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VISITING NIA GARA FALLS Niagara Falls is the collective name for three waterfalls that cross name for three waterfalls that cross the international border between the Canadian province of Ontario and the USA’s state of New York. They form the southern end of the Niagara Gorge. From largest to smallest, the three waterfalls are the Horseshoe Falls, the American Falls and the Bridal Veil Falls. The Horseshoe Falls lie on the Canadian side and the American Falls on the American side. They are separated by Goat Island. The smaller Bridal Veil Falls are also located on the American side, separated from the other waterfalls by Luna Island. There are various attractions that people can enjoy in Niagara Falls, six of them are described here. The first to enjoy in Niagara Falls is Cave of the Winds. This attraction helps people get closer to falls and go face-to-face with the pounding waters of the falls. People can get soaked on the Hurricane Deck where they are just feet from the ...

GRAMMAR REVIEW SIMPLE PAST TENSE   Look at the except from the text below. Pay attention to words in the bold type. A long time ago, in a small village near the beach in West Sumatra lived a women and her son, Malin Kundang. Malin Kundang and his mother had to live hard because his father had passed away when he was a baby. One day, when Malin Kundang was sailing, he saw a merchant’s ship being raided by a band of pirates. With his bravery, Malin Kundang helped the merchant’s defeat the pirates. To thank him, the merchant allowed Malin Kundang to sail with him. Maling Kundang agreed in the hope to get a better a life. He left his mother alone. Many years later, Malin Kundang became wealthy. He had a huge ship and a lot of crews who worked loading trading journey, his ship landed on a coast near a small village. The local people recognized that it was Malin Kundang. Malin Kundang’s mother ran to the beach to meet the new rich merchant. She wanted to hug...

THE LEGEND OF MALIN KUNDANG A long time ago, in a small village near the beach n West Sumatra lived a women and her son, Malin Kundang. Malin Kundang and his mother had to live hard because his father had passed away when he was a baby. Malin Kundang was a healthy, diligent, and strong boy. He usually went to sea to catch fish. After getting fish he would bring it to his mother, or sell the caught fish in the town. One day, when Malin Kundang was sailing, he saw a merchant’s ship being raided by a band of pirates. With his bravery, Malin Kundang helped the merchant’s defeat the pirates. To thank him, the merchant allowed Malin Kundang to sail with him. Maling Kundang agreed in the hope to get a better a life. He left his mother alone. Many years later, Malin Kundang became wealthy. He had a huge ship and a lot of crews who worked loading trading journey, his ship landed on a coast near a small village. The local people recognized that it was Malin Kundang, a boy from the a...

B.J. HABIBIE Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie known as BJ. Habibie was born on 25 June 1936. He was the Third President of the Republic of Indonesia (1998-1999). Habibie was born in Parepare, South Sulawesi Province to Alwi Abdul Jalil Habibie and R.A. Tuti Marini Puspowardojo. His father was an agriculturist from Gorontalo of Bugis descent and his mother was a Javanese noblewomen from Yogyakarta. His parents met while studying in Bogor. When he was 14 years old, Habibie’s father died. Following his father’s death, Habibie continued his studies in Jakarta and then in 1955 moved to Germany. In 1960, Habibie received a degree in engineering in Germany, giving him the little Diplom-Ingenieur. He remained in Germany as a research assistant under Hans Ebner at the Lehrstuhlund Institut Fur Leichtbau, RWTH Aachen to conduct research for his doctoral degree In 1962, Habibie returned to Indonesia for three months on sick leave. During this time, he was reacquainted with Hasri Ainun...

TANJUNG PUTING NATIONAL PARK Tanjung Puting National Park is an internationally famous ecotourism destination, which is located in the southwest of Central Kalimantan peninsula. Visitors from foreign countries come to this park because of its amazing nature. This is called a park, but unlike any park that you have seen in your city, this is a jungle! It is real jungle, which is home to the most interesting animal in the world: orangutan. Though the park is home to many animals, seeing orangutans is usually the visitors’ main reason to visit the park. Orangutans, which literally mean the man of the forest, are the largest arboreal animal on the planet. Most of their lives are spent in trees where orangutans travel from branch to branch by climbing or swinging with their long arms. To see orangutans, we should go to Camp Leakey, which is located in the heart of Tanjung Puting National Park. Camp Leakey is a rehabilitation place for ex-captive orangutans and also a preserv...

Aku Ingin Satu Angka Lagi                 Semua orang pasti mengetahui siapakah Rudi Hartono itu? Dia adalah legendaris badminton yang saat itu telah tujuh kali menjadi juara pertandingan bulu tangkis All England di Wimbledon, Inggris. Tetapi belum banyak orang yang mengetahui bahwa suatu ketika pahlawan bulu tangkis ini berada pada keadaan yang amat sangat terjepit.                 Kala itu Rudi Hartono harus mempertahankan gelarnya sebagai juara dunia. Ia harus menghadapi Strue Johnson, juara bulu tangkis dari Swedia. Ini adalah lawan sekaligus musuh bebuyutannya. Stadion Wimbledon pun riuh-rendah sesaat sebelum keduanya memulai pertandingan. Sementara itu, rakyat Indonesia deg-degan mendengarkan siaran langsung pertandingan melalui Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI).           ...

PERMASALAHAN SUMBER DAYA DAN KEMAMPUAN DAERAH DALAM PENERAPAN OTONOMI DAERAH Gelombang demokrasi yang disertai dengan perubahan sistem perpolitikan nasional pada era reformasi hingga saat ini semakin memperlihatkan relatif menguatnya gejala keinginan rakyat daerah untuk mandiri dari keterikatan pemerintah daerah terhadap pemerintah pusat. Fenomena ketidakadilan dalam dimensi social politik, ekonomi, pendidikan, hukum dan budaya seakan menjadi pemicu utama bagi beberapa daerah yang ingin mandiri dari pemerintah pusat. Selain itu realitas pemerataan pembanngunan baik pada gkat pusat sampai tingkat daerah juga turut memancing aksi-aksi protes dari masyarakat. Daerah yang memiliki kekayaan alam yang luas tetapi pada kenyataannya jauh dari sentuhan pembangunan dan peradilan, bahkan ironisnya banyak daerah yang kaya akan sumber daya alam, tetapi tingkat pendidikan dan kesejahteraan penduduknya relatif masih kurang. Implementasi ekonomi daerah kerap menimbulkan berbagai perm...