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“Edensor” bercerita mengenai kehidupan Ikal dan Arai semasa berkuliah di Universite de Paris, Sorbonne, Perancis dan petualangan penaklukan gagah berani dataran Eropa dan Afrika, dari Belanda sampai ke Italia, dari Tunisia sampai ke Casablanca dan kembali masuk Portugal.

Setelah berhasil memperoleh beasiswa ke Perancis, Ikal dan Arai, mengalami banyak kejadian ynag orang bisa sebut sebagai kejutan budaya. Banyak kebiasaan dan peradaban Eropa yang berlainan sama sekalii dengan perdaban yang selama ini mereka pahami sebagai orang Indonesia, kususnya melayu.
Ikal dan Arai kembali menuai karma akibat kenakalan-kenakalan yang pernah mereka lakukan semasa kecil dan remaja dulu. Pembaca akan dibawa ke dalam petualangan mereka menyusuru Eropa dengan berbagai penglaman yang mencengangkan, mencekam, membuat terbhak, sekaligus berurai air mata.
“Aku ingin mendaki puncak tantangan, menerjang batu granit kesulitan, menggoda mara bahaya, dan memecahkan misteri dengan sains. Aku ingin menghirup rupa-rupa pengalaman lalu terjun bebas menyelami labirin lika-liku jhidup yang ujungnya tak dapat disangka. Aku mendamba kehidupan dengan kemungkinan-kemugkinan yang bereaksi satu sama yang lain. Seperti benturan molekul uranium, meletup tak terduga-duga, menyerap, mengikat, mengganda, berkembang, terurai, dan berpencar ke arah yang mengejutkan. Aku igin ke tempat-tempat yang jauh, menjumpai beragam bahasa dan orang-orang asing”.
Bagaiman akhir petualangan Ikal dan Arai? Mampukah mereka ‘melangkah’ di kehidupan baru mereka? Kehidupan yang berbeda dari kehidupan yang mereka jalani sewaktu di Belitong. Ingin tahu cerita “Edensor” selengkapnya? Bacalah novel “Edensor” secara utuh! Sebab selain menghibur, “Edensor” juga sarat akan makna dan manfaat.


KELEBIHAN
* Kover buku menarik.
* Beragam peristiwa menarik, lucu, penuh semangat, serta mengharu-biru membuat pembaca tidak mudah menutup buku sebelum membacanya secara tuntas.


KEKURANGAN
* Mengapa penulis mengambil judul “Edensor”, yaitu nama sebuah desa khayalan yang dikutip dari novel Herriot? Mengapa harus “Edensor” ? Mengapa harus nama sebuah desa khayalan? Bukankah yang “nyata” itu lebih menarik karena benar-benar ada dalam kehidupan yang sebenarnya?


KEBERMANFAATAN

* Memberikan semangat atau motivasi pada pembaca untuk terus berjuang dalam mengarungi kehidupan
* Menghibur pembaca dengan beragam peristiwa lucu dan petualangan yang mendebarkan
* Memberikan pesan bahwa apapun bisa terjadi jika kita mau berdo’a, berusaha dan terus berusaha
* Mengingatkan kita untuk tidak takut melakukan suatu hal yang baru.





Hidup dan nasib, bisa tampak berantakan, misterius, fantastis dan sporadic, namun setiap elemennya adalah sub system keteraturan dari sebuah desain holistic yang sempurna. Menerima kehidupan berarti menerima kenyataan bahwa tak ada hal kecil apapun terjadi karena kebetulan. Ini fakta penciptaan yang tidak terbantahkan.

Novel ketiga dari tetralogi Laskar Pelangi ini bercerita tentang petualangan Ikal dan Arai di Eropa. Setelah berhasil memperoleh beasiswa ke Prancis, Ikal dan Arai, mengalami banyak kejadian yang orang biasa sebut sebagai kejutan budaya. Banyak kebiasaan dan peradaban Eropa yang berlainan sama sekali dengan peradaban yang selama ini mereka pahami sebagai orang Indonesia, khususnya Melayu.
Buku ini berkisah tentang kisah dua anak melayu Belitong yaitu Ikal (Andrea Hirata) dan Arai yang mendapatkan beasiswa dari Uni Eropa untuk melanjutkan sekolahnya di Universitas Sorbonne, Paris, Prancis.

Pada bagian awal buku ini diceritakan sedikit kisah Ikal mulai dari Ikal lahir sampai pada saat Ikal dan Arai berangkat meninggalkan Jakarta untuk bersekolah di Universitas Sorbonne. Lalu pada kisah selanjutnya, diceritakan tentang perjalanan Ikal dan Arai dari Bandara Soekarno Hatta sampai ke Paris. Akhirnya dari mimpi-mimpi Ikal yang bisa dibilang tidak mungkin untuk anak melayu Belitong miskin yang dulu bersekolah di gubuk kopra yang juga berfungsi sebagai kandang kambing untuk melihat keindahan kota Paris secara langsung tercapai juga dan yang pasti adalah mimpi untuk menginjakkan kaki di almamater terhebat: Sorbonnne. Pada kisah selanjutnya yaitu masa-masa Ikal dan Arai kuliah di Sorbonne sampai pada hari-hari terakhir musim salju, yaitu pada saat Ikal dan Arai akan memulai perjalanan yang lebih menegangkan dibandingkan dengan pergi ke Paris dan bersekolah di Sorbonne. Mereka akan menjelajahi Eropa sampai Afrika! Lalu setelah Ikal dan Arai selesai menjelajahi Eropa sampai Afrika, Arai-pun jatuh sakit dan pulang ke Indonesia. Sedangkan Ikal melanjutkan kuliahnnya di Inggris karena guru yang membimbing Ikal pindah ke Inggris untuk pensiun. Dan akhirnya, Ikal melihat pemandangan yang sering dilihatnya didalam khayalannya sendiri, tetapi sekarang pemandangan itu nyata, dan pemandangan itu adalah… Edensor.

Aku ingin mendaki puncak tantangan, menerjang batu granit kesulitan, menggoda mara bahaya, dan memecahkan misteri dengan sains. Aku ingin menghirup berupa-rupa pengalaman lalu terjun bebas menyelami labirin lika-liku hidup yang ujungnya tak dapat disangka. Aku mendamba kehidupan dengan kemungkinan-kemungkinan yang bereaksi satu sama lain seperti benturan molekul uranium: meletup tak terduga-duga, menyerap, mengikat, mengganda, berkembang, terurai, dan berpencar ke arah yang mengejutkan. Aku ingin ke tempat-tempat yang jauh, menjumpai beragam bahasa dan orang-orang asing. Aku ingin berkelana, menemukan arahku dengan membaca bintang gemintang. Aku ingin mengarungi padang dan gurun-gurun, ingin melepuh terbakar matahari, limbung dihantam angin, dan menciut dicengkeram dingin. Aku ingin kehidupan yang menggetarkan, penuh dengan penaklukan. Aku ingin hidup! Ingin merasakan sari pati hidup!
Di dalam buku ini juga Ikal dan Arai kembali menuai karma akibat kenakalan-kenalan yang pernah mereka lakukan semasa kecil dan remaja dulu. Pembaca akan dibawa ke dalam petualangan mereka menyusuri Eropa dengan berbagai pengalaman yang mencengangkan, mencekam, membuat terbahak, sekaligus berurai air mata.

Banyak orang mengira bahwa salam tersebut hanyalah salam biasa yang biasa diucapkan oleh manusia manusia di luar sana,,tetapi sebenarnya itu merupakan kalimat indah yang begitu Subhannallah

sekarang Kami akan mengajak anda melihat lihat galeri doraemon,,g nyambung kn???

Some people say that Indonesia are not look the education well. But i think that's not a good sentences. Because we know that nowadays, Indonesia see the education as well as the other country. I can give you one example in Pati Regency.
In Pati Regency there is an popular and good Senior High School Named SMA N 1 Pati. In SMA N 1 Pati most of the students are the talented students. And beside that, SMA N 1 Pati also has a special class named Acceleration Class. Acceleration Class is the special class that has at most just twenty students. And the special of this class is that usually we are three years at Senior High School, but in Acceleration Class we just need two years to graduated from Senior High School.
Many people said that Accel is not develop. And should be banned. But they don't know about the Accel in the other sides. I think Accel is the best way to improve Indonesia.

We can see the good sides from Accel. The first is that Accel can develop the students' talent. This sentences can be evidenced with many reasons. Students that are usually lazy, in Accel they are forced to study hard. It can improve and develop their brains and their skills. So Accel certainly make the students have high talent and quality.
Another that, Acceleration is usefull to look for the qualified person fast. it means that in Accel that we just need two years for graduated from Senior High School so we can continue our study younger and we can get the scholarship younger. It can make we work in young age but have qualified like the old. I think that's very usefull for Indonesia to get the high quality of human resources in the young condition.
One more reason that Accel is the best way is that Acceleration is cheaper than the three years of Senior High School. In the ordinary Senior High School we pay many kinds of our activity so it can spend a lot of money. But in Acceleration Class, in the two years program we just need a little money because the program, the activity, and the other needed is relative less tahn the three years. And it is very match with Indonesian mostly. That have high skills, but no money.

From the reasons and the appeals above, we know that Acceleration Class is very match with Indonesian especialy in Pati Regency. And the Acceleration class of SMA N 1 Pati should be supported by the government. And for the all, we can conclude that we should enter our children, and the others young generation of Indonesia to Acceleration Program.

That's some review from Acceleration Class of SMA N 1 Pati

Jin Kazama (born April 23, 1981) is a fictional character in the Tekken series. He is one of the most recognizable characters in the series, being featured on the packaging for the console version of each sequel following his introduction in Tekken 3. Jin Kazama is the son of Jun Kazama and Kazuya Mishima. Kazuya and Jun crossed paths and became intimate. Jun found herself pregnant with Jin immediately afterwards. The Devil that possessed Kazuya attempted to enter Jin while he was still in his mother's womb, but Jun defeated it. Wishing to raise her son alone, Jun disappeared into a remote mountain location, where she raised Jin and trained him in her Kazama-style self-defense fighting style.


After many years, Jun sensed the approaching of a great evil (Ogre) and told Jin that if anything happened to her, that he should seek his grandfather, Heihachi Mishima. Jun's words proved to be prophetic, and some time after Jin's 15th birthday, Jun was attacked by Ogre. Some time later, Jin awoke amongst rubble and searched for his mother, but he could not find her anywhere. Jin swore revenge. Jin was then taken in by his grandfather, Heihachi Mishima, who began to train him in Mishima-Based Karate. Jin's Fighting style was a mix of advanced Mishima style fighting karate and some of the Kazama-style self defense (by his mother and self-taught) but due to his grandfather's betrayal he now uses traditional karate but his old fighting style is used by his demonic self: Devil Jin.
Jin's actions and surroundings fit the mold of a quintessential "tragic hero," except for his lack of a tragic flaw. As with many tragedies, all of the major traumatic events that occur within the hero's life are wholly beyond his control. First and foremost, there's the fact that his grandfather and father are two of the most ruthless individuals who've ever lived. Secondly, his mother was cruelly and abruptly taken from him while he was still a helpless teen. Third, he was betrayed by his grandfather, whom he trusted deeply. Finally, the return of his great-grandfather, Jinpachi Mishima, has caused him to begin losing his internal struggle with the Devil within. Each of these occur to a helpless and unassuming Jin, who is simply doing what he can to set things right at every turn.



Jin's personality ranges from calm to angry at various moments, and his words and actions hint toward the bitterness within. He also has one personality trait which is common with many Japanese action heroes. Once Jin's mind is focused in any particular direction, it is very difficult to get him to change or even notice the events and people around him. People close to him, including Xiaoyu and Hwoarang, are always going to extremes to gain Jin's attention, and yet, he rarely seems to notice. It is known, however, that he will help them if they need it, as Xiaoyu's Tekken 4 profile and Hwoarang's Tekken 4 ending have shown.


Jin's disinterest in close relations probably has one unique motivation. As a result of his family's "Devil Gene", Jin knows that people close to him will likely suffer or worse, if he ever completely loses control. In addition, Jin may not show any interest in women because he plans to wipe out his lineage entirely. In short, during Tekken 4, Jin planned to kill his father and grandfather and then himself, dying without children to put an end to the Mishima curse once and for all. However, Jin could not go through with the deed after defeating his two predecessors, so it's unknown if he has given up on this plan completely since he saw the image of his mother Jun.
GENERAL/STORY:
At the age of 15, Jin found out that he was Kazuya Mishima's son. At the same time, he lost his mother, Jun Kazama. Jin trained himself under the supervision of Heihachi with the intention of defeating the "God of Fight", who is supposed to have killed his mother. Heihachi was not only his grandfather, but a reliable teacher. Four years have passed. Having mastered the Kazama style of Judo and Mishima style fighting karate, Jin starts to take action as a martial artist. When the devil gene takes over Jin's body, he transforms into is Devil Jin.



Upon defeating his great grandfather, Jinpachi Mishima, Jin became the new head of the Mishima Zaibatsu. Jin brought chaos and suffering across the globe using the Tekken Forces to get rid of each county's military power and take control of their energy resources, even their space colonies. After all that was done, the Mishima Zaibatsu declared itself an independent nation and declared war against all who opposed them. It seemed that the Mishima Zaibatsu would conquer the entire world until another power finally opposed Jin's organization. G-Corporation, led by Kazuya Mishima, puts a bounty on Jin Kazama's head. Almost as if Jin was expecting that G-Corporation would get involved, he immediately announced "The King of the Iron Fist Tournament 6."

Kesalahan semacam itu biasa dilakukan oleh manusia pada umumnya!
Mereka malah mencari2 kekurangan dan tdk bersyukur sama sekali oleh kenikmatan sesunggahnya dari Allah SWT!!
Mereka seperti tidak tahu malu! Mereka hina! Mereka bodoh!
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Tu lah nilai penting yang ingin kami sampaikan untuk kalian saudara2 ku semuanya. Mari kita bertakwa, bertaubat sebelum maut menjemput kita! Kita syukuri semua pemberianNya! Allah maha pintar, Beliau tahu dan memiliki tujuan menciptakan kita.
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Para saudara2 ku semuanya,saat ini kami hanya ingin mengajak saudara2 ku semua untuk bertakwa hanya kepadaNya! Allah SWT!
Para saudara2 sekalian,manusia pada umumnya tidak puas dan tidak kan pernah puas dengan sesuatu yang sebenarnya telah mereka miliki!
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Nephthys gave birth to a son called Anpu, or Anubis, and that his father was, according to some, Set; from another point of view he was the son of Ra. The animal which was at once the type and symbol of the god was the jackal, and this fact seems to prove that in primitive times Anubis was merely the jackal god, and that he was associated with the dead because the jackal was generally seen prowling about the tombs. His worship is very ancient, and there is no doubt that even the earliest times his cult was general in Egypt; it is probable that it is older than that of Osiris. In the text of Unas {line 70} he is associated with the Eye of Horus, and his duty as the guide of the dead in the Underworld on their way to Osiris was well defined, even at the remote period when this composition was written, from we read, Unas standeth with the Spirits, get thee onwards, Anubis, into "Amenti {the Underworld}, onwards, onwards to Osiris." In the lines that follow we see that Anubis is mentioned in connection with Horus, Set, Thoth, Sep, and Khent-an-maati. From another passage of the same text we find {line 207 ff} that the hand, arms, belly, and legs of the deceased are identified with Temu, but his face is said to be in the form of that of Anubis. The localities in which Anubis was especially worshipped are Abt, the Papyrus Swamps, Sep, Re-au, Heru-ti, Ta-hetchet, Saint, {Lycopolis}, Sekhem, {Letopolis}, etc. In the Theban Recesion of the Book of the Dead he plays some very prominent parts, the most important of all being those which are connected with the judgment and the embalmed the body of Osiris, and that he swathed it in the linen swathing which were woven by Isis and Nepthys, that it resisted the influences of time and deacy. In the vignette of the Funeral Procession the mummy is received by Anubis, who stands by the Book of the Dead the god is seen standing by the side of the mummy as it lies on its bier, and he lays his protecting hands upon it. In the speech which is put into the mouth of Anubis, he says, "I have come to protect Osiris." In the text of Unas {line 219} the nose of the deceased declares, My lips are the lips of Anpu." From various passages it is clear that one part of Egypt at least Anubis was the great god of the Underworld, and his rank and importance seem to have been as great as those of Osiris. {See Chapter liii.}
 
In the Judgment Scene Anubis appears to act for Osiris, with whom he is intimately connected, for it is he whose duty it is to examine the tongue of the Great Balance, and to take care that the beam is exactly horizontal. Thoth acts on behalf of the Great company of the gods, and Anubis not only produces the heart of the deceased in the act of receiving a necklace and pectoral from Anubis, who stands by grasping his scepter; in the vignette of the Chapter on the Papyrus of Nebseni Anubis is seen presenting the heart itself to the deceased, and in the text below Nebseni prays, saying, "May Anubis make my thighs firm so that I may stand upon them." In allusion to his connection with the embalmment of Osiris the god Anubis is called Am Ut, i.e., "Dweller in the chamber of embalmment;" as the watcher in the place of purification wherein rested the chest containing the remains of Osiris he was called Khent Sehet, i.e., "Governor of the Hall of the god;" and one of his names as the god of the funeral mountain was "Tep-Tu-f," i.e., "he who is upon his hill." In the cxlvth Chapter of the Book of the Dead the deceased says, "I have washed myself in the water wherein the god Anpu washed when he had performed the office of the embalmer and bandager;} and elsewhere the deceased is told that "Anpu, who is upon his hill, hath set thee in order, and he hath fastened for thee thy swathings, thy throat is the throat of Anubis {clxxii. 22} and thy face is like that of Anubis" {clxxxi. 9}.


 
DUTIES OF ANUBIS
 
The duty of guiding the souls of the dead round about the Underworld and into the kingdom of Osiris was shared by Anubis with another god whose type and symbol was a jackal, and whose name was Ap-uat, i.e., the "Opener of the ways;" formerly Anubis and Ap-uat were considered to be two names of one and the same god, but there is no longer any reason for holding this view. In the vignette to the cxxxviiith Chapter of the Book of the Dead we find represented the scene of setting up the standard which supports the box that held the head of Osiris at Abydos. On each side of it are a standard with a figure of a jackal upon it and a pylon, on top of which lies a jackal; and as it is quite clear from the groups of objects on each side of the standard that we are dealing with symbols either of the South and North, or the East and the West, we are justified in thinking that one jackal represents Ap-uat and the other Anubis. Moreover, from the cxlvth Chapter we find that the xxist Pylon of the House of Osiris was presided over by seven gods, among whom were An-uat and Anpu, and as in the xviiith Chapter {F.,G.} we have both gods mentioned, and each is predicated in the form of a jackal-headed man, we may conclude that each was a distinct god of the dead, although their identities are sometimes confused in the texts. The function of each god was to "open the ways," and therefore each might be called Ap-uat, but, strictly speaking, Anubis was the opener of the roads of the North, and Ap-uat the opener of the roads of the South' in fact, Anubis was the personification of the Summer Solstice, and Ap-uat of the Winter Solstice.
 
ANUBIS
 
Anubis is called in the texts Sekhem Em Pet, and is said to be the son of Osiris, and Ap-uat bore the title Sekhem Taui, and was a form of Osiris himself. When, therefore, we find the two jackals upon sepulchral stelae, we must understand that they appear there in character of openers of the ways of the deceased in the kingdom of Osiris, and that they assure to the deceased the services of guides in the northern and southern parts of heaven; when they appear with the two Utchats thus, they symbolize the four quarters of heaven and of earth, and the four seasons of the year. On the subject of Anubis Plutarch reports {44, 61} some interesting beliefs. After referring to the view that Anubis was born of Nephthys, although Isis was his reputed mother, he goes on to say, "By Anubis they understand the horizontal circle, which divides the invisible, to which they give the name of Isis; and this circle equally touches upon the confines of both light and darkness, it may be looked upon as common to them both--and from this circumstance arose that resemblance, which they imagine between Anubis and the Dog, it being observed of this animal, that he is equally watchful as well by day as night. In short, the Egyptian Anubis and the Dog, it being observed of this animal, that he is watchful as well by day as night. In short, the Egyptian Anubis seems to be of much the same power and nature as the Grecian Hecate, a deity common both to the celestial and infernal regions. Theirs again are of opinion that by Anubis is meant Time, and that his denomination of Kuon does not so much allude to any likeness, which he has to the dog, though this be the general rendering of the word, as to that other signification of the term taken from breeding; because Time begets all things out of it self, bearing them within itself, as it were in a womb. But this is one of those who are initiated into the worship of Anubis. This much, however, is certain, that in ancient times the Egyptians paid the greatest reverence and honor to the Dog, though by reason of its devouring the Apis after Cambyses had slain him and thrown him out, when no animal would taste or so much as come near him, he then lost the first rank among the sacred animals which he had hitherto possessed." Referring to Osiris as the "common Reason which pervades both the superior and the inferior regions of the universe," he says that it is, moreover, called "Anubis, and sometimes likewise Hermanubis {i.e., Heru-em-Anpu}; the first of these names expressing the relation it has to be superior, as the latter, to the inferior world. And for this reason it is, they sacrifice to him two Cocks, the white one,as a proper emblem of the purity and brightness of things above, the other of a saffron color, expressive of that mixture and variety which is to be found in these lower regions."



 
Strictly speaking, Anubis should be reckoned as the last member of the Great Company of the gods of Heliopolis, but as a matter fact his place is usually taken by Horus, the son of Isis and of Osiris, who generally completes the divine part; it is probable that the fusion of Horus, with Anubis was a political expedient on the part of the priesthood who, finding no room in their system for the old god of the dead, identified him with a form of Horus, just as they had done with his father Set, and the double god possessed two district and opposite aspects; as the guide of heaven and the leader of souls to Osiris he was a beneficent god, but as the personification of death and deacy he was a being who inspired terror. From an interesting passage in the "Golden Ass" of Apeleius {Book xi.} we find that the double character of Anubis was maintained by his votaries in Rome even in the second century of our era, and in describing the Procession of Isis he says, Immediately after these came the Deities, condescending to walk upon human feet, the foremost among them rearing terrifically on high his dog's head and neck----that messenger between heaven and hell displaying alternately a face black as night waving aloft the green palm branch. His steps were closely followed by a cow, raised into an upright posture----the cow being the fruitful emblem of the Universal Parent, the goddess herself, which one of the happy train carried with majestic steps, supported on his shoulders. By another was borne the coffin containing the sacred things, and closely concealing the deep secrets of the holy religion."
 
This extract shows that even in the second century at Rome the principal actors in the old Egyptian Osiris ceremonial's were represented with scrupulous care, and that its chief characteristics were preserved. The cow was, of course, nothing less than the symbol of Isis, "the mother of the god," and the coffin containing the "sacred things" was the symbol of the sarcophagus of Osiris which contained his relics. Before these marched Anubis in his two-fold character, and thus we have types of Osiris and his mysteries, and of Isis who revivified him, and of Anubis who embalmed him. Had Apuleus understood the old Egyptian ceremonies connected with the Osiris legend and had he been able to identify all the characters who passed before him in the Isis procession, he would probably have seen that Nephthys and Horus and several other gods of the funeral company of Osiris were duly represented therein. On the alleged connection of Anubis with Christ in the Gnostic system the reader is referred to the interesting work of Mr. C.W. King, Gnostics and their Remains, Second Edition, London, 1887 {pp. 230,279}

Mythology Cina Daratan inilah yang paling Kami suka dan menjadi idola kami. Kami mulai tertarik dengan game Romance of Three Kingdom, yang berlanjut pada game Dynasty Warrior dan film Red Cliff 1 dan 2 serta film Three Kingdom sendiri....







Tiga Negara terbentuk setelah runtuhnya dinasti Han di Cina. Tiga Negara tersebut adalah Cao Wei, Dong Wu dan Shu Han. Cao Wei beribukota di Luo Yang dan kaisar pertamanya adalah Cao Pi, putra dari Cao Cao. Dong Wu beribukota di Jian Ye dan Kaisar pertamanya bernama Sun Quan . Shu Han beribukota Cheng Du dan Kaisar pertamanya adalah Liu Bei. Tiga negara ini muncul karena tidak adanya Kaisar yang kuat dan mampu menaklukkan negara-negara ini. Sepanjang sejarah Cina, biasanya hanya ada 1 kaisar tunggal yang dianggap dipilih Langit untuk memimpin Cina.

Kisah 3 Negara diawali oleh mulai runtuhnya Kekaisaran Han di akhir abad pertama. Karena pemerintahan yang korup dan dimonopoli oleh kalangan kasim, banyak pemberontakan yang muncul. Salah satunya yang cukup besar dan mengancam kekaisaran Han adalah pemberontakan Serban Kuning yang dipimpin oleh Zhang Jiao. Pemberontahan ini memberi harum nama Cao Cao dan Liu Bei yang memadamkan pemberontakan itu.
Dari sejarah, sebenernya banyak detail cerita yang terjadi tapi saya tidak akan menulisnya secara detail karena akan cukup membingungkan bagi pembaca yang baru mengenal kisah ini.

Singkat cerita, pengaruh kekaisaran Han yang sangat lemah karena digerogoti oleh pejabat-pejabatnya sendiri membuat para pemimpin propinsi leluasa untuk menggalang kekuatan militernya dan memproklamasikan dirinya sebagai Raja di wilayahnya masing-masing. Inilah era berkuasanya raja-raja perang. Yang menonjol adalah Cao Cao yang berhasil menaklukkan Yuan Shao, Jendral Perang Terbesar wilayah Utara Cina. Keberhasilan ini membuat Cao Cao diangkat menjadi Perdana Menteri. Setelah menjabat sebagai perdana menteri, Cao Cao mulai menyusun strategi untuk menguasai wilayah selatan Cina.

Ekspansi Cao Cao ke selatan berjalan mulus sampai harus menghadapi aliansi Liu Bei, yang sebelumnya wilayah kekuasaannya direbut dan mengungsi serta meminta perlindungan ke Wu. Liu Bei beraliansi dengan Sun Quan, pemimpin negeri Wu. Peperangan itu sangat terkenal karena itu merupakan kekalahan terbesar Cao Cao di wilayah selatan. Kekalahan ini menyebabkan Cao Cao mengubah halauan ekspansinya ke wilayah barat cina. Perang tersebut terjadi di daerah Chibi di Tebing Merah tepi Sungai Panjang. Perang ini yang menjadi inspirasi film “Red Cliff”.





Setelah aliansi Sun-Liu menang melawan Cao Cao, timbul perpecahan antara aliansi tersebut. Perebutan wilayah yang ditinggalkan oleh Cao Cao yaitu Jing Zhou menjadi pencetusnya. Pertempuran itu dimenangkan oleh Sun Quan yang memaksa pasukan Liu Bei meninggalkan wilayah itu. Liu Bei lalu mendapat tawaran aliansi oleh Liu Zhang yang menguasai wilayah Yi Zhou. Aliansi ini bertujuan untuk menangkal kemungkinan serangan dari Pasukan Cao Cao. Namun perpecahan terjadi dan menyebabkan Liu Zhang menyerahkan kekuasaan daerah Yi Zhou kepada Liu Bei.

Pada tahun 216 Masehi, Cao Cao mengangkat dirinya sebagai Raja Wei. Setahun kemudian Liu Bei mengangkat dirinya sebagai Raja Han Zhong setelah merebut wilayah itu dari Cao Cao. Tahun 220, Cao Cao mangkat dan digantikan oleh putranya Cao Pi. Cao Pi memaksa Kaisar Xian Di untuk menyerahkan tahta kekaisaran, lalu dia mendirikan Negara Wei dan bertahta dengan gelar Wen Di. Berakhirlah masa kekaisaran Han dan dimulainya Era Tiga Negara. Liu Bei yang masih mendukung kelanjutan kekaisaran Han, mengangkat dirinya sebagai kaisar dengan gelar Zhao Lie Di. Sun Quan menyatakan diri tunduk kepada negeri Wei dan diangkat sebagai Raja Wu oleh Cao Pi. Tiga negara resmi berdiri dan selama kurun waktu 40 tahun, tidak ada satupun negeri yang bisa menaklukkan negeri yang lain.


Entah bagaimana ceritanya,,tetapi yang menjadi idola sebenarnya dari kami adalah seorang Cao Pi...

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FOOL AGAIN

baby i know the story
i've seen the picture
it's written all over your face
tell me, what's the secret
that you've been hiding
and who's gonna take my place
i should've seen it coming
i should've read the sings
anyway, i guess it's over


Let's sing a very nice song... yeah,,from the great boyband.... Westlife!!!!
check this out.....


* can't believe that i'm fool again
i thought this love would never end
how was i to know
you never told me
can't believe that i'm the fool again
and i who thought you're my friend
how was i to know, you never told me

baby, you should've called me
when you were lonely
when you needed me to be there
sadly, you never gave me
too many chances
to show you how much i care
i should've seen it coming
i should've read the sings
anyway, i guess its o

hi guys,,back to the english section....
OK,, after report text the last meeting,,now we come for bring the example of spoof text....
we believe that all of you very interest about spoof..... yeah,, this is it.....



The Zoo Job Story
One day a clown was visiting the zoo and attempted to earn some money by making a street performance. He acted and mimed perfectly some animal acts. As soon as he started to drive a crowd, a zoo keeper grabbed him and dragged him into his office. The zoo keeper explained to the clown that the zoo's most popular gorilla had died suddenly and the keeper was fear that attendance at the zoo would fall off. So he offered the clown a job to dress up as the gorilla until the zoo could get another one. The clown accepted this great opportunity.
So the next morning the clown put on the gorilla suit and entered the cage before the crowd came. He felt that it was a great job. He could sleep all he wanted, played and made fun of people and he drove bigger crowds than he ever did as a clown. He pretended the gorilla successfully.
However, eventually the crowds were tired of him for just swinging on tires. He began to notice that the people were paying more attention to the lion in the next cage. Not wanting to lose the attention of his audience, he decided to make a spectacular performance. He climbed to the top of his cage, crawled across a partition, and dangled from the top to the lion's cage. Of course, this made the lion furious, but the crowd people loved it.
At the end of the day the zoo keeper came and gave him a raise for being such a good attraction. Well, this went on for some time, he kept taunting the lion, the audience crowd grew a larger, and his salary kept going up. Then one terrible day happened. When he was dangling over the furious lion, he slipped and fell into the lion cage. The clown was really in big terrible situation. He was terrified.
Sooner the lion gathered itself and prepared to pounce. The clown was so scared. He could do nothing and he began to run round and round the cage with the lion close and closer behind. Finally, the lion could catch him. The clown started screaming and yelling, "Help me, help me!", but the lion was quick and pounces. The clown soon found himself flat on his back looking up at the angry lion and suddenly he heard a voice from the lion’s mouth;"Shut up you idiot! Do you want to get us both fired?".

goat-jumping-into-deep-hole

Two men were walking through the woods and come across a very big deep hole. "Wow...that looks deep." One replied,"Sure does... toss a few pebbles in there and we will see how deep this hole is." Then they pick up a few pebbles and throw them in and wait... no noise "Geeez. That is really deep... here.. throw one of these great big rocks down there. Those should make a noise." After that, they pick up a couple football-sized rocks and toss them into the hole and wait... and wait. but no noise they heard.

Wow.. They were really impressed with how deep hole it was. They look at each other in amazement. One gets a determined look on his face and says, "Hey...over here in the weeds, there's a railroad tie. Help me carry it over here. When we toss that sucker in this hole, it's must make some noise."

The two men drag the heavy tie over to the hole and heave it in. But, not a sound comes from the hole. Suddenly, out of the nearby woods, a goat appears, running like the wind. It rushes toward the two men, then right past them, running as fast as its legs will carry it. Suddenly it leaps in the air and into the hole. The goat disappeared into the deep hole.

The two men are astonished with what they've just seen. How could a goat jump into the hole? Then, not long after that, out of the woods comes a farmer. He seemed to seek something and asked to the two men, "Hey two guys... have you seen my goat out here?"

Feeling amazing with what they saw of a goat jumping to the hole, they answer straightly,"You bet we did! Craziest thing I've ever seen! A goat came running like crazy and just jumped into this hole!"

The farmer thought a moment and said, "That could not have been my goat. Because my goat was chained to a railroad tie." Then he left the two men.

The Spying parrot
A guy was having marital problems. He and the wife were not communicating at all and he had lonesome so he went to a pet store thinking a pet might help.
In the store he came to parrots. As he wandered down the rows of parrots he noticed one with no feet. Surprised he mutters "I wonder how he hangs onto the perch?"
The parrot said "With my prick, you dummy."
The guy was startled and said "You certainly talk well for a parrot."
The parrot said "Of course, I'm very well educated. I can discuss politics, sports, religion, most any subject you wish."
The guy said "Gee, you sound like just what I was looking for."
Then the guy bought the parrot and for three months things go great. When he came home from work the parrot told him about the recent and hottest news.
One day the guy come home from work and the parrot waved a wing at him and said "Come in and shut the door."
The guy said "What's up?"
The parrot said "I don't know how to tell you this, but the mailman came today. I saw that your wife answered the door in her transparent gown and he kissed her right on the lips."
The guy said "He did? Did you see?"
The parrot said " Yes, Then he pulled her gown down... and ....."
"My God, what happened next?"The guy said curiously to know next.
Then the parrot replied "I don't know. I got a hard-on and fell off my perch."

/its-time-to-go-to-school

Early one morning, a mother went in to wake up her son. "Wake up, son. It's time to go to school!"
"But why, Mom? I don't want to go."
"Give me two reasons why you don't want to go."
"Well, the kids hate me for one, and the teachers hate me, too!"
"Oh, that's no reason not to go to school. Come on now and get ready."
"Give me two reasons why I should go to school."
"Well, for one, you're 52 years old. And for another, you're the Principal!"
/loving-money-too-much

There was a man who liked money very much. He worked all of his life and wanted to save all of his money for his own future. He was a real miser when it came to his money. He loved money more than just about anything.
Even, just before he died, he said to his wife; "Now listen, when I die, I want you to take all my money and place it in the casket with me. I wanna take my money to the afterlife." So he asked his wife to promise him with all her heart that when he died, she would put all the money in the casket with him.
Well, one day, he really died. Then he was stretched out in the casket. The wife was sitting there in black clothes next to her closest friend. When they finished the ceremony, just before the undertakers got ready to close the casket, the wife said "Wait just a minute!"
She had a box in her hands. She came over with the box and placed it in the casket. After that the undertakers locked the casket down and rolled it away. Not long after that, her friend said, "I hope you were not crazy enough to put all that money in the casket."
The wife turned to her friend and replied; "Yes, because I have promised." Then she continued; "I can't lie. I promised him that I was going to put that money in that casket with him." Feeling shocked, her friend said; "You mean that you have put every cent of his money in the casket with him?" Then the wife answered; "Surely I did. I got it all together, put all the money into my account and I just wrote him a check."

/that-phone-is-off
Soon after he left college, Dave found one of his uncles who was very rich and had no children of his own died and left him a lot of money, so he decided to set up his own real estate agency.
Dave found a nice office. He bought some new furniture and moved in. he had only been there for e few hours when he heard someone coming toward the door of his office.
“It must be my first customer” Dave thought. He quickly picked up the telephone and pretended to be very busy answering an important call from someone in New York who wanted to buy a big and expensive house in the country.
The man knocked at the door while this was going on. He came in and waited politely for Dave to finish his conversation on the phone. Then the man said to Dave; “I am from the telephone company and I was sent here to connect your telephone”
/saved-by-stilts
The king wanted to test Abu Nawas’ smartness. So he invited Abu Nawas to the palace. “You want me, your Majesty?” greeted Abu Nawas. “Yes, you have fooled me three times and that’s too much. I want you to leave the country. Otherwise you will have to go to jail” said the king. “If that is what you want, I will do what you said” said Abu Nawas sadly. Then “Remember, from tomorrow you may not step on the ground of this country anymore” the king said seriously. Then Abu nawas left the king palace sadly.
The following morning the king ordered his two guards to go to Abu Nawas’ house. The guards were very surprised found Abu Nawas still in his house. He had not left the country yet. Instead leaving the country, Abu Nawas was swimming in small pool in front of his house. “Hey Abu Nawas, why haven’t you left this country yet? The king ordered you not to step on the ground of this country anymore, didn’t he?” said the guards. “Sure he did” answered Abu Nawas calmly. “But look at me! Do I step on the ground of this country? No, I do not step on the ground. I am swimming on the water” continued Abu Nawas.
The guards were not able to argue with Abu Nawas so they left Abu Nawas’ house and went back to the palace. The guards reported what they had seen to the king. The king was curious on Abu Nawas’ excuse not to leave the country. Therefore the king ordered his guard to call Abu Nawas to come to the palace.
Abu Nawas came to the palace on stilts. The king wondered and said “Abu, I will surely punish you because you haven’t done what I have said. You have not left this country”. The King continued “And now, look at you. You walk on stilts like a child. Are you crazy? The king pretended to be furious.
“I remember exactly what you said, Your Majesty” Abu Nawas answered calmly. “This morning I took a bath in the small pool in my house so that I had not to step on the ground. And since yesterday, I have been walking on this stilts. So you see, Your Majesty, I do not step on the ground of this country”. The king was not able to say anything.
nasreddins-coat
One day Nasreddin had been invited to the dinner party. He went to the party by wearing old clothes.
When he arrived in the party, nobody looked at him and nobody gave him a seat. He got no food in the party so he went home and change his clothes
Next he put on his best clothes. He wore his newest coat and went to the party again. The host at once got up and came to meet him. The host offered him the best table and gave him a good seat and served him the best food
Nasreddin sat and put off his coat. He put his coat and said; “Eat the food, Coat!” the hosts and guests were very surprised and asked Nareddin; “What are doing?” Nasreddin replied calmly; “When I came here with my old clothes, nobody looked at me. Then I went home and put on my best clothes. I came back in my newest coat and you all give me this best food and drink. So, you give food to my coat instead of me”. Getting Nasreddin's answer, they just shook the head.

penguin-in-park
Once a man was walking in a park when he across a penguin. He took it to a policeman and said; "What should I do?" The policeman replied; "Take it to the zoo!".
The next day, the policeman saw the man in the same park. The man was still carrying the penguin. The policeman was rather surprised and walked up to the man and asked; "Why are you still carrying the penguin? Didn't you take it to the zoo?" The man replied; "I certainly did. And it was a great idea because the penguin really enjoyed it. So, today I am taking it to the movie".
Last week I took my five-year old son, Willy, to a musical instrument store in my hometown. I wanted to buy him a set of junior drum because his drum teacher advised me to buy him one. Willy likes listening to music very much. He also likes asking me everything he wants to know. Even his questions sometimes seem precocious for a boy of his age. He is very inquisitive.

He s not Phil Collin
We went there by car. On the way, we saw a policeman standing near a traffic light regulating the passing cars and other vehicles. He blew his whistle now and then.
Seeing the policeman blowing his whistle, Willy asked me at once, “Dad, why is the policeman using a whistle, not a drum?”
Hearing his unexpected question I answered reluctantly, “Because he is not Phil Collin!”

Al Brown
Al Brown was very good at fixing things around the house when they broke. One day he went to another city to do some work there, and his wife was alone in the house. While Mr. Brown was away, one of the faucets on the bathtub broke. Mrs. Brown didn’t know much about fixing broken faucets, so she telephoned a plumber.
The plumber came to the house that afternoon and fixed the faucet in few minutes. When he finished, he gave Mrs. Brown his bill for the work.
She looked at it for several seconds and then said, “Your prices are very high, aren’t they? Do you know, the doctor costs less than this when he comes to the house?”
“Yes, I know,” answered the plumber.” I know that very well, because I was a doctor until I was lucky enough to find this job a few months ago.”

INTERNazionale Milano VS Bayern MUNICH

Y,, dua team yang akan berduel di final UEFA Champion League musim 2010 ini. Dalam perjalanan mereka yang sangat panjang akhirnya mereka mampu meraih mimpi tampil di Santiago Bernabeu pada 22 Mei mendatang.

Inter yang berbekal semangat atas trofi Coppa Italia yang berhasil mereka raih tentu akan bermain dengan pikiran lebih tenang dan treble winner incaran Nerazzurri ini mungkin akan jadi nyata. berbekal striker sekokoh Diego Milito dan Eto'o masih di tambah lagi Sneijder dan Balotelli yang siap membantu lini depan inter. masih lagi Javier Zanetti dkk di lini belakang yang begitu solid telah teruji oleh team sekelas Barcelona dan Chelsea.

Sedang Munchen yang percaya diri atas ditundukkan nya Lyon di markasnya yang terkenal angker oleh team lawan. mempunyai amunisi sekelas IVICA Olic dan Robben dan juga Altintop tentu mereka tak kan menyerah semudah itu,mereka bermimpi meraih juara yang relah lama tidak di raihnya. Munchen meraih gelar terakhir saat kiper legendaris mereka Oliver Khan masih tegar di bawah mistar gawang mereka.


tetapi dalam final kali ini,, ada beberapa keunikan yaitu
1. Inter Milan dan Munchen sama-sama mengejar treble winner

2. Nomor 10 Inter Milan dan Munchen berasal dari negara yang sama Belanda dan ex-pemain Real Madrid

3. Arjen Robben dan Wesley Seijder siap-siap reunian di stadion Santiago Bernabéu tempat laga final berlangsung sebagai ex-pemain Madrid

4. Arjen Robben siap menantang mantan pelatihnya di Chelsea, Jose Mourinho

5. Lucio pun siap menggempur serangan dari clubnya yang terdahulu Bayern Munchen

6. Eto’o siap mengangkat trofi Liga Champions secara beruntun dengan klub yang berbeda.



entah siapa juara musim ini,kita nantikan jawabnya 22 Mei mendatang.

kalian semua pazti sangat sayang dengan ibu kalian,,dmn dia selalu bersama,selalu ada,dan akan memberi segalanya untuk kita.....
berikut beberapa kata2 yang menyentuh yg kami dpt dari bnyk sumber.... hanya untuk mu ibu ku tercinta.....





Jika seorang anak berusaha membongkar kebohongan ibunya
yang ditemuinya hanyalah rangkaian kisah pengorbanan sang ibu
-JR-

Ibuku adalah lagu yang tak berujung dalam kenyamanan kebahagiaan dan hatiku,
kadang liriknya lupa tetapi nadanya selalu teringat
-Graycie Harmon-

Ibu adalah Kata yang paling indah dalam bibir umat manusia
-Kahlil Gibran-

Cinta seorang ibu adalah bahan bakar yang memungkinkan
manusia normal untuk melakukan hal yang mustahil
-Marion C. Garretty-

Tak ada hal yang dapat membuatmu sebahagia
atau sesedih atau sebangga atau secapek seorang ibu
-Elia Parsons-

Takdir masa depan seorang anak adalah pekerjaan bagi Ibunya
-Napoleon Bonaparte-

Seorang ibu yang waspada berjaga dengan malam,
walaupun bayinya tertidur dengan lelap
-John Keble-

Seorang anak dapat dengan mudah mengabaikan ibunya,
namun hingga kiamat tiba bahkan seorang ibu
tidak dapat mengabaikan anaknya
-JR-

Beberapa ibu penyayang dan beberapa ibu pemarah,
tetapi cintanya tetap sama, dan sebagian besar ibu penyayang dan pemarah
-Pearl S. Buck-

Ibu adalah seseorang yang secepatnya kau hampiri bila kau dalam masalah
-Emily Dickinson-

Seorang ibu tak pernah sadar jika anaknya bukan lagi kanak-kanak
-James Agee-

Ibu adalah sahabat sejati, hanya ibulah yang tetap bersama kita dalam semua kesusahan,
kesedihan dan saat tergelap dalam hidup kita
-Washington Irving-

Bertumbuh kembang tak ada artinya bagi seorang ibu,
seorang anak tetaplah seorang anak
-Toni Morrison-

Untuk mengerti cinta ibumu, kau harus membesarkan anakmu sendiri
-Pepatah China-

Satu-satunya hal yang tak dapat dipertanyakan
seorang pengacara adalah legitimasi ibunya
-W. C. Fields-

Seorang pria bekerja dari matahari terbit hingga matahari terbenam,
tetapi pekerjaan seorang ibu tak pernah selesai

Begitu aku berhenti melihat ibuku dengan mata seorang anak,
aku melihat seorang wanita yang melahirkan dan membesarkanku

Hanya Seorang Ibu yang dapat dengan mudah tersenyum kepada
anaknya dan mengatakan semuanya baik-baik saja
walaupun dia baru saja mendapat kecelakaan
-JR-

Cinta seorang ibu kepada anaknya tak dapat
dibandingkan oleh apapun didunia
-Agatha Christie-

Tak ada hadiah darimu yang dapat mengimbangi
hadiah dari seorang ibu yaitu kehidupan


Hati seorang ibu adalah ruang kelas tempat anaknya belajar..
The mother’s heart is the child’s schoolroom.”
–Henry Ward Beecher

ukuran tubuhmu kurang penting,
Ukuran otakmu agak penting,
ukuran hatimu adalah yang paling penting

KATA TERINDAH Kata yang paling indah di bibir umat manusia adalah kata 'Ibu', dan panggilan paling indah adalah 'Ibuku'. Ini adalah kata penuh harapan dan cinta, kata manis dan baik yang keluar dari kedalaman hati. SAHABAT SEJATI . Kahlil Gibran. LAFAZ CINTA Aku ingin mencintaimu dengan sederhana… seperti kata yang tak sempat diucapkan kayu kepada api yang menjadikannya abu… Aku ingin mencintaimu dengan sederhana… seperti isyarat yang tak sempat dikirimkan awan kepada

Pepohonan dan bebungaan adalah ibu yang tulus memelihara bebuahan dan bebijian. Ibu adalah jiwa keabadian bagi semua wujud. Penuh cinta dan kedamaian.


di depan fotomu ibu
ku tunduk ku sujud padamu
kau malatih kau putri mandiri
kau wanita sejati
kau pahlawan tanpa jasa

utas benang engkau rajud
jadikan gaun kebesaranku ibu
tapak-tapak mu terus menungguku
menembusi gelap mengapai matahari

dihari ini aku datang
hari penuh kenagan
diulang tahunmu
ku Curahkan Kata Hatiku untukmu
ku kalungkan kembang di lehermu
ku teriakan rinduku untuk mu
Selamat Ulang tahun Ibu

It's four AM, I'm waking up to your perfume
Don't get up, I'll get through on my own
I don't know if I'm home
Or if I lost the way into your room
I'm spiraling into my doom
I'm feeling half alive but I know one day
You and I will be free,

To live and die by our own rules,
Free..
Despite the fact that men are fools.

I'm almost alive, and I need you to try
And save me.
It's okay that we're dying,
But I need to survive tonight, tonight.

Well excuse me while I get killed softly,
Heart slows down and I can hardly tell you I'm okay
At least 'til yesterday,
You know you got me off my highest guard,
Believe me when I say it's hard.
We'll get through this tonight
And I know one day you and I will be free

To live and die by our own rules,
Free..
Despite the fact that men are fools.

I'm almost alive, and I need you to try
And save me.
It's okay that we're dying,
But I need to survive tonight, tonight.

And you touch my hand ever so slightly
(Girl we're not ready for this yet)
And the deadly look she cast upon me
I won't regret, I won't regret
I won't regret. I won't regret...

And I was trying to disappear,
But you got me wrapped around you
I can hardly breathe without you
I was trying to disappear
But I got lost in your eyes now,
You brought me down to size now.

I'm almost alive
And I need you to try and save me.
It's okay that we're dying
But I need to survive tonight, tonight
Tonight...

I'm almost alive, and I need you to try
And save me.
It's okay that we're dying,
But I need to survive tonight, tonight.
I need to survive tonight, tonight

Anak2 SMP atau SMA biasanya di tugasi untuk membuat atau mencari suatu report text,, untuk itu,sesuai dengan semboyan kami,,,kami akan coba membantu anda sekalian....


THE AMAZING TAJ MAHAL IN INDIA

Taj Mahal is regarded as one of the eight wonders of the world. It was built by a Muslim Emperor Shah Jahan in the memory of his dear wife at Agra.
Taj Mahal is a Mausoleum that houses the grave of queen Mumtaz Mahal. The mausoleum is a part of a vast complex comprising of a main gateway, an elaborate garden, a mosque (to the left), a guest house (to the right), and several other palatial buildings. The Taj is at the farthest end of this complex, with the river Jamuna behind it.
The Taj stands on a raised, square platform (186 x 186 feet) with its four corners truncated, forming an unequal octagon. The architectural design uses the interlocking arabesque concept, in which each element stands on its own and perfectly integrates with the main structure. It uses the principles of self-replicating geometry and a symmetry of architectural elements.
Its central dome is fifty-eight feet in diameter and rises to a height of 213 feet. It is flanked by four subsidiary domed chambers. The four graceful, slender minarets are 162.5 feet each. The central domed chamber and four adjoining chambers include many walls and panels of Islamic decoration.
Taj Mahal is built entirely of white marble. Its stunning architectural beauty is beyond adequate description, particularly at dawn and sunset. The Taj seems to glow in the light of the full moon. On a foggy morning, the visitors experience the Taj as if suspended when viewed from across the Jamuna river.
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KOMODO DRAGON

Do you know what is the largest lizard? This lizard is called komodo. It lives in the scrub and woodland of a few Indonesian islands.

Komodo dragon is the world's heaviest lizard, weighing 150 pounds or more. The largest Komodo ever measured was more than 10 feet (3 meters) long and weighed 366 pounds (166 kg) but the average size of komodo in the wild is about 8 feet (2.5 meters) long and 200 pounds (91 kg)

Komodo has gray scaly skin, a pointed snout, powerful limbs and a muscular tail. They use their keen sense of smell to locate decaying animal remains from several miles away. They also hunt other lizards as well as large mammals and are sometimes cannibalistic.

The Komodo dragon's teeth are almost completely covered by its gums. When it feeds, the gums bleed, creating an ideal culture for virulent bacteria. The bacteria that live in the Komodo dragon's saliva causes septicemia, or blood poisoning, in its victims. A dragon will bite its prey, then follow it until the animal is too weak to carry on.

This lizard species is threatened by hunting, loss of prey species and habitat loss.
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RAIN FOREST

Rain forests cover about 10% of the earth, but they contain 90% 0f the world’s animals and plants. Rain forests are found in the hottest parts of the earth. They are situated in the area from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn. This is the area on both sides of the Equator.
These forests are called rain forests because it usually rains there everyday. The weather is always hot and humid. The main rain forests are in America, Africa, and Asia. The largest area of rain forest is Amazonian in South America. It is three times larger than the whole of Indonesia.
Indonesia was covered by rain forests, but many of its forests have been cut down. Some fire also destroyed the Indonesian forests, especially during the dry season. It is hard now to reforest the bare land.
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ELEPHANT

An elephant is the largest and strongest of all animals. It is a strange looking animal which it has thick legs, huge sides and backs, large hanging ears, a small tail, little eyes, long white tusks and above all, elephant has a long nose, the trunk. An elephant is commonly seen in a zoo, it has hard found in it natural habitat.
The trunk is the elephant's peculiar feature. This trunk has various usages. The elephant draws up water by its trunk and can squirt the water all over its body like a shower bath. The elephant's trunk also lift leaves and put them into its mouth. In fact, the trunk serves the elephant as long arm and hand. An elephant looks very clumsy and heavy and yet an elephant can move very quickly.
The elephant is very intelligent animal. Its intelligence combined with its great strength makes an elephant a very useful servant to man. Elephant can be trained to serve in various ways such as carry heavy loads, hunt for tigers and even fight. An elephant is really a smart animal.


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MANGROVE TREES

A mangrove is a tropical marine tree. Mangroves have special aerial roots and salt-filtering tap roots which enable them to thrive in brackish water. Brackish water is salty but not as salty as sea water. Mangrove trees are commonly planted and found in coastal areas. Mangroves can serve as walls of protection for natural disaster in coastal area like tsunami. According to BBC News, healthy mangrove forests had helped save lives in the Asia disaster tsunami and people tended to respect these natural barriers even more, especially after the tsunami.
There are several species of mangrove tree found all over the world. Some prefer more salinity, while others like to be very-close to a large fresh water source such as river. Some prefer areas that are sheltered from waves. Some species have their roots covered with sea water every day during high tide. Other species grow on dry land but are still part of the ecosystem. The Times of India reported that rare species of mangrove had been found and was also known as the looking-glass tree, probably because the leaves are silver-coated.
Mangroves need to keep their trunk and leave above the surface of the water. Yet they also need to be firmly attached to the ground so they are not moved by waves.
Any part of root that appears above the water flows oxygen to the plant under water surface. as the soil begin to build up, these roots procedure additional roots that become embedded in the soil.

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WHAT IS TORNADO?

Tornadoes are known as one of the most damaging disasters. What is the description of tornadoes? A tornado is a very powerful column of winds which spirals around a center of low atmospheric pressure. A tornado will look like a large black funnel which hangs down from a storm cloud.

The name "tornado" derives from the Latin "tonare". It means "to thunder." While the Spanish developed the word into "tornear" which means "to turn or twist". This is why a tornado is sometimes called twister or cyclone.

The winds inside a twister can spin around at speeds up to 500 miles an hour, but it usually travels at roughly 300 miles an hour. This speed twisting makes a tornado the most dangerous storm.

The average tornado has a diameter of about 200 to 300 yards. The smaller tornadoes are known as satellite tornadoes. These small offspring, about 50 yards across, can be very fierce and do lots of damage.

The forming of a tornado can be very quick. Sometimes it can form in a minute or less. A tornado can travel across the ground at high speeds, then it can suddenly vanish. Most tornadoes last less than twenty minutes and travel less than 15 miles. However, the super storms sometimes travel over 100 miles before they are exhausted.

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KINDS OF EARTQUAKE

Earthquake often happens around us. It brings great damages. Earthquake is hard to be predicted and that makes lot victims.

Actually there are three kinds of earthquake. This kinds of earthquake are commonly base on the factor and geological area where the earthquakes happen. These three kinds of earthquake are tectonic, volcanic and explosion.

Tectonic earthquakes is most common one. This kind of earthquake happens while earth's crust rocks break because of the geological strength created by moving of the earth's plates.

Volcanic earthquakes happen exactly with volcanic activity. Volcanic earthquakes are when the volcano produces acidic lava, which drys quickly, when it drys quickly it blocks the top of the volcano. This make no more magma can escape. Pressure starts to build up and eventually the acidic lava can no longer stand the pressure. So the volcano is free to explode, the pressure is released so fast that an earthquake is caused. A volcanic earthquake is usually kept within 10-20 miles of the volcano.

Explosion earthquakes are the result of the collapse earthquakes that are small earthquakes occurring in underground mines and caverns.


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TYPES OF VOLCANO ERUPTIONS

Volcanic eruptions have caused some of the worst disasters in the world. They can wipe out entire cities and kill thousands of people.
The name of volcano comes from Roman term. It derives from VULCAN which is the name of Roman fire god. Romans believed that Vulcan lived on a volcanic Italian coast. Romans called the island VULCANO.

According to scientists, volcanic eruptions are divided in to four basic groups. They are commonly known as Hawaiian, Strombolian, Vulcanian and Peleean. The term of Hawaiian eruptions are named after the volcanoes in Hawaii. These volcanic eruptions are the least violent type. They produce highly fluid lava which flows quietly. This gradually builds up a shield volcano.

Strombolian eruptions are named after Stromboli. These result from the constant release of gas from the magma. As the gas escapes, it produces tephra that piles up, turning into a cinder cone. Strombolian eruptions happen when sticky magma plugs the central vent. This makes the magmatic gas build up pressure until it blasts. The magma is turned into volcanic dust and bombs.

Vulcanian eruption which comes from the ancient Roman belief, are more violent than the strombolian eruption. Vulcanian eruption happens and brings magma which is more viscous. Vulcanian explosions are usually larger and noisier than the Strombolian eruptions.

Paleean eruptions are famous as the most violent kind of volcanic eruptions. The name of paleean comes from the eruption of Mount Pelee, Martinique in 1902. It killed almost 38 thousands people. A Peleean eruption occurs when the magmatic gas build up tremendous pressure. This causes violent explosions with glowing clouds of hot ash and dust.

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PLATYPUS

Many people call platypus duckbill because this animal has a bill like duckbill. Platypus is a native Tasmania and southern and eastern Australia.
Platypus has a flat tail and webbed feet. Its body length is 30 to 45 cm and covered with a thick, and woolly layer of fur. Its bill is detecting prey and stirring up mud. Platypus' eyes and head are small. It has no ears but has ability to sense sound and light.
Platypus lives in streams, rivers, and lakes. Female platypus usually dig burrows in the streams or river banks. The burrows are blocked with soil to protect it from intruders and flooding. In the other hand, male platypus does not need any burrow to stay.


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HUMAN BODY ENERGY

Human body is actually a living machine and is like all other machines. This living machine needs fuel to supply it with energy. The fuel is provided by the food which we eat. However do we know how much we need to stay healthy?
The energy value of food is usually measured in calories. A calorie is the amount of heat which is required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water by 1 degree C. The number of calories which people need per day varies. It depends on the activity which the people are involved in. For example; people will need more calories for standing than for sitting, people need more for running than for walking, etc.
The energy which is provided by food is in the form of three kinds of chemical substances. They are carbohydrate, protein and fat. Carbohydrate provides 8.8 calories per gram (cal/gm) of energy, protein 4.0 cal/gm and fat 8.0 cal/gm. Each food contains different proportion of these substances.These three chemical substances are all important for body staying healthy.