By 1707 this flag was known as the "The Union" and was flown from the Royal Navy's mastheads. It was also flown from a jackstaff, a small flag pole at the bow of a ship and it was from this that it probably got its name of the "Union Jack". (http://www.unionjacksupplies.co.uk/unionjack_history.htm)
The Union Jack is a transnational flag full of historical significance. It represents the union of different countries and the growth of a family of nations whose influence extends far beyond the British Isles. This far-reaching influence is still seen today in the incorporation of the Union Jack in other national flags such as that of Australia. The British flag is called the "Union Jack", an expression that needs to be explained. And expression of unity as well as diversity. The Union Jack symbolises all this: respect for individuality within a closely knit community.
2. Why were the crosses named st. andrew, st. george, and st. patrick? are those the names of important figures of people?
a. St. Andrew
Scotland is represented by the flag of St. Andrew. The name "Andrew" (from Greek : "ἀνδρεία", Andreia, manhood, or valour), like other Greek names, appears to have been common among the Jews from the second or third century BC. About the middle of the tenth century, Andrew became the patron saint of Scotland. Several legends state that the relics of Andrew were brought under supernatural guidance from Constantinople to the place where the modern town of St Andrews stands today. "Saint Andrew's Cross"; this was performed at his own request, as he deemed himself unworthy to be crucified on the same type of cross on which Christ was crucified. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Andrew )
Ireland was more or less forced to become a part of the United Kingdom. While it remain under British rule, England encouraged people from England and Scotland to move to Ireland to boost the number of people living there that were loyal to the crown. Most of these people were Protestant and most Native Irish people were still Catholic. The majority of these new people (Protestants) lived in the Northern part of the country. When Ireland won its independence, the northern Protestants feared being a part of an independent Ireland because they would then be in the minority and feared they would be mistreated. Because of this, they protested Ireland's freedom and the solution that was decided upon by the English government was to allow the Northern portion of the country to remain part of the United Kingdom and grant freedom to the rest of the country. (http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100123164143AALEfpI ).
ini adalah salah satu tugas yang diberikan oleh dosen saya .. tugas Tata Pranata Masyarakat Inggris .
Cooperation UK and the World
There is a lot of cooperation between UK and the other countries with other sector. Such as ; education, economy, trade, nuclear, military, and many more.
These are 5 kinds of cooperation between UK and the other countries :
1. UK – Indonesia ( climate change summit )
UK and Indonesia work closely of climate change summit. Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia and the UK have agreed to forge cooperation in information exchange and adopt a common stand ahead of the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, in December, 2009. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown reached the agreement in a phone conversation on Wednesday night, presidential spokesman Dino Patti Djalal said on Thursday. In the phone conversation, Brown pledged to pay more attention to the issue of financing sources for the developing countries to preserve forests and play a strategic role in coping with climatechange, Dinosaid."Prime Minister Brown appreciated President Yudhoyono`s leadership, both at home and abroad particularly with regard to climate change. He also praised the Indonesian government for its policy and decision to set itself the target of lowering greenhouse gas emissions by 26 percent by 2020," he said. Brown described as "bold and ambitious" the Indonesian target while many other countries were stillconfined to discourses, he said. "This is something that has come under the spotlight. Prime Minister Brown himself has described it as a bold target," he said. Dino said Indonesia also had pledged to meet the upper limit of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 41 percent in case of a global commitement to that effect. Brown also promised to step up cooperation with Indonesia in preserving the latter`s forests to reduce the impact of climate change, Dino said.
"Our forests play a strategic role in addressing climate change issues," he said.(*)
Established in October 1854 with the signing of the Treaty of Friendship and Trade."Festival UK98" in 1998 in Japan gave great impetus to cultural and sporting links. "Japan 2001," a major series of Japanese cultural, educational and sporting events to be held throughout the UK in 2001, will strengthen them further.It will promote the introduction of cultural arts, traditional culture, Japanese local culture, pop culture and lifestyle with particular emphasis on participatory events. Events are intended to include both viewing and participative occasions.Amongst the more high profile events there is likely to be an exhibition "Sacred Art of Ancient Japan" at the BritishMuseum, a rare event outside Japan; and 'Contemporary Art' and 'Japanese Contemporary Photo' exhibitions are planned as well.As for the performing arts, Ganjiro Nakamura and the Chikamatsu-za Kabuki troupe will come to the UK for Kabuki performances. They will play from the works of Chikamatsu Monzaemon, who is described in Japan as the 'Japanese Shakespeare.' " Moreover, modern Japanese daily culture, such as fashion, animation, industrial design, pop, films and television programmes will be a major element of Japan 2001. The participative events will include demonstrations of Japanese food, educational exchanges, grass-root exchanges, sports exchanges and festival type events in the Japanese style.These colourful participative programmes will be enjoyed by people of all ages and by those in the UK not familiar with Japan.
Trade with Japan (2002): Perdagangan dengan Jepang (2002):
Exports to the UK: 1.5 trillion yen (cars, car parts, wireless sets)
Imports from the UK: 0.68 trillion yen (medi. and pharm. products, cars, alcohol)
This joint participation is a new symbol of the dynamic and close nature of Franco-British military cooperation. France and the United Kingdom are also cooperating on defence equipment and research and technology. They account for half of all military expenditure and two thirds of spending on military research and technology in Europe. The two armed forces are also stepping up their exchanges between military colleges, units and HQs. For instance, a French flight commander is serving on the British destroyer HMS Southampton and a British officer on the French anti-air frigate Cassard.
4.UK – Netherland ( public transportation cooperation )
Various British and Dutch organisations over time have worked together closely to provide forms of public transport. There have been ferries sailing across the North Sea connecting the two countries between Harwich and Hoek van Holland continuously since 1893, with only the First and Second World Wars interrupting this link. The Dutch and British railway providers at either end have long worked together to integrate train connections with the boats, and some ferry tickets include trains to London, Cambridge or Norwich and to most of the Netherlands. A demonstration of this cooperation was when a British train serving Harwich was painted into the Dutch Railways (Nederlandse Spoorwegen) yellow and blue livery.
Elsewhere in England, NedRail is a subsidiary of Nederlandse Spoorwegen, the Dutch national railway provider. NedRail joined forces with the British transport provider Serco and together the consortium operates a large part of the railway network in the North of England: the Northern Rail and Merseyrail franchises. Therefore many of the trains linking Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds and the surrounding regions are run partly by the Dutch national rail operator.
Germany and Britain have bilateral contacts covering a wide range of fields, from exchanges between school children in Britain and Germany to summit meetings involving our Heads of Governments; from football matches between our regional and national teams to exchanges of police officers.
Bilateral and International Cooperation
Britain and Germany work together bilaterally and as partners in a number of organisations. British and German politicians and officials frequently visit each other's country. From Prime Minister and Chancellor to members of Parliament and Bundestag, there are dozens of bilateral meetings every year where a wide range of subjects are discussed. And of course members of the Royal family visit Germany regularly. Many meetings, though, take place elsewhere: in Brussels and the capital cities of the EU member states. Britain and Germany co-operate closely within the EU and other international organizations.
We were both young when I first saw you I close my eyes And the flashback starts I'm standing there On a balcony in summer air
See the lights See the party, the ball gowns I see you make your way through the crowd And say hello, little did I know
That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles And my daddy said stay away from Juliet And I was crying on the staircase Begging you please don't go, and I said
Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess It's a love story baby just say yes
So I sneak out to the garden to see you We keep quiet 'cause we're dead if they knew So close your eyes Escape this town for a little while
'Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter And my daddy said stay away from Juliet But you were everything to me I was begging you please don't go and I said
Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess It's a love story baby just say yes
Romeo save me, they try to tell me how to feel This love is difficult, but it's real Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess It's a love story baby just say yes Oh oh
I got tired of waiting Wondering if you were ever coming around My faith in you is fading When I met you on the outskirts of town, and I said
Romeo save me I've been feeling so alone I keep waiting for you but you never come Is this in my head? I don't know what to think He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring
And said, marry me Juliet You'll never have to be alone I love you and that's all I really know I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress It's a love story baby just say yes
Oh, oh, oh, oh 'Cause we were both young when I first saw you
akhirnya ... ketemu juga ini lirik .. setelah muter-muter cari sana-sini .ahahhha,,
begini nih liriknya ...
Walking on the edge of an empty pool we were talking bout something that was funny was cool lower down our voices We're holding our laughs Cos the moon are standing there without a noise
You're asking 'bout a boyfriend and girlfriend thing Into our late night conversation You sounded like you're so interested, so I feel like I want to share it with you
After few hours of our conversation You told me, you only sleep when there's someone singin' So I sing to you a song called "Strange" Then I heard no more words Coming out from you Then I heard no more words Coming out from you
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"Strange" is the song in our conversation "Strange" is the song in our conversation
Couple of stories has already been told and few things about you has already been told You're sound so quiet so I whisper to you Well I guess that you have found your own world yeah
Couple of stories has already been told and few things about you has already been told Well I guess it's time to end it so I said to you "I hope that we could talk again someday"
After few hours of our conversation You told me, you only sleep when there's someone singin' So I sing to you a song called "Strange" Then I heard no more words Coming out from you I heard no more words Coming out from you
"Strange" is the song in our conversation "Strange" is the song in our conversation
After few hours of our conversation You told me, you only sleep when there's someone singin' So I sing to you a song called "Strange" Then I heard no more words Coming out from you I heard no more words Coming out from you
"Strange" is the song in our conversation "Strange" is the song in our conversation
Keluarga adalah kelompo terkecil dalam masyarakat yang terdiri lebih dari 2 orang yang mempunyai hubungan darah dan tinggal dalam satu atap rumah tangga. Biasa terdiri dari ayah, ibu dan anak. Tiap anggota keluarga juga mempunyai perannya sendiri. Ayah, mempunyai tugas mencari nafkah untuk anak dan istrinya. Ibu, mempunyai tugas mengurus rumah tangga dan mengasuh anak-anaknya. Anak, mempunyai tugas melaksanakan peranannya.
Dalam hal pendidikan, keluarga harus mencukupi kebutuhan pendidikan anak dan masa depannya. Pendidikan adalah tanggung jawab terbesar yang harus dijalankan dalam sebuah keluarga. Karena pendidikan sangat penting untuk masa depan anak. Dalam sosial, ini juga merupakan peran sebuah keluarga. Untuk menjadikan anggota keluarga menjadi makhluk sosial yang dapat berbagi dengan sekitarnya.
Keluarga juga harus saling memberikan kasih sayang dan perhatian pada tiap anggota keluaganya, agar keluarga itu tetap bulat dan utuh.
Pengorbanan dalam Idul Adha , umat Islam berkorban. Bagi mereka yang mampu , berkurban seekor kambing ataupun sapi . Daging dari kambing atau sapi itu diberikan kepada fakir miskin. Karena tidak setiap hari , para fakir miskin itu dapat menikmati makanan itu . Dalam hal ini, terlihat bahwa orang-orang yang mampu berkorban untuk saudaranya untk merasakan kenikmatan yang tidak setiap saat mereka rasakan. Tidak hanya Idul Adha saja, dalam kehidupan sehari-hari kitapun berkorban. Contohnya : 1 . seorang ayah mencari nafkah demi kebutuhan anak dan istrinya. Ia mengorbankan tenaga, waktu, dan pikiran hanya untuk keluaganya. 2. seorang ibu yang sedang melahirkan. Ia bejuang demi hidupnyasang bayi. Ia mengorbankan nyawanya hanya untuk bayi tersebut. Rasa sakit yang sangat begitu perih , rela ia tahan demi sang bayi. 3. seorang guru yang membagikan ilmu yang ia miliki untuk murid-muridnya untuk memahami dan mengerti apa itu ilmu. 4. saat kita diharuskan bangun pagi untuk pergi ke sekolah, itu artinya kita sudah mengorbankan waktu tidur yang lama.
Dan masih banyak lagi contoh pengorbanan lainnya. Saya sebagai seorang mahasiswa, mungkin berkorban waktu , tenaga , dan pikiran demi ilmu yang berharga .
Selasa, 29 September 2009
A new blog
Yippi!! Tugas buat blog selesai juga ! hah! ternyata tak sesulit yang dibayangkan. Karena canggihnya teknologi, apa saja sangat mudah untuk dilakukan. Pembuatan blog ini awalnya hanya sebagai pemenuhan tugas dari seorang dosen saya, Bu Endang Purwaningsih dosen Ilmu Sosial Dasar. Tapi kalo dipikir-pikir, gak rugi juga punya blog. Kita bisa sharing apa aja yang kita tau kepada semua orang atau open source. Walaupun yang saya tau tidak banyak. Tapi mencoba untuk sharing.
Perkenalan
Kenalan dulu ah, saya Trias Rahmadini. Seorang anak perempuan yang lahir di Jakarta ( di akte sih gitu, tapi sebenernya di Bekasi) pada tanggal 19 Juli 1990, berarti sekarang umur 19 tahun. Anak ketiga dari 3 bersaudara. Kedua kakak saya perempuan. Ayah saya berasal dari Yogyakarta dan Ibu saya berasal dari Medan (bukan Batak). Ayah seorang pegawai swasta dan Ibu seorang Ibu rumah tangga.
Punya hobi dengar musik, nonton dan makan. Musik, yang menurut saya enak untuk didengar oleh telinga saya. Biasanya, lagunya yang berlirikkan bahasa Inggris untuk memperlancar bahasa Inggris saya. Hobi nonton TV dan Film. Nonton TV yang bermutu, ya walaupun suka juga nonton sinetron. Kadang-kadang sampai dibilang “ mau aja dibego-in sinetron!”. Selain sinetron, saya suka nonton berita di TV, biar update sama hal-hal yang sedang terjadi di negara ini. Kalo nonton bioskop sukanya nonton yang jenis drama komedi, horror (tapi bukan film horror Indonesia), jenis film yang memberikan pelajaran hidup, dan yang bergenre religius (dalam hal ini Islam). Hobi, makan makanan Indonesia, seafood. Tapi kalo mau ngasih saya makanan jangan memberi saya Sushi, karena saya bisa muntah kalo makan itu. Pengalaman, waktu itu saya pernah makan Sushi dan langsung muntah. Mungkin karena masih mentah atau setengah matang, gak tau deh. Tapi jangan pernah kasih saya makanan itu ( lagian, emang ada yang mau kirimin saya makanan yah? )
Cita-cita sewaktu kecil ingin menjadi seorang dokter, tapi ternyata waktu SMA salah jurusan yaitu IPS. Sekarang cita-citanya ingin menjadi guru atau dosen. Ya walaupun katanya gaji untuk seorang guru itu kecil banget, tapi tanpa peran seorang guru, kita juga tidak akan mengetahui apa-apa. Itung-itung bagi ilmu lah! Karena kata ayah saya, ilmu itu harta yang paling penting dan sangat berharga sebagai bekal kita di hari tua dan tidak akan pernah habis.
Pernah sekolah di SD Taman Bekasi Indah (1996-2002), SMP di SLTPN 12 Bekasi(2002-2005), SMA di SMAN 3 Bekasi (2005-2008). Anak ke3 dari 3 bersaudara. Sekarang sedang kuliah di Universitas Gunadarma Kalimalang jurusan Sastra Inggris S1 semester 3. Sastra inggris, kenapa sastra inggris? Pertama, karena saya ingin melancarkan bahasa inggris saya. Walaupun itu bisa saja dengan kursus bahasa. Tapi ternyata bukan hanya belajar bahasanya; masalah grammar, writing, listening dan speaking saja, tapi juga belajar mengenai kebudayaannnya. Huh! Ternyata gak semudah itu belajar Sastra Inggris, tapi ini emang harus saya hadapi untuk menjadi seorang Sarjana Sastra Inggris. Kedua, ingin bekerja di Kedutaan (amin!) atau seorang guru dan dosen. Ketiga, ingin gaya aja ngomong pake bahasa inggris, hehe,, tapi tetap cinta bahasa Indonesia!
Kegiatan saat ini, hanya kuliah. Tapi ingin sekali mengajar, khususnya mengajar bahasa Inggris. Waktu libur kuliah pernah mengajar TPA selama 2 bulan. Dikarenakan kuliah yang sudah dimulai dan jadwal kuliah yang padat, kuliah dari pagi sampai sore hari. Sedangkan jadwal mengajar TPA tiap hari ( Senin s/d Jumat) setelah waktu Ashar. Dan itu kayaknya gak bisa saya teruskan lagi. So, saya berhenti untuk mengajar TPA. Tapi lumayan juga lah, punya pengalaman mengajar dan menghadapi anak-anak. Itu pengalaman yang sangat berharga dan mengasikkan banget.
