Discussion

Hacking: Pro and Contra?


Do you know what a hacker is? Well, a hacker is a person who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems on computers and they like to stretch the capability of the systems. And you know what, the activities they do in the computers are called ‘hacking’.


So, what’s the problem with ‘hacking and its hackers’? Well, the problem is whether ‘hacking and its hackers’ is legal or illegal? What I mean is that people in the world have many different views about hacking and the hackers. Some of them take sides, but many object.


To get back to what I was saying previously, let us see the positive points of a hacker, shall we? Although in most places breaking into computer systems is considered illegal, I believe that hackers don’t do anything illegal because they only want to know and try the systems. I dare to say that a hacker likes finding the strengths and the weaknesses of a computer system. They feel proud if they can find the weaknesses. So I don’t really see the crimes in this case. In addition, these hackers sometimes help the police catch the ‘white collar criminals’, such as bank robbers, money launderers, credit card forgers. For example, in 2000, the U.S. hackers caught some Singaporean hackers who made ‘Virus Love’ to break up the programs of the U.S. National Security system.
 
Nevertheless, those who object to the good points of a hacker say that hacking is a crime. The reason is that some hackers use their brilliant skills to break into banks and other vital institutions where they can get money, destroy information, and the worst thing is they can get secret information and sell it to another country.  
This is a treachery.
Take for example, in 1994, The U.S. government broke a conspiracy of computer hackers out of Majorca, Spain. These hackers were responsible for accessing and eliminating 190,000 telephone credit card numbers over computer bulletin boards in America and Europe. Seeing this fact, I don’t blame those who think negatively about hackers. To put the whole thing in a nut shell, I personally think that hackers are not bad people with their brilliant skills. However, they could be bad because of money orientation to get the wealth. That’s just the point.

Source : 
- http://bos-sulap.blogspot.com/2010/10/contoh-discussion-text-hacking.html
- http://connect.in.com/hacking/photos-computer-hacking-huge-pedia-1177413617167.html
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Explanation

Tsunami


       The term of “tsunami” comes from the Japanese which means harbour ("tsu") and wave ("nami"). A tsunami is a series of waves generated when water in a lake or a sea is rapidly displaced on a massive scale.

A tsunami can be generated when the sea floor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the overlying water. Such large vertical movements of the earth's crust can occur at plate boundaries.

Subduction of earthquakes are particularly effective in generating tsunami, and occur where denser oceanic plates slip under continental plates. As the displaced water mass moves under the influence of gravity to regain its equilibrium, it radiates across the ocean like ripples on a pond.

Tsunami always bring great damage. Most of the damage is caused by the huge mass of water behind the initial wave front, as the height of the sea keeps rising fast and floods powerfully into the coastal area.
 

 

Source : 
- http://bos-sulap.blogspot.com/2010/10/contoh-explanation-text-about-tsunami.html
- hhttp://www.wartanews.com/read/Nasional/31a63afd-e83c-825e-bc16-0f92cc6f8de5/Pembelajaran-Mahal-Tsunami-Jepang
- http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/03/pictures/110324-japan-tsunami-pictures-new-fukushima-science-world/
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Folklore The Legend of Surabaya


The Legend of Surabaya
Folklore from East Java

A long time ago in East Java there were two strong animals, Sura and Baya. Sura was a shark and Baya was a crocodile. They lived in a sea. Actually, they were friends. But when they were hungry, they were very greedy. They did not want to share their food. They would fight for it and never stop fighting until one of them gave up.

It was a very hot day. Sura and Baya were looking for some food. Suddenly, Baya saw a goat.
“Yummy, this is my lunch,” said Baya.

“No way! This is my lunch. You are greedy! I had not eaten for two days!” said Sura.
Then Sura and Baya fought again. After several hours, they were very tired. Sura had a plan to stop their bad behavior.

“I’m tired of fighting, Baya,” said Sura.

“Me too. What should we do to stop fighting? Do you have any idea?” asked Baya.
“Yes, I do. Let’s share our territory. I live in the water, so I look for food in the sea. And you live on the land, right? So, you look for the food also on the land. The border is the beach, so we will never meet again. Do you agree?” asked Sura.

“Hmm... let me think about it. OK, I agree. From today, I will never go to the sea again. My place is on the land,” said Baya.

Then they both lived in the different places. But one day, Sura went to the land and looked for some food in the river. He was very hungry and there was not much food in the sea. Baya was very angry when he knew that Sura broke the promise.

“Hey, what are you doing here? This is my place. Your place is in the sea!”

“But, there is water in the river, right? So, this is also my place!” said Sura.

Then Sura and Baya fought again. They both hit each other. Sura bit Baya's tail. Baya did the same thing to Sura. He bit very hard until Sura finally gave up. He went back to the sea. Baya was very happy. He had his place again.

The place where they were fighting was a mess. Blood was everywhere. People then always talked about the fight between Sura and Baya. They then named the place of the fight as Surabaya, it’s from Sura the shark and Baya the crocodile. People also put their fight as the symbol of Surabaya city. ***

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English Remedial Test

Change into Passive Voice

1. Mrs. K asked them to pay the school fee in time.
    They were to pay the school fee in time.
 
2. Should we do the remedial test in a piece of paper ?
    Should the remedial test be done in a piece of paper ?
 
3. You must not forget to write your name.
    Your name must not be forgotten to write by you.
 
4. Are you speaking english during the English class ?
    Is English being spoken during the english class by you ?
 
5. She crossed the answers several times
    The answers were crossed several times by her.
 
6. We have finished doing our task before other students.
    Our task has been finished doing before other students.
 
7. Will you be waiting for them all day long ?
    Will they be being waited for all day long ?
 
8. We celebrate the 47th anniversary of our school yesterday.
    The 47th anniversary of our school was celebrated by us yesterday.
 
9. They were having dinner when suddenly the stove exploded .
    Dinner was being had when suddenly the stove exploded .

 
10. The teacher had punished them for something they didnot do.
    They had been punished for something they did not do .

Change into Active Voice
 
11. We are invited for lunch by the headmaster.
    The headmaster invites us for lunch
 
12. Many students are being given the English remedial test by Mr. T.
    Mr. T is giving many students the English remedial test.
 
13. Was English being studied diligently by them last night.
    Were they studing English diligently last night ?
 
14. This test has been being finished in 45 minutes by the students.
    The student s have been finishing this test in 45 minutes. 
 
15. Have they been being taught math by Mr. Good for three year?
    Has Mr Good been teaching math them for three years ?

Change into Passive Voice

16. Has Mr. Fajar been showing them his new blog?
  • Have they been being shown his new blog?
  • Has his new blog been being shown to them?

17. They do not ask her several questions.
  • She not asked several questions.
  • Several questions are not be asked her
     
18. Has Mrs.Nanik been reading us another story?
  • Have we been being read to us?
  • Has another story been being read to us?  
  •  
19. Didn't he tell you the school regulation?
  • Wasn't the school regulation be told to you?
  • Wasn't you be told the school regulation?   

20. We were introducing him our pretty sisters last night. 
  • He was being introduced to our pretty sisters last night.
  • Our pretty sisters were being introduced to him last night.
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Passive Voice test

Change into Passive Voice
1. Mr. T tells us to close our notebooks.
We are told to close our notebooks by him.
2. We must write this test in apiece of paper.
This test must be written in a piece of paper by us.
3. I should not forget my name too.
My name should not be forgotten by me too.
4. The students speak English during the English class.
English is spoken by the students during the English class.
5. Did anyone ask any questions about me ?
Were any questions asked about me ?
6. I cannot do this test during the time given .
This test cannot be done by me during he time given.
7. We have been waiting for him all day long .
He has been being waited by us all day long.
8. Mr. Jack has invited you to lunch tomorrow.
You have been invited by Mr. Jack to lunch tomorrow.
9. The students did not do the English test easily.
The English test wasnot done by the students easily.
10. Must you check the answer before you give it back ?
Must the answer be checked before you give it back ?
11. We are doing the passive test in the Multimedia room.
The passive test is being done by us in teh Multimedia room.
12. Would you join the remedial test if you got bad mark again ?
Would the remedial test be joined by you if you got bad mark again ?

Change into Active Voice
13. The white board has been cleaned by you.
You have cleaned the white board.
14. The interview will be done in this room by us.
We will do the interview in this room.
15. English was being studied diligenly by them last night.
They were studing English diligently last night.
16. This test must be finished in 45 minutes by the students.
The students must finish this test in 45 minutes.
17. We have been being taught math by Mr. Sus for three year.
Mr. Sus has been teaching math us for three years .
18. Will the coming UAN test be being faced by you in the mounth of April ?
Will you be facing the coming UAN test in the mounth of April ?
19. The vocabulary book should be submitted by us this morning
We should submit The vocabulary book this morning.
20. Batik shirts must be worn by the students on Friday
The students must wear batik shirts on Friday.

Change into Passive Voice
21. Mr. Fajar is showing us his new blog
 We are being showed his new blog.
 His new blog is being showed us.

22. They will be asking her several questions
 She will be being asked several questions by them.
 Several questions will be being asked to her.

23. Mrs. Nanik has been reading them another story.
 They have been being read another story by Mrs. Nanik.
 Another story has been being read by Mrs. Nanik.

24. Does he tell you the law of Archimedes ?
 Is the new law of Archimedes to you by him ?
 Are you told the new law of Archimedes by him ?

25. We should have given him our new project before he came here.
 He would have been given our new project before he came here.
 Our new projects should have been given to him before he came here.
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