Book Presentation The Passionate Witch

BOOK PRESENTATION

The Passionate Witch

Thorne Smith

1954 

Smith was born at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland on May 27, 1892 to James and Florence Thorne Smith.

  Following hungry years in Greenwich Village, working part-time as an advertising agent, Smith achieved meteoric success with the publication of Topper in 1926. He was an early resident of Free Acres, a social experimental community developed by Bolton Hall according to the economic principles of Henry George in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey.

He died of a heart attack in 1934 while vacationing in Florida.

Genre of book is Classic Story by Thorne Smith, completed by Norman Matson with Drawings by Herbert Roese. There are 243 pages.

The other books was published by Thorne Smith:

1. Did She Fall?

2. The Glorious Pool.

3. Rain In The Doorway. 

4. The Stray Lamb.

5. Topper .

Language (use of technical or unusual vocabulary, use of dialect, complicated sentences)

This book is writen by America’s most brilliantly imaginative humorist, The Passionate Witch is a classics of mischief – ribald and boisterous. There were many unusual words and complicated sentences but I could predict the meaning by adjusting with the context of the sentences but if I couldn’t find the meaning, I looked up in the dictionary. According to me, because I am an English learner, I think the level of this book is rather difficult. Many unfamiliar vocabularies.

Plot or point of view (multiple points of view or multiple time frames)

The authors used multiple point as the point of view in this story.

Plot of the story is Forward , because the story goes according to the sequence of events. But there are some parts of story that use backwards plot.

Place : Warburton’s restaurant, in the office, in the Hotel Monroe Policy

It all began when T. Wallace Wooly, the soul of propriety and vegetarianism, rescued the nude, strangely unharmed, and smolderingly attractive Jennifer from a burning hotel. There was no time, then, to quibble about how he would look in front-page photos coming down the stairs with a nude girl slung over his shoulders. But, when he discovered a week later that he had married the lady, he seriously wished he had shown more discretion and less valor.

There was something extremely unconventional about Jennifer. In fact, Mr. Wooly soon realized that the yellow-eyed Jennifer was a witch- the kind who would leave you in peace only when she lay buried at a crossroad with a stake through her heart. And the kind who made it necessary for Mr. Wooly to forsake carrot juice for some of the most monumental binges ever recorded in print

I enjoyed this book because this novel has a very interesting plot and humorist story . Especially when the author tells the situation and condition details . This makes the reader can imagine what is happening in the story at that time. And also the plot of this story can make the readers not bored.

The Passionate Witch is the last novel. The Passionate Witch, which the content of the story is so interesting and humorist that make me eager to read another book by Thorne Smith.

I will just recommend this book to adult people because I think the content of this novel is about the modern of sexy witch, so that it is not suitable for children and teens. 

                                                                                                                                

I like in Chapter 10, this is the last straw. Wooly, unable to enlist the law, confronts Jennifer with a whip and a prayer-book. When she is forced to read the Lord’s Prayer it comes out backwards “for, being a witch, she could only say it…the way of the Black Mass”. He insists she leave (“What about Miami? They let anybody live in Miami”) which she agree to do. But first she does two things, curses Wooly and burns down the local church. Unfortunately for Jennifer, while laughing a laugh of pure pleasure at the destruction of the church, she is crushed beneath a stone cross that falls from the peak of the spire.

I like Mr. Wooly’s character because he is kind, wise and loyal. Beside that, he was an active man in business and public affairs. 

I often find the difficult situation like in this book, when I should choose one of two difficult choises. Braveness or struggle.

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wonderful heaven in south Malang

ESCAPING TO THE WONDERFUL HEAVEN IN MALANG

BALEKAMBANG BEACH

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Balekambang Beach

This beautiful hidden beach is completing the list of incredible tourism destinations in East Java besides Mount Bromo and Batu city. Balekambang beach is located in Srigoco beach, Bantur sub-district, about 70 mile from Malang city. Balekambang Beach with beautiful stretches where there are coral reefs along the 2 km and has a width of 200 meters out to sea.There are 3 islands closest to the beach, the Ismoyo island , AnomanIsland and Wisanggeni Island . Right at the top of  Ismoyo island, there is a magnificent temple called Pura Luhur Amertha Teak andbridge that connects through the main Balekambang Beach.

A graceful Hindu's temple stand solidly on the giant rock which is overlooking to the wide ocean and the white sand greet the sea waves which comes to beach.

This temple has unique and different characteristic between Hindu's temple in Bali. It has beautiful scenery with the bridge which split the wide blue sea, stand strong and solidly on the stone island. 

Its beauty become spectacular when the sun sets behind the horizon and it also shows temple scenery by the twilight sky background .

CULTURE AND RELIGIOUS

To enjoy the culture and religious tourism, please come to this beach 3 days before Nyepi celebration.  In that day, Jalani Diphujua ceremony is held in Amerta Jati temple where Jalani Diphuja is a concatenation of Nyepi celebration. 

The ritual is about sweeping the offerings to the sea as a symbol to be grateful to God and also it's a symbol to pray for the safety during Nyepi celebration.  

How to Go there ?

Because of the location is located in the southern of Malang regency, so the best way to reach Balekambang beach is by rent the car from Malang or Surabaya. The travel from Surabaya to Malang needs 2 until 3 hours depend on the traffic condition.  From the city centre of Malang, it needs 2 until 3 hours again to arrive in Balekambang beach.

There are two alternative routes to reach Balekambang beach. The first route is by take the route of Malang-Kepanjen which will passing Gondanglegi, Pagelaran, Bantur, Sri Gonco village, and the you arrive in Balekambang beach. The second route is route of Malang-Bululawang which is passing Gadang and Kendalpayak until you reach Gondanglegi. From Gondanglegi, you can use the same track like the first route.

The road directions start from Malang city and in every primary intersection is already provided so don't worry if you go astray. I suggest you when you approach the location (from Srigonco village to Balekambang beach) you must be careful, the travel path will be slightly wavy and also the road width is narrow. There are some sharp and complicated bends. The scenery in the right and left side is dominated with Teak tree until you reach the entrance to the beach. 

Accommodation

Some people who have adventurous spirit prefer to build a tent near the coast but if you want an accommodation, there are some simples inns which is located in Balekambang beach itself. The price of  each rooms start from Rp 150.000,00 until Rp 200.000,00. If you prefer to stay in the starred hotel with the complete facilities you can go to Malang city. Here the list of hotel that you can choose, as follows :

	Samagraha Homestay Jl. Argopeni No. 2 Wonosobo, Wonosobo(9.6 km from dariambang)
	Menyediakan Wi-Fi gratis di semua areanya, Samagraha Homestay menawarkan tempat peristirahatan yang damai dengan pemandangan sawah dan gunung yang menenangkan. selengkapnya…	mulai dari IDR 297.500Harga rata-rata per malam
	Pondok Besan Homestay  Manggisan Indah P/16 Wonosobo, Wonosobo(11.7 km dari Balekambang)
	Skor dari 12 ulasan: Sangat baik, 8.1 Pemesanan terakhir 29 September  Pondok Besan Homestay menawarkan peristirahatan tepi sungai di daerah Serayu yang sejuk, 5 menit berkendara dari Pemandian Air Panas Kalianget	mulai dari IDR 170.000Harga rata-rata per malam
	Homestay Ortegha Jalan Dieng km 5, Munggang Indah RT 06/ RW 11, Desa Kalibeber, Wonosobo (12.2 km dari Balekambang)
	Hanya 5 menit berkendara dari pemandian air panas Kalianget, Homestay Ortegha menawarkan kamar-kamar berperabotan simpel dengan akses Wi-Fi gratis di seluruh areanya.	mulai dari IDR 150.000Harga rata-rata per malam

SPECIAL FOODS

Known as Apple city, Batu uses Apple to make many variety of foods such as dodol apel, apple chips, and apple vinegar. All of foods can be found in many souvenir shop in Malang.

Apple Chips

The other special food of Batu is Apple chips that made of Apple fruit. This snack has known by many tourists who had visit Malang. It is very delicious snack which suitable for souvenirs.
Beside Apple as the main material, Malang also presents another chips that made of potatoes, nangka, banana, cassava, tempe, etc. Those chips are the main product of Batu.

Dodol Apel

Dodol Apel is the special food of Batu city. This cake is made in Bumiaji village, Bumiaji district. The special characteristic of Dodol Apel is made of original Apple fruit. The producer has able to produce 600 – 700 box in 15 days. The cake has distributed to many shop in Batu and also to other cities, such as Malang and East Kalimantan.
If you visit Malang, you can buy this Dodol Apple for souvenir for your family.

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komponen-komponen belajar bahasa inggris

Teman-teman disni saya akan berbagi ilmu tentang belajar bahasa inggris, untuk belajar bahasa inggris kita perlu tahu komponen2 sbb :

1. Kosa kata (vocabulary), maksudnya adalah kita perlu menghapal kosa kata dalam bahasa Inggris secara bertahap.kita dapat melakukannya setiap hari semampu kita, misalnya tiap harinya kita menghafal 10-15 kosa kata.

2. Ilmu pengucapan (pronunciation), maksudnya adalah kita perlu mempelajari dengan benar cara pengucapan kosa kata, karena dalam berbahasa inggris ketika kita salah pengucapan maka akan berbeda arti, jadi ini sangat penting.

3. Ilmu tata bahasa (grammar), setelah kita menguasai cara pengucapan maka langkah selanjutnya adalah belajar cara untuk menggabungkan kata demi kata. Tenses merupakan salah satu fokus dalam bagian ini.

4. Mendengar (listening),Hal ini diperlukan karena komunikasi yang alami itu terjadi dalam dua arah, ada yang berkata dan ada yang mendengar. Dalam tahapan ini kita sebagai pendengar.

5. Membaca (reading), membaca tulisan-tulisan atau artikel dalam bahasa Inggris sangat bermanfaat. Sekaligus dapat menambah kosa kata, sehingga kita akan memperoleh banyak kosa kata dengan membaca.

6. Berbicara (speaking), berbicara dalam bahasa Inggris ini membutuhkan keberanian. Kalau kita sering mempraktekannya, kita akan terbiasa dengan bahasa itu.

7. Menulis (writing), Jika kita ingin mahir dalam menulis bahasa Inggris maka berlatihlah untuk menulis dalam bahasa Inggris.

Semoga Bermanfaat :) 

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narative

Pengertian Narrative Text

Disebutkan bahwa A narrative text is an imaginative story to entertain people (teks narasi adalah cerita imaginatif yang bertujuan menghibur orang). 

Jika melihat pada kamus bahasa Inggris, secara harfiah narrative bermakna (1) a spoken or written account of connected events; a story. (2) the narrated part of a literary work, as distinct from dialogue. (3) the practice or art of narration. 

Cerita Narrative Text

(Narrative bermakna : 1. sebuah cerita baik terucap atau tertulis tentang peristiwa-peristiwa yang berhubungan. 2. bagian yang diceritakan dalam sebuah karya sastra, berbeda dengan dialog. 3. Praktik atau seni bercerita)

Jika disimpulkan, maka sebuah narrative text adalah teks yang berisi sebuah cerita baik tertulis ataupun tidak tertulis dan terdapat rangkaian peristiwa yang saling terhubung.

Generic Structure dari Narrative Text

Bagi sobat yang masih duduk di bangku sekolah tingkat menengah, penjelasan mengenai narrative texts tak usah sulit-sulit ya.. Intinya, narrative text ini mempunyai struktur / susunan seperti di bawah ini : 

• Orientation : It is about the opening paragraph where the characters of the story are introduced.(berisi pengenalan tokoh, tempat dan waktu terjadinya cerita (siapa atau apa, kapan dan dimana) 

• Complication : Where the problems in the story developed. (Permasalahan muncul / mulai terjadi dan berkembang)

• Resolution : Where the problems in the story is solved. Masalah selesai, --- secara baik "happy ending" ataupun buruk "bad ending".

Kadangkala susunan (generic structure) narrative text bisa berisi: Orientation, Complication, Evaluation, Resolution dan Reorientation. Meski “Evaluation” dan “Reorientation” merupakan optional; bisa ditambahkan dan bisa tidak. Evaluation berisi penilaian/evaluasi terhadap jalannya cerita atau konflik. Sedangkan Reorientation berisi penyimpulan isi akhir cerita.

Jika sudah mahir membuat cerita narrative, susunannya bisa diubah-ubah kok, yang terpenting bagian-bagian di atas masih tetap ada dalam tulisan narrative sobat. 

Grammar Used dalam Narrative Text

Grammar (tata bahasa) yang sering muncul dalam membuat narrative text adalah:

Menggunakan tenses "Past", baik simple, past perfect, past continuous, past perfect continuous, atau bisa saja past future continuous. (aturan ini bukan aturan wajib yang mutlak harus dipenuhi kok. Tidak percaya, tanyakan pada guru bahasa Inggris sobat)

Untuk lebih jelasnya, lihat contohnya di bawah ini :

Contoh Narrative Text (1)

Sincere Will Get a Great Return

Once upon a time, there was a kingdom named Auretto, all people lived peacefully there. One of them was Charlita, the king’s daughter who was assumed as the most beautiful and kindest Princess of Auretto.

One day, Charlita looked blue. Because of that her father got confused. “What’s the matter my beautiful daughter? Why are you so sad?” asked King Fernando. Charlita was just silent. She did not say anything.

Then, King Fernando decided to make a competition to cheer Charlita again. After that, the palace representative announce: “I will make a competition. The aim is to make my daughter, Princess Charlita to be happy and laugh again. Everyone who can do it, will get a prize. It will be held tomorrow when the sun rises. Sign: King Fernando.”

The following morning, everybody came to the palace, tried to give their best performance. They seemed happy and laugh, but not for Princess Charlita. She was just silent and still looked sad.

King Fernando started to give up. No one amused his daughter. Then, there came a young handsome man. “Excuse me King Fernando. I would like to join your competition. But, would you mind if I took Princess Charlita for a walk?” said the young man gently. “As long as you make my daughter be happy again, it will totally alright.” said King Fernando. The young handsome man took Princess Charlita for a walk in a beautiful blue lake with a green forest around it. Princess Charlita smiled and looked happy after that. Every body looked happy, too. “I know why are you so my beautiful daughter. Now, I promise I will environment green. I regret for always destroying it. Finally, the environment around the kingdom became so beautiful and green, full of plants. Then, the young handsome man got a prize from the king. “I will marry you off my daughter.” said him. “That is the prize I promise for you. Thanks for keeping our environment well. Thanks for making my daughter happy again.”

Contoh Narrative Text (2)

The Legend of Rawa Pening

Once upon a time, there was a little poor boy came into a little village. He was very hungry and weak. He knocked at every door and asked for some food, but nobody cared about him. Nobody wanted to help the little boy.

Finally, a generous woman helped him. She gave him shelter and a meal. When the boy wanted to leave, this old woman gave him a “lesung”, a big wooden mortar for pounding rice. She reminded him, “please remember, if there is a flood you must save yourself. Use this “lesung” as a boat”. The “lesung” was happy and thanked the old woman.The little boy continued his journey. While he was passing through the village, he saw many people gathering on the field. The boy came closer and saw a stick stuck in the ground. People challenged each other to pull out that stick. Everybody tried, but nobody succeeded. “Can I try?” asked the little boy. The crowd laughed mockingly. The boy wanted to try his luck so he stepped forward and pulled out the stick. He could do it very easily. Everybody was dumbfounded.

Suddenly, from the hole left by stick, water spouted out. It did not stop until it flooded the village. And no one was saved from the water except the little boy and the generous old woman who gave him shelter and meal. As she told him, he used the “lesung” as a boat and picked up the old woman. The whole village became a huge lake. It is now known as Rawa Pening Lake in Salatiga, Central Java, Indonesia.

Penjelasan Narrative Text (untuk tingkat Mahir)

 

Untuk mengetahui definisi dan penjelasan tentang narration (narrative text) sobat mahasiswa dan mahasiswi bisa membaca buku buku tentang writing di perpustakaan terdekat dan terlengkap, dan disini saya hanya akan mengutipkan pendapat Thomas S. Kane (2000: 363-364) di bawah ini:

A narrative is a meaningful sequence of events told in words. It is sequential in that the events are ordered, not merely random. Sequence always involves an arrangement in time (and usually other arrangements as well). A straightforward movement from the first event to the last constitutes the simplest chronology. However, chronology is sometimes complicated by presenting the events in another order: for example, a story may open with the final episode and then flash back to all that preceded it.

A narrative has meaning in that it conveys an evaluation of some kind. The writer reacts to the story he or she tells, and states or implies that reaction. This is the "meaning," sometimes called the "theme," of a story. Meaning must always be rendered. The writer has to do more than tell us the truth he sees in the story; he must manifest that truth in the characters and the action.

Characters and action are the essential elements of any story. Also important, but not as essential, is the setting, the place where the action occurs. Characters are usually people—sometimes actual people, as in history books or newspaper stories, sometimes imaginary ones, as in novels. Occasionally characters are animals (as in an Aesop fable), and sometimes a dominant feature of the environment functions almost like a character (the sea, an old house).

The action is what the characters say and do and anything that happens to them, even if it arises from a nonhuman source—a storm, for instance, or a fire. Action is often presented in the form of a plot. Action is, so to speak, the raw material; plot, the finished product, the fitting together of the bits and pieces of action into a coherent pattern. Usually, though not invariably, plot takes the form of a cause-and effect chain: event A produces event B; B leads to C; C to D; and so on until the final episode, X. In a well-constructed plot of this kind we can work back from X to A and see the connections that made the end of the story likely and perhaps inevitable.

Stories can be very long and complicated, with many characters, elaborate plots, and subtle interpenetration of character, action, and setting. In writing that is primarily expository, however, narratives are shorter and simpler. Most often they are factual rather than imaginary, as when an historian describes an event. And often in exposition an illustration may involve a simple narrative. Being able to tell a story, then, while not the primary concern of the expository writer, is a skill which he or she will now and again be called upon to use.

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example classroom interaction

Examples of Classroom Interaction

	Competitive	Cooperative	Individualistic
Full Class	·         Students compete with other students by having the correct answer when it is their turn.	·         Students are allowed to call out hints or clued when a student is having difficulty finding the right answer.	·         The entire class recites answer in unison.
Groups	·         Subgroups compete against each other as opposing teams.	·         Subgroups work on different but related aspects of a topic combining their results into a final report to the class.	·         Each subgroup completes its own assigned topic, which is different from the topics assigned the other sub-groups, no shared report is given to the class.
Individual	·         Individuals compete with each other by having to respond to the same question. ·         The quickest most accurate response “wins”	·         Pairs of individuals cooperate by exchanging papers, sharing responses, or correcting each other errors.	·         Individuals complete seat work on their own without direct teacher involvement.

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