discussion essay

Advantages and Disadvantages Listening Music in Learning Process at Homes.

            Music is the art of arranging tones in an orderly sequence so as to produce a unified and continuous composition.It has different meanings for different people. Music is unique in each person's life. Music is a mean of relaxation for some, while others simply enjoy listening to the sounds, melodies, and rhythms that music brings to their ears, minds, and hearts. It is why some people listen to music when they learn because music can relax their mind, but some people do not like to listen to music when they learn because music can annoy their concentration. There have been several debates listening music in learning process at homes.

            According to scientist from England Dr. Emma Gray said that when you listening the music like Katy Perry’s song, can give an effect to help your brain to remember a new fact more easily, can relax your brain and increase your happiness. Studies have shown that listening to the right kind of music may help ease your mind and help you concentrate.Another study showed that music engages certain areas of the brain, asserting it to pay attention and prevent you from falling asleep when studying because when you study in quiet situation make you more easily to falling asleep. Also, when our body realizes we are tired and we want to stop studying, it sends signals to the brain to stop for a break. Listening to music competes for our brain's attention, and can help us to override those signals of fatigue, though this is mostly beneficial for low- and moderate-intensity study. During high-intensity study, music is not as powerful at pulling our brain's attention away from the pain of the workout.

            On the other hand, some people do not like listening to music at learning process because music really annoy their concentration.A study was carried out at the University of Wales,  where 25 people aged 18 – 30 were instructed to memorize a list of letters under various listening music what they liked, but it is not effective because they only can repeate three letters. They like more studying at home in quiet situation. So, they can remember many letters. Music only increases their spirit to learning again when they feel bored not help in their study. Some people can not be focus to one subjects, they get confused what should they hear at their priority. It is why they like more studying at home with quiet situation especially when tomorrow will be examination. They really need a quiet situation because they want to be focus at remember their material of subject that will be examined. Listening music at learning process especially at home it is not effective because listening music may distract you from effective memorising.

            Listening music can help you to find a new idea and more creativity. Listening music is the sweet spot for creativity. Even more than low noise levels, ambient noise apparently gets your creative juices flowing, and does not put us off the way high levels of noise do. The way this works is that moderate noise levels increase processing difficulty which promotes abstract processing, leading to higher creativity. In other words, when we struggle (just enough) to process things as we normally would, we resort to be more creative approaches. According to cici, when she is doing her assignment at home without listening music, she feels bored and can not find a new idea also stuck in their creativity, but after she listens music, she can get a new idea and make something more creative from listening music because music helps her to remind her about what should she do in her assignment.

            Otherwise, studying with listening music can influence your emotions. For example, when you listen the music with mellow genre, you can feel sad and also destroy your concentration. Sometimes, some people can write the lyric from the music that they hear because the lyric imagines what they feel at time. One study showed that after hearing a short piece of music, participants were more likely to interpret a neutral expression as happy or sad, to match the tone of the music they heard. This also happened with other facial expressions, but was most notable for those that were close to neutral.Something else that is really interesting about how our emotions are affected by music is that there are two kind of emotions related to music: perceived emotions and felt emotions. This means that sometimes we can understand the emotions of a piece of music without actually feeling them, which explains why some of us find listening to sad music enjoyable, rather than depressing. Unlike in real life situations, we do not feel any real threat or danger when listening to music, so we can perceive the related emotions without truly feeling them almost like vicarious emotions.

Changes in their emotions really annoy for them. They can not be focus at their assignment anymore, but their focus in what they feel now.

            Ultimately, your study habits are your responsibility. Be wise and surround yourself with things that will stimulate and motivate your mind to learn and understand concepts, practice them and commit them to memory. It is up to you to decide whether music will help or hinder your mind from doing your assignment. So, give it a go, see what works for you and have a little fun in the processbecause remember, studying should be a balance between fun and structured learning. If you do not like doing your assignment, you can not do it, but if you enjoy doing your assignment, you can do it very well, even though you listening music or not you can do it. The main key is you must love what you do. Listening music only helps you to decrease your stress, your mood, you bored. In addition, music only helps you to make you happy doing your assignment and make you more creative also make the situation more colorful when you are doing your assignment.

General Essay

Experience during studying writing one.

After passing last semester, I took paragraph writing, and the lecturers were mr.Saunir and ms.Fitrawati. Actually, I did not know about writing, what should I write, but after my lecturers gave me some explanation, I can understand just a little. After 2 weeks ago, I could understand more, and I always gave motivation to myself that I can.

When I was studying with mr.Saunir, all students in the class should present their writing assignment, and it was my turn. Showing my presentation and explanation, it was really made me nervous because I was not sure about my writing. Before I present my writing assignment, I showed my writing to my friends and they said that “my writing was good”, but I was still not confidence with my writing. After I finished my presentation, and got a good comment, I said to myself that I could do the best and believe to myself.

As the time passed by, I learn more and more, I asked to my friend, and find peer to correct my writing because I believe that my friend or my peer can give comment more. When I saw the mark, I was really surprised because I got a good mark.

 

Fourth movie report:

SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN

Directted by: Rupert Sanders

Genre: Action
Runtime: 1200 minutes

Staring by:

Kristen Stewart as Snow White.

Charlize Theron as Ravenna.

Chris Hemsworthas as The Huntsman.

Sam Claflin as William.

Sam Spruell as Flinn.

Once upon time, the queen see a rose in the snow and she hopes have baby like a rose in the winter. Soon after, the queen pregnant baby girl and give name Snow White.The next winter, the queen pass away at the time the dark team come to the battle, than the king see a beautiful woman and she will becomes wife and destroy the kingdom she also locks the Snow White in North tower. One day, Flinn come to the tower. On the other hand, she can escapes from the tower and begin her adventure and meet 7dwarfs.

Plot:

1.       Introducing.

The queen want have baby like rose in the winter.  Soon after, the queen pregnant baby girl and give name Snow White. The next winter, the queen pass away at the time the dark team come to the battle.

2.       Climax.

One day, Snow White see William but it’s not real William actually he is Ravenna but Snow White doesn’t know. William give her passion apple than Snow White pass away. When the huntsman crying to Snow White she wakes up and begin her battle.

3.       Resolution.

Ravenna challenge Snow White to battle with her, however, Snow White try to fight with Ravenna she still strong than Snow White. On the other hand, Snow White take the knife as soon as possible than she hurts the Ravenna heart and she becomes old.Next day, Snow White becomes queen.

Moral value:

This movie teach us to never give up and believe that the goodness will be winner to the badness and always to be yourself.

Expression:

Asking:

·         What your name? ( when Snow White ask to Greta)

·         Who she it? ( when Ravenna ask to mirror )

·         You miss her? ( when Ravenna ask to huntsman)

·         Why do you care? ( when Flinn ask to huntsman )

Request:

·         William don’t leave me! ( when Snow White talk to William)

Anger:

·         Out!! ( when Ravenna talk to her bodyguard )

Greeting:

·         Hallo ( when Snow White ask to Greta)

Compliment:

·         Well done huntsman ( when Flinn talk to huntsman)

Command:

·         Bring me the king’s daughter! ( when Ravenna talk to Flinn)

·         Lock her! (when Ravenna talk to Flinn)

Regret:

·         Forgive me brother ( when  Ravenna talk to Flinn )

Asking advice:

·         What we doing to them? ( when bodyguard ask to Ravenna)

Dissatisfaction:

·         You fail me Flinn ( when Ravenna talk to Flinn)

Capability:

·         Believe to me my sister ( when Flinn talk to Ravenna)

 

Third movie report:

Tangled

Directors : Nathan Greno, Byron Howard.

Genre: Animated
Runtime: 90 minutes
Starring: Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, Donna Murphy.

                Once upon time,the pregnant queen falls deathly sick and the king command to all his soldier to find a magic plant to be medicine for the queen. After pregnant the queen gives name to the princess is Rapunzel because she has golden hair. On the aother hand, the mother Gothel know the news about the princessto than she takes the princess and keep her in the tall tower  alone.

Years later a young man found the princess but he don’t know she is a princess and he promises to her to see a floating lanterns on the night. At the time,they begin their  adventure.

Plot story:

1.       Introducing.

Once upon time,the pregnant queen falls deathly sick and the king command to all his soldier to find a magic plant to be medicine for the queen. After pregnant the queen gives name to the princess is Rapunzel because she has golden hair.

2.       Climax.

When the princess meet  young man and she wants see floating lanterns but mother Gothel knows the idea and try to fail her idea however the way. Suddenly the young man get hurt and Rapunzel try to cure the young man with her hair.

3.       Resolution.

At the young man get hurt at the time he cuts the Rapunzel’s hair and the magic hair was gone than mother Gothel to be old and fall down from the tower.

Next day, the kingdom find the princess and happy forever with her family.

Moral value:

                The goodness will be the winner than the badness, even though need a long time. As long as you have love in your heart, what ever you do you can happy all time.

Expression:

Asking:

·         Where is he? ( when the soldier ask to people about the young man)

Greeting:

·         Hi ( when young man greet Rapunzel)

·         How are you? ( when young man ask to Rapunzel)

·         Who are you? ( when Rpaunzel ask to young man)

Command:

·         Go! (when young man command to his horse)

·         Wait (when Rapunzel say to young man)

Second movie report:

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Directors: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller

Genre: Animated/Comedy
Runtime: 90 minutes
Starring: Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Bruce Campbell, Andy Samberg.

This  movie tell about a genius boy who lived with his parents and always think how to make the small city can change. On the small island of Swallow Falls, Flint Lockwood is a genius boy and always try to make a new thing but always fail. However the island is not capable of exporting their sardine stocks, and the locals end up having to eat it all the time. Years later, Flint's mother dies and his skeptical father Tim Lockwood, an old fisherman who has a sardine store. One day flint met a girl and invite her to his lab and tell about his dream to make his town not just eat sardine again and make food processor and it works. The atmosphere begins to rain hamburgers and other food in the island. A television station sends a weather reporter trainee (Sam Sparks) to cover the phenomenon and Flint becomes famous.

Expression in the movie :

Apologize:

·         Sorry dad ( when Flint talk to his father)

Closing:

·         Goodbye ( when Flint say to his girlfriend at atmospher)

Greeting:

·         Hi everybody (when Flint out from his lab)

Love:

·          I love you ( when Flint’s father say to Flint)

Thanking:

·         Thank you (when Flint say to his father at telephone)

Compliment:

·         That sound great (when Flint’s girlfriend give idea about make food rain)

Moral value :

Everything we do have  effect. It can be a good effect or bad effect, we must stay to face it and responsibility the problem.

Plot story:

1.       Introducing.

A genius boy who lived with his parents and always think how to make the small city can change. On the small island of Swallow Falls, Flint Lockwood is a genius boy and always try to make a new thing but always fail. However the island is not capable of exporting their sardine stocks, and the locals end up having to eat it all the time and have idea to make food processor.

2.       Climax.

When he success makes food processor and begin rain hamburgers. All of people request many food. On the other hand the processor cannot make food again, after that the food trash change into monsters, destroy the city and all of people hate flint.

3.       Resolution.

Flint goes to atmosphere with his girlfriend to repair the processor. On the other hand the police try to make sure the people to save themselves to make a boat and fight with the food monster.

First movie report:

Sherlock Holmes

Director: Guy Ritchie.

Writers: Michael Robert Jonson, Anthony Peckham.

Genre: Thrillers and Action.

Runtime: 120 minutes.

Staring by:

Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes.

Jude Law as Dr. John Watson.

Rachel McAdams as Lord Blackwood.

                Sherlock Holmes gets a mysterious kill by Lord Blackwood that has already killed five women with a perfect kill. With the arrest of Lord Blackwood, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson believe they have stopped one of London’s most dangerous killers, responsible for four deaths and about to commit a fifth when he is apprehended. Several months later, he is hanged for his crimes but rumors begin to circulate that he is in fact still alive. Soon all of London is excited with the news that Blackwood has risen from the dead and for some, he is the devil incarnate.

Plot:

1.       Introducing.

One day, Sherlock Holmes gets mysterious kill and he believes that he can stops the kill by Lord Blackwood and it can be true. Actually, the real kill will begin after Lord Blackwood get judgment.

2.       Climax.

Several months later, rumors begin to circulate that he is in fact still alive. Soon all of London is excited with the news. After that, he begins kill women, make many tricks  and make all believe that he can do magic. On the other hand, Sherlock Holmes didn’t believe and try to solve with logical, but he can not find the answer.

3.       Resolution.

One day, Sherlock Holmes read a book about magic and find the key about Blackwood’s magic. At the time, he starts his investigation to people around Blackwood.

Moral value:

                All problem has solve but it need times. It depend we face the problem and be yourself and no magic in the world.

Expressions:

Asking:

·         Where is he? ( when Sherlock Holmes ask to Watson)

Greeting:

·         Hi ( when Sherlock Holmes meet Watson’s girlfriend)

·         How are you? ( when Sherlock Holmes meet Watson)

Command:

·         Go! (when Watson start his investigation)

·         Wait ( when Sherlock Holmes find the book about magic)

Asking advice:

·         What should we doing? ( when Watson ask to Sherlock Holmes)

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Directors: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller

Genre: Animated/Comedy
Runtime: Approx. 90 minutes
Starring: Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Bruce Campbell, Andy Samberg, Mr. T

This movie tell about a genius boy who lived with his parents and always think how to make the small city can change. On the small island of Swallow Falls, the outcast boy Flint Lockwood is a clumsy inventor encouraged by his mother. However the island is not capable of exporting their sardine stocks, and the locals end up having to eat it all the time. Years later, Flint's mother dies and his skeptical father Tim Lockwood, an old fisherman who has a sardine store, gives Flint a partnership in his store and invites him to work there with him. But Flint, being the inventor that he is, has just invented a food processor that converts water into food. And He decides to test it out... but things don't go according to plan and he manages to launch it into the atmosphere. It begins to rain hamburgers and other food in the island. A television station sends a weather reporter trainee (Sam Sparks) to cover the phenomenon and Flint becomes famous.

Expression in the movie :

• ·         Sorry dad (apologize)
• ·         Goodbye (closing)
• ·         Hi everybody (greeting)
• ·          I love you (love)
• ·         Thank you (thanks)
• ·         Good luck (congratulation)
• ·         What should I do? (asking)
• ·         That sound great (compliment)
• ·         You great (compliment)
• ·         What you need? (asking)
• ·         Give me the phone! (command)

Moral value :

Everything we do have a effect. It can be a good effect or bad effect we must stay to face it and responsibility the problem.