita mesti ketinggalan terus di belakang? Ayo maju, maju. Ayo maju, maju. Ayo maju, maju!

The Master

The Adventures of a Jackal

In a country which is full of wild beasts of all sorts there once lived a jackal and a hedgehog, and, unlike though they were, the two animals made great friends, and were often seen in each other's company.
One afternoon they were walking along a road together, when the jackal, who was the taller of the two, exclaimed,
Oh! there is a barn full of corn; let us go and eat some.'
`Yes, do let us!' answered the hedgehog. So they went to the barn, and ate till they could eat no more. Then the jackal put on his shoes, which he had taken off so as to make no noise, and they returned to the high road.
After they had gone some way they met a panther, who stopped, and bowing politely, said,
`Excuse my speaking to you, but I cannot help admiring those shoes of yours. Do you mind telling me who made them?'
`Yes, I think they are rather nice,' answered the jackal; `I made them myself, though.'
`Could you make me a pair like them.?' asked the panther eagerly.
`I would do my best, of course,' replied the jackal; `but you must kill me a cow, and when we have eaten the flesh I will take the skin and make your shoes out of it.'
So the panther prowled about until he saw a fine cow grazing apart from the rest of the herd. He killed it instantly, and then gave a cry to the jackal and hedgehog to come to the place where he was. They soon skinned the dead beast, and spread its skin out to dry, after which they had a grand feast before they curled themselves up for the night, and slept soundly.
Next morning the jackal got up early and set to work upon the shoes, while the panther sat by and looked on with delight. At last they were finished, and the jackal arose and stretched himself.
`Now go and lay them in the sun out there,' said he; `in a couple of hours they will be ready to put on; but do not attempt to wear them before, or you will feel them most uncomfortable. But I see the sun is high in the heavens, and we must be continuing our journey.'
The panther, who always believed what everybody told him, did exactly as he was bid, and in two hours' time began to fasten on the shoes. They certainly set off his paws wonderfully, and he stretched out his forepaws and looked at them with pride. But when he tried to walk-ah! that was another story! They were so stiff and hard that he nearly shrieked every step he took, and at last he sank down where he was, and actually began to cry.
After some time some little partridges who were hopping about heard the poor panther's groans, and went up to see what was the matter. He had never tried to make his dinner off them, and they had always been quite friendly.
`You seem in pain,' said one of them, fluttering close to him, `can we help you?'
`Oh, it is the jackal! He made me these shoes; they are so hard and tight that they hurt my feet, and I cannot manage to kick them off.'
`Lie still, and we will soften them,' answered the kind little partridge. And calling to his' brothers, they all flew to the nearest spring, and carried water in their beaks, which they poured over the shoes. This they did till the hard leather grew soft, and the panther was able to slip his feet out of them.
`Oh, thank you, thank you,' he cried, skipping round with joy. `I feel a different creature. Now I will go after the jackal and pay him my debts.' And he bounded away into the forest.
But the jackal had been very cunning, and had trotted backwards and forwards and in and out, so that it was very difficult to know which track he had really followed. At length, however, the panther caught sight of his enemy, at the same moment that the jackal had caught sight of him. The panther gave a loud roar, and sprang forward, but the jackal was too quick for him and plunged into a dense thicket, where the panther could not follow.
Disgusted with his failure, but more angry than ever, the panther lay down for a while to consider what he should do next, and as he was thinking, an old man came by.
Oh! father, tell me how I can repay the jackal for the way he has served me!' And without more ado he told his story.
If you take my advice,' answered the old man, `you will kill a cow, and invite all the jackals in the forest to the feast. Watch them carefully while they are eating, and you will see that most of them keep their eyes on their food. But if one of them glances at you, you will know that is the traitor.'
The panther, whose manners were always good, thanked the old man, and followed his counsel. The cow was killed, and the partridges flew about with invitations to the jackals, who gathered in large numbers to the feast. The wicked jackal came amongst them; but as the panther had only seen him once he could not distinguish him from the rest. However, they all took their places on wooden seats placed round the dead cow, which was laid across the boughs of a fallen tree, and began their dinner, each jackal fixing his eyes greedily on the piece of meat before him. Only one of them seemed uneasy, and every now and then glanced in the direction of his host. This the panther noticed, and suddenly made a bound at the culprit and seized his tail; but again the jackal was too quick for him, and catching up a knife he cut off his tail and darted into the forest, followed by all the rest of the party. And before the panther had recovered from his surprise he found himself alone.
`What am I to do now?' he asked the old man, who soon came back to see how things had turned out.
It is very unfortunate, certainly,' answered he

Music

Music is a kind of art. It is an organization of many different sounds of music instruments into one sound with rhytm. Music is one of the oldest arts. History said that every civilization is accompanied by any form of music. Thus, music has been in the world since our ancestor, so music is called the part of civilization.

Indonesian Culture

Indonesia is one of the popular countries in the world. It lies between two continents, Asia and Australia. It also lies between two oceans, Samudera Indonesia and The Pasific Ocean.

Indonesia has 13,667 islands. The land area is 1,904,345 square kilometres. More than half of it is forest land and a large part is mountainous.

The total population is 180 million, with 300 ethnic groups. They speak 500 different languages, but most of them understand the national language, bahasa Indonesia.

Indonesia has many traditional dances and traditional clothes. The traditional dances are Tampok Alun, Saman, traditional dances from Aceh, Tor-tor Manduda from North Sumatera, Serampang Dua Belas from East Sumatera, Tari Piring from West Sumatera, Yapong from DKI Jakarta, Jaipong from West Java, Serimpi from Central Java, Pendet from Bali, Cakalele Nabar Ilaa from Maluku and many others.

The kinds of traditional clothes are Ulos from North Sumatera, Sarong from West Sumatera, Batik and Lurik from Java, Tenun Ikat from NTT, Bodo silk clothes from South Sulawesi, Kain Songket from Maluku, Koteka from West Irian Jaya and many others.

We can find these collections at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah in Jakarta.

The First Week

This is the first week of our learning class. We will discuss many things about the National Exams. Keep your best perform!

Kiss From A Rose

There used to be a graying tower alone on the sea.
You became the light on the dark side of me.
Love remained a drug that's the high and not the pill.
But did you know,
That when it snows,
My eyes become large and,
The light that you shine can be seen.

Baby,
I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the gray.
Ooh, the more I get of you
The stranger it feels, yeah.
And now that your rose is in bloom,
A light hits the gloom on the gray.

There is so much a man can tell you,
So much he can say.
You remain,
My power, my pleasure, my pain.
Baby, to me you're like a growing addiction that I can't deny
Won't you tell me is that healthy, baby?
But did you know,
That when it snows,
My eyes become large and the light that you shine can be seen.

Baby,
I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the gray.
Ooh, the more I get of you
The stranger it feels, yeah.
Now that your rose is in bloom.
A light hits the gloom on the gray,

I've been kissed by a rose on the gray,
I've been kissed by a rose
...And if I should fall, would it all go away
I've been kissed by a rose

There is so much a man can tell you,
So much he can say.
You remain-
My power, my pleasure, my pain.
To me you're like a growing addiction that I can't deny
Won't you tell me is that healthy, baby.
But did you know,
That when it snows,
My eyes become large and,
the light that you shine can be seen.

Baby,
I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the gray,
Ooh, the more I get of you
The stranger it feels, yeah
Now that your rose is in bloom,
A light hits the gloom on the gray.

Yes I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the gray.
Ooh, the more I get of you
the stranger it feels, yeah.
Now that your rose is in bloom.
A light hits the gloom on the gray,
Now that your rose is in bloom.
A light hits the gloom on the gray.

Song by Seal

How to Write a Persuasive Essay

Writing a persuasive essay is much like preparing for a debate. You need to study your persuasive essay topic from various perspectives, establish your main argument and gather supporting evidence. You also need to know how to write a persuasive essay, namely how to organize parts of the persuasive essay in the way that will work best.
Try the following instructions on how to write a persuasive essay. They are indispensable in writing a well-planned and thoroughly considered persuasive essay.
1.Start with an Impressive Lead-In
The introduction of your persuasive essay is the first words you utter to render the readers to be well- disposed to you. Moreover, it is by the introduction that the reader decides whether to go on reading you essay or leave it in peace. Thus, the introduction of your essay should be attention grabbing and impressive enough to induce the reader to read further on.
Writing a persuasive essay, you need to pay particular attention to the first sentence you are going to write down, namely a lead-in. It is the most important part of the whole persuasive essay, out of which you come out either a winner or a loser.
To write a strong and impressive lead-in, try the following strategies:
7.start with an unusual detail;
8.put a strong statement;
9.quote a famous person;
10.introduce a short and up-to-the-point anecdote;
11.open the essay with a statistic or fact;
12.start with an emphatic rhetorical question;
Before deciding on one of the strategies, try all of them. You will be surprised to find out how different strategies can enrich and smarten up the introduction to your persuasive essay.
After you have put the opening sentence, be sure to introduce a sentence that will show that you see both pros and cons of the subject matter under consideration. Then write a thesis or focus statement, which has to reveal your own point of view. A well-formulated thesis statement is the key to success, as it is the central part of your essay, around which all other parts are organized.
Remember that a good introduction should be brief, concise and end with a closing sentence that will be transitional to the next paragraph.
2.Support Your Thesis in the Body
The body of your persuasive essay is the main part of your writing where you present supporting evidence and elaborate on the reasons you stated previously. The body should be a proof that you have researched and examined your persuasive essay topic and that your arguments are reasonable and reliable.
In order to prove your thesis statement and dispel the opposing arguments, you need to: 1) state the facts of the case; 2) prove your thesis with arguments; and 3) disprove your opponent's arguments in three consecutive steps.
Statement of facts is a non-argumentative presentation of details, summaries and narration concerning the problem discussion. In this part of the body you should present supporting evidence without stating your own point of view and trying to persuade the readers in it.
First, you should remind the readers of some events, provide vivid illustrations that will show the significance of the topic. Statement of facts should be clear, brief, and vivid. If you obscure the facts, you are defeating the purpose. Thus, delete irrelevant information and information which contributes little to the reader's understanding.
After you've introduced some facts, you can get down to proving your thesis with arguments. This should be the longest section and the central part of your persuasive essay. With the readers rendered attentive by the introduction and informed by the statement of fact, you must show why your position concerning the facts should be accepted and believed.
Now comes the time to deny the truth on which the opposing argument is built. Be patient in thinking over the refutation. It is the most difficult stage that needs time, concentration and absorption.
The proven way to hook readers' attention is to leave your strongest argument for last so that to leave them with your best thought.
3.Write a Memorable Conclusion.
Your conclusion should be a "mirror image" of your introduction. It means that you should refresh the reader's memory and remind him of the thesis statement you put in the introduction. It is not a mere waste of time or words, but the best way to convince the reader to take your side.
As well as in writing the introduction, you can try several ways to write a memorable conclusion for your persuasive essay.
Except for restating the introduction, you can summarize the main points to enable the readers to recall the main points of your position.
A nice way to conclude the persuasive essay is to write a personal comment or call for action. It could be: 1) your prediction; 2) a question that will let the readers make their own predictions; 3) your recommendations to solve a problem; 4) a quotation. It's up to you to decide!
The last line of your persuasive essay, that is the "tag line," needs special attention, for it is the second most important line after the lead-in. Thus, it is important that it:
4.renders the readers to be well disposed to you;
5.magnifies your points;
6.puts the readers in the proper mood.
Once you have put the full stop after the "tag line", your work is over. But make sure that the words you have put in your persuasive essay will be "working" long after your readers stop reading it.

Table of Integrals

Table of Integrals

(Math | Calculus | Integrals | Table Of)

Power of x.

xn dx = x(n+1) / (n+1) + C (n -1) Proof

1/x dx = ln|x| + C

Exponential / Logarithmic

ex dx = ex + C Proof	bx dx = bx / ln(b) + C Proof, Tip!
ln(x) dx = x ln(x) - x + C Proof

Trigonometric

sin x dx = -cos x + C Proof	csc x dx = - ln|CSC x + cot x| + C Proof
COs x dx = sin x + C Proof	sec x dx = ln|sec x + tan x| + C Proof
tan x dx = -ln|COs x| + C Proof	cot x dx = ln|sin x| + C Proof

Trigonometric Result

COs x dx = sin x + C Proof	CSC x cot x dx = - CSC x + C Proof
sin x dx = COs x + C Proof	sec x tan x dx = sec x + C Proof
sec2 x dx = tan x + C Proof	csc2 x dx = - cot x + C Proof

Inverse Trigonometric

arcsin x dx = x arcsin x + (1-x2) + C

arccsc x dx = x arccos x - (1-x2) + C

arctan x dx = x arctan x - (1/2) ln(1+x2) + C

Inverse Trigonometric Result

dx (1 - x2) = arcsin x + C dx x (x2 - 1) = arcsec|x| + C dx 1 + x2 = arctan x + C

Useful Identities arccos x = /2 - arcsin x (-1 <= x <= 1) arccsc x = /2 - arcsec x (|x| >= 1) arccot x = /2 - arctan x (for all x)

Hyperbolic

sinh x dx = cosh x + C Proof	csch x dx = ln |tanh(x/2)| + C Proof
cosh x dx = sinh x + C Proof	sech x dx = arctan (sinh x) + C
tanh x dx = ln (cosh x) + C Proof	coth x dx = ln |sinh x| + C Proof

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Table of Integrals

(Math | Calculus | Integrals | Table Of)

Power of x.

xn dx = x(n+1) / (n+1) + C (n -1) Proof

1/x dx = ln|x| + C

Exponential / Logarithmic

ex dx = ex + C Proof	bx dx = bx / ln(b) + C Proof, Tip!
ln(x) dx = x ln(x) - x + C Proof

Trigonometric

sin x dx = -cos x + C Proof	csc x dx = - ln|CSC x + cot x| + C Proof
COs x dx = sin x + C Proof	sec x dx = ln|sec x + tan x| + C Proof
tan x dx = -ln|COs x| + C Proof	cot x dx = ln|sin x| + C Proof

Trigonometric Result

COs x dx = sin x + C Proof	CSC x cot x dx = - CSC x + C Proof
sin x dx = COs x + C Proof	sec x tan x dx = sec x + C Proof
sec2 x dx = tan x + C Proof	csc2 x dx = - cot x + C Proof

Inverse Trigonometric

arcsin x dx = x arcsin x + (1-x2) + C

arccsc x dx = x arccos x - (1-x2) + C

arctan x dx = x arctan x - (1/2) ln(1+x2) + C

Inverse Trigonometric Result

dx (1 - x2) = arcsin x + C dx x (x2 - 1) = arcsec|x| + C dx 1 + x2 = arctan x + C

Useful Identities arccos x = /2 - arcsin x (-1 <= x <= 1) arccsc x = /2 - arcsec x (|x| >= 1) arccot x = /2 - arctan x (for all x)

Hyperbolic

sinh x dx = cosh x + C Proof	csch x dx = ln |tanh(x/2)| + C Proof
cosh x dx = sinh x + C Proof	sech x dx = arctan (sinh x) + C
tanh x dx = ln (cosh x) + C Proof	coth x dx = ln |sinh x| + C Proof

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