Problem and Solution Essay

Silent Cry from The Oceans

          Plastic waste accumulating in beaches and oceans has become the most global crisis. Billions of plastic can be found in 40 percent of the world's ocean surfaces. Studies estimate there are now 15–51 trillion pieces of plastic in the world's oceans, from Arctic ice sheets to the sea floor. At current rates, plastic waste is expected to outweigh all the fish in the sea by 2050. Although plastic waste as water pollution arises due to the use of plastic in many sectors, there are several solutions that may be done.

           One of the problems is plastic waste which consumed by marine creature may harm their health. The examples are cases about death autopsies result of marine creature carcass which contains plastic waste. Scientist reports that marine creature, such as sea turtles and whale, expect that plastic waste as their prey. This problem leads to another major problem which is consumption of seafood which contaminated by chemical in plastic waste may cause serious health problems. Scientists have found that its seafood contaminated with toxins in plastic waste which may lead to cancer, birth defect, and other serious illness.

          It is important that self-awareness and government action to combat these problems. Government should make regulation to control plastic waste. It needs to closely monitor by the adequate legislation. It is also critical for people to aware about reduce, reuse, and recycle the plastic waste as it may produce useful goods for daily activities. They may teach the youngster to use paper bag or bringing shopping bag to carry their goods from supermarket or recycle the plastic waste into the useful goods. 

          In conclusion, there is no efficient way to stop oceans plastic way pollution quickly. However, people awareness to do reduce, reuses, and recycles, accompanied with government regulation and action to plastic waste may decrease the plastic pollutant in the oceans

Procedural Essay

Producing and Recycling Process of Glass Container

          The diagram describes the way in which the glass container, such as bottles, are manufactured and recycled.
          Overall, there are 9 steps. The producing process consist of 4 steps, beginning with the mixing materials and ending up with the glass container. The recycling process consist of 5 steps, beginning with the collection of used glass bottle and ending up with the moulding into new products.
          First, sand, soda ash, limestone, and other chemicals are mixed to make the base mixture. Next, the mixture is heated in a glass furnace at approximately 1500oC. Before the glass container is finished, molten glass is blown.
          The used glass containers are collected as the first step of recycling process. After they are collected, they are sorted based on its color. Once they have been sorted, they are washed to remove impurities. Subsequently, the glass containers are crushed and melted into liquid glass. Finally, the molten glass is moulded into mould to produce the new glasses containers.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Internet

The Use of Internet, Good or Bad?

          Modern era has lead people to use internet, one of the greatest technological developments. The internet is now become easier to be accessed by people. As the result of this, it has become a part of modern daily life. Every age of groups use it to obtain information and communication facilities anytime and anywhere. However, the excessive way of using internet may harm the user. This essay will show the advantages and disadvantages of internet.

          The internet provides conveniences for people in this modern era. It provides information from many sources.  It enables them to expand their insight or to solve problems. For example is the use of internet to learn school materials by the student or to find job by the job seeker. Besides that, internet is accessible for communication. Long distance communication is able to be done through internet. It helps people to connect to each other around the world. They enable to do chatting and calling through internet by using certain application.

          Beside conveniences which provides by internet, it is also surrounded by the disadvantages. People often use internet excessively. Consequently, it increases the selfishness of the user towards other. The users tend to enjoy spare time by surfing on the internet rather than socializing with other in person. Other disadvantage is the vulnerable of personal information stealing. As internet is accessed through users’ personal computer or smartphone, hijackers enable to steal users’ personal information. It will harm the users because hijackers may use the data for malicious transaction or anything else.

          In conclusion, Internet has both advantages and disadvantages for the users. Internet enables people to solve problems easily and quickly. Conversely, the excessive use of it may lead to selfishness and personal information stealing. In my opinion, the internet users should be wise and selective in using internet to avoid those disadvantages.  

Argumentative Essay

Free Healthcare as the Government Obligation. 

Agree or Disagree?

           As the fundamental aspect of humans’ life, healthcare has been capturing public’s attention. Indonesians’ demand for free healthcare provided by government is growing all the time. However, I believe that healthcare is the responsibility of individuals for these convincing reasons.

          Free healthcare implementation may over the budget which may cut the budget of other sectors. Based on Indonesian Ministry of Finance’s record in 2018, government spent 10.1 trillion rupiah which the 5.2 trillion rupiah was paid to cover the over budget of free healthcare program. Unfortunately, it cut other sectors’ budget such as education and infrastructure which affect the development on that sector.

          Free healthcare may solves one problem but start another problem. Indonesian government applied limited free healthcare since 2014. The government set the specific criteria for patients who eligible to receive the program and limited the treatments provided by the health authorities. Sadly, this fact leads to a sense of unfairness among citizens and reflect that free healthcare cannot guarantee the recovery of the patients. If these are happen, what is actually the point of holding free healthcare?

          It is fundamental obligation as a human to take care of ourselves. Buddha said that it is our duty to keep our healthiness. Naturally, we try our best to take care of ourselves for living. Then why government should provide free healthcare if we are obligate to take care of ourselves?

          Many believe that free healthcare may guarantee the health of citizens. But in fact, there are cases which patients with private payment takes precedence over the free healthcare patient. For example are case that occurred in northern Binjai where patient with free healthcare were left waiting without certainty and other makeshift drug administration case only for free healthcare patient. It may cause of serious condition or may be the death of the patient.  

        In conclusion, I believe that healthcare is responsibility of individuals not only for the government. It is important for us as human to take care of our body. With take care of ourselves; we can help other to remain the important of healthy body for living.

Language Vs. Mathematic

 Between "Grammar" and "1+1=2"

          Language and mathematic are general subjects to learn in all level of school in Indonesia which both are related to each other. It is important to learn language in communication before learn mathematic because you need to understand the explanation through communication. Before learning between languages and mathematic, it is important to know the basic differences and similarities.

          Language is being learned based on assumption of reality, unlike mathematic, is being learned based on assumption of perfection. People learn how to communicate to each other with language. Body language is the first language to be practiced and understood which already used since we were baby. It showed that people naturally learn language by adapted to our reality. Otherwise, concrete basic formulas are being used to learn mathematic which it examine the constant result. The point is you can solve one problem with many solutions in language term when you can solve many problems with one formula in learning mathematic.

        In terms of processing part in human brain, the core process of learning language and mathematic is in left hemisphere brain. Left hemisphere is dominated for language, math, and linear logic process. It must attribute meaning or value to element for both subject to build learning pattern. However, both of subject use different part of left hemisphere brain. Emeritus professor of biology, Ken Saladin, stated that key language centers in our brain are in the Broca area, and Wernicke area. Otherwise, prefrontal cortex of the frontal lobe is the center of processing the logic between numbers.

          In conclusion, it is difficult to state whether one subject is more important than other subject as it is based on student preferences. What important to understand is the differences and the unique similarities which adding more value in learning both subject.

Land Transportation Changing? What Happened to Indonesia?

The Outline 
 

Topic : How has globalization changed Indonesia? 

Topic Sentence : There are changing in Indonesian three land transportation vehicle as the result of globalization.
Supporting Sentence 1 : Globalization changed the car technology which impacts the car creation and development by Indonesian student.
Supporting Sentence 2 : Indonesian people started using hi-tech motorcycles instead of bicycle.

Supporting Sentence 3 : MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) electric train operation in Jakarta by globalization on hi-tech train technology. 

Concluding Sentence : The creation and development of domestic brand car, the use of high-tech motorcycle, and MRT operation in Jakarta are three changing in Indonesian land transportation as the result of globalization.

The essay
       

 

Changing in Land Transportation? What Happened to Indonesia?

          Based on Cambridge Dictionary, transportation is the movement of people or goods from one place to another. As the development of technology and the effects of world globalization caused changes in transportation system and transportation vehicle. There are changing in Indonesian three land transportation vehicle as the result of globalization.
           Globalization changed the car technology which impacts the car creation and development by Indonesian student. Delman is a land traditional vehicle pulled by horses which used since 1800 in Indonesia. After the use of delman, ‘simple car’ which used diesel machine had been used in Batavia (Jakarta in colonial era) in 1970. Because of globalization in car technology, Indonesian students started to develop a domestic car called ESEMKA since 2007. With globalization and advancement in technology, Indonesian students are capable to create and develop domestic car. 

           Indonesian people started using hi-tech motorcycles instead of bicycle. Before the use of motorcycle, people used bicycle. As the development of bicycle to high-tech motorcycle in Japan, globalization had made Indonesian people started using motorcycle to simplify their daily work. It explained that globalization has affected the use of high-tech motorcycles by Indonesian people.
          Mass Rapid Transit train operation in Jakarta caused by globalization on hi-tech train technology. Before the MRT, Indonesia used steam train (1864-1925). Globalization had introduced electric-engine trains in 1925. It began to develop in 1972. Indonesia began to construct MRT operation since 2010 until now. It is useful for people of Jakarta-crowded-areas for time efficiency. Technology advancement due to globalization produced MRT technology which is used by Indonesia.
          In summary, globalization has affected the transportation in Indonesia. The creation and development of domestic brand car, the use of high-tech motorcycle, and MRT operation in Jakarta are three changing in Indonesian land transportation as the result of globalization.