Review Text

HOMELAND

Genre                         : Fantasy

Director                     : Gangsar Waskito

Year                           : 2004

Duration                    : 90 Minutes

Homeland is a 2004 Indonesian 3D animation film written and directed by Gangsar Waskito. The film is produced by Studio Kasat Mata and Visi Anak Bangsa. It is claimed to be the first 3D animation film created by Indonesian people.

Bumi, a 14 years old boy, were stranded on a planet while riding the "shuttle". He does not know the fate of his father after the spacecraft they drive having problems. Bumi has a tool that can play back the messages of his father. One of the message say that his father inherited a castle at the end of the planet called Utopian world. With the help of a dragon, Bumi managed to find the Utopian castle. He also found new friends. But Bumi did not know if inside the castle was embedded a sword that was a symbol of power of four kingdoms that had been in war. Nino, one of the royal commander, thought Bumi can pull the sword and become the true ruler over the four kingdoms. Nino even tried to occupy the castle. Bumi with the help of his friends trying to defend his home.

This movie is actually quite interesting to watch even though there are still some flaws. But we can still enjoy it and it also has a good moral for the young children about a value of frienship. Unfortunately, because the lacks of fund, this film didn’t appear in teather and only few people know about this film. Despite this, we as Indonesian should proud and appreciate the works of our people and motivate them to make a better film.

Discussion Text

National Examination: Pro and Contra

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            National exam becomes the hot topic in most of discussions. Though the Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by the government on the organization of the national exams, the controversy over whether it is necessary to maintain the national exams (UN) has continued.

            People, who support the national exam, explain that the quality of the Indonesia education system will drop without the national exam, so they try to defend the current system.

            However there are people who disagree with the opinion. Those who against this national exam kept in our high school education say that it doesn't need the national exams because the quality of education does not just depend on the national exam. Further, the national exam only measures a small portion of students' competence in specific subjects, and does not measure students' competences throughout the semester.

            In fact, the national examination can still be useful as an instrument to evaluate or detect the level of students' cognitive competence in several subjects, on a national scale.

Hortatory Exposition Text

The Importance of Recycling and Going Green

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            As we become more and more aware of how negatively we impact our environment we have to change our behavior to the environment. Recycling is one way that we can use to reduce the impact of global warming.

            Going green in all our activities is something that we have to learn as we go about our daily tasks. The advancement in technology that has made life easier and definitely more luxurious has made global warming to increase at an alarming rate. It is time to find a balance between luxury and sustainable living.

            Recycling waste and reusing items are a great way to start helping our planet. Reducing the use of paper will be good for global forest cover and will lessen the total amount of garbage accumulated. Companies should make a special effort with regard to all the paper they use in their offices. By using other methods of communication and limiting the use of paper to instances where it is absolutely necessary the paper waste can be brought down drastically.

            Recycling has to start at home with you. If each individual did their part this will be an easy task. First, glass, plastic, paper and bio degradable waste ha to be separated when disposing. This will make it easier for recycling. Small things like using reusable grocery bags which are given by many of the retailers today will reduce the waste of paper or the addition of plastic to our waste.

            Another way that we can recycle is by donating goods that we no longer need or have outgrown to others so that they may make use of them instead of purchasing new items. This would greatly reduce the impact that we have on earth’s resources and aid sustainable living. It will also ensure that we have less garbage in our dumps thus reducing global warming and toxic emissions that pollute the atmosphere. Recycling is definitely something that each and every one of us should be aware of and can practice easily on a daily basis.