LEARNING ENGLISH

AULIA CHINDIYANA PRIMA

3EB22 / 21212248

LEARNING ENGLISH

            Learning english is easy. You can learn from so many things like listen to music, read a novel or something like magazine or anything in english and try to figure out the meaning. Nowadays, there are so many children whom be able to speak in english fluently with they’re mom and dad. And absolutely, they make me so envy because of that small things.

            Well, we have been learning english since elementary school, but, why do we still find it difficult to speak or even just writing ? that’s literally because we are so afraid to make a mistake, and are so shy to show it. Most of my friends actually knows how to speak english and understand the point when someone speak english. But , ya they kind of afraid to say it, and they just keep quiet, and nod they’re chin. My teacher told me that we are too afraid to make a mistake with grammar, i know that grammar is important and tricky, even I still have so many mistakes with grammar. But, that is not the reason that will stop me from learning english, because my teacher said that, as long as your partner understand what is the point of you want to talk about, it does not matter. But, it will be good if you can speak english with a good grammar, because someday, when you take a TOEFL test, then the question will be about grammar.

            Nowadays, there are so many way to learn english, as i said before like listen to music or read a novel. And you can try to start singing with the lyrics, there are so many application in your smartphone (you have to download it first) that will support your effort. By listen to music and try to sing along with the music, you can learn how to say it with the right pronounciation. You have to improve your english skill every day, even just saying a small things.

            Here, i will give you some tips how to learn english. First, speak a little english everyday, even if you only know 5 words. You can just say hallo to your friends and start ask something in english. Second, work on your pronounciation by listen to how native say it or listen the dictionary online. Third, expand your vocabulary, this is one of the most important things in learning english and other languages. Fourth, attend an English class, because there will be professional teacher that will teach you, and you will hear so many different accent. And there will be so many ways to learn English, but my favorite way to learn English is find an English pen-pal, i found him by an online chatting when i was in senior high school, my vocabulary is not really much back then but he said that it’s ok. We still chatting until now, it’s already 5 years.

            Other ways to learn English that always motivated me is, I always tell my self that someday im going to marry  a man from another country. That is really a silly motivation, but it keeps me learn to speak, writing, understand, and learn to know the accent. And i know that someone whom be able to speak english is cool and interesting. Since, im not really good at acoounting, so i have to find another skill, and i choose to learn english. Because, you know that english is an International language, and there are so many people that be able to speak English, and i don’t want to be a person who only nod her chin pretend that i understand to every single thing they say.

            The last thing you should be doing is, you have to practise it. No matter how it sounds silly or terrible, but you have to try. Speaking, writing and  listening. Learn how to ask a question, answer a question, and more. And don`t forget to not to afraid to make mistake, everyone make mistakes. They who never make mistake are people who never try.

STOP BULLYING

AULIA CHINDIYANA PRIMA

3EB22 / 21212248

          I had to do this for my English paper, but I feel so pasionated about stopping bullying. Probably because when I was in Junior High School, I was bullied by my Senior. I was in pain and so depressed back then. I did not want to go to school for three days, did not want to go to canteen, did not want to go to toilet at school because I was bullied in front of the toilet, and that`s all what makes me choose STOP BULLYING to be my topic.

            Bullying is a big problem for everyone especially children and young people. It makes them lose their confidence and make them afraid going to school each day.  This seriously a big problem because bullying has become the main issue in Indonesia. There are so many kind of bullying like teasing, talking about hurting someone, spreading rumors, attacking someone by hitting them or yelling at them and cyber bullying. Cyber Bullying is a type of bullying that happens online or through a text messages or email. It includes posting rumors on sites like facebook or twitter and Instagram.

            Kids who are bullied have a hard time standing up for themselves. They think the kid who bullies them is more powerful than they are. Bullying can make them sad,lonely or nervous, feel sick, have a problems at school, and  bully other kids as well. kids who are bulliedccan feel like they are different, powerless, unpopular, alone, useless.

            Kids who bully others have so many reasons, they may be want to copy their friends that they think the victim is so popular, think bullying will help them fit in, think they are better that the kid they are bullying or maybe they are an attention seeker. Bullying is never ok. Those who use power to hurt people are useless. And power does not always mean bigger or stronger. Power can also mean popular or smart or preety. Kids who bully can have a problem too, maybe at their house, their social life.

            There are three ways to stopping bullying, those are : Educating the bullies, imposing greater sanctions for the bullies and protecting the victim. The main reason why the bullies should be educated is that many of them are not aware of how much they are hurting victim.  The second way to deal with the bullies is to punish them. This could be the only thing that works for incredibly nasty people, because they will only care when it begins to affect them. Bullying often is not taken seriously enough. The final main way to deal with bullying is involves working with the victim. Victims of bullying need to know their self-worth so that they do not just accept what is happening to them, and need to be taught to be assertive without just being aggressive.

            Bullies usually also come from homes where the parents fight a lot, so violence has been modeled for them. Parental involvement often is lacking in bullies lives and there seems to be little warmth. Early intervention and effective discipline and boundaries truly is the best way to stop bullying. But parent of the victims or therapist can not change the bully’s home environment.

            Bullying causes so much pain both physically and mentally. Sometimes teens are bullied for ther face, appearance and sometimes their sexual preferences. When i was in junior high school, i was bullied because of my senior (girl) hearing a rumour about me. Well, when i was in junior high school at 2nd grade, i had a boyfriend and we really enjoy being a couple but then this girl (my senior) came and took my boyfriend, and at first i was feeling so sad because of that. But then, when i was at school and she came to me and asked me something about him. She asked me if he ever told me that this girl who always flirted him. And I say yes. And she told me that is not true, and i nod my chin as i understand what she`s saying.

            And a week later, she came to me and yell at me saying that im a useless person and im not a good person. And I was so surprised to hear that, I did not do anything wrong but why is she acting crazy? Everytime I walked by her class, her friends always yell at me and teasing me. I got so many friends, but they are too afraid to help me because this girl had so many power (as a senior). Once, I ever came to an empty class and they following me, and Im alone, with this crazy senior and her friends. And i was really afraid, i want to cry but i can`t. And then, my two friends came, actually they are not my really friends, they are my senior but not like those crazy seniors. They help me to finished the problem, and then it`s clear. she said that she regret to yell at me and teasing me. And i forgive her.

But, that is not the end of my story. A month later, another senior (This time is a boy) he asked my phone number, but i do not have a phone, so i just asked his phone number and promised that i will text him if i have a chance to text him with my mommy`s phone. But then, i borrowed my friend`s phone to text him, at first i do not want to text him because im afraid, but then his friends told me that he fallen in love with me, so what i should be afraid of ? this is a chance to have a senior boyfriend *evil laugh*. After one month being in a relationship with this handsome senior, i fell like i have a power in this school, because finally i can date a senior, and there is no one who can hurt me, because i have him. And im happy.

But, because of a national exam, we had to break up, he said that he wanted to study well for national exam. And ya, i said yes. And we broke up, and i had a really bad times at school after that because of once again, another senior (girl) flirted with my Ex. And i saw her from the second floor, i was in English Laboratory. And i feel like im dying when one of my classmate asked “hey, look at you boyfriend being flirted by that crazy girl, are you not jealous or mad of her?” and i just kept quiet and suddenly he looked me. He looked me and then he stared at me for a few seconds. But then, I found him held her hand. I did not do anything, i just kept quiet and looked at them for a few minutes.

A week later, this crazy senior came to me again, and yelled at me again, shouted me, teasing me, making fun of me, terrorize me and others. But i do not know what exactly that made her being crazy like that. Maybe she wants to take a revenge ? for what ? for me being happy ? maybe she got jealous because of i can date one of most handsome senior? I dont know, but after those hard times. Everyone knows me, every seniors, boys and girls. And there are so many boy seniors that help me and promised me that that crazy seniors will not be bullying me again. And that`s worked!

As I read from an internet that when kids see bullying or being a victim, they may not know what to do. They may feel depressed or worried. They may be absent from school because they do not feel safe. They may join in or stay silent so they will not get bullied themselves. And that`s absolutely right, because i felt it.

Bullying is very negative and creates problems for our society. Nothing good comes out of bullying. It could very well change or ruin a person`s life. In fact, it does ruin many people`s lives. Kids can be mentally scarred if they are teased often. Even worse, they could be killed or fatally injured if the bullying gets extreme. There are many cuses for bullying which must be taken care of before bullying can be stopped.

Many kids don`t take bullying seriously. However, when a real incident occurs, they are unprepared, shocked, regretful, or dead. Bullying must stop, for it destroying the lives and futures of many innocents, perhaps not killing them, but running them. People may end up physically disorter, paralyzed or dead because of bullying. Aside from physical harm, there is asso mental harm. This is equally as destructive. Kids may become extremely depressed from being bullid. As a result, they may refuse to eat, become suicidal, or in return bully other kids to make themselves feel better.

Source :

http://www.stopbullying.gov/kids/facts/

http://psychcentral.com/lib/how-do-we-stop-bullying-in-schools/