Our Chemical Hearts

After reading the “My Heart and Other Black Holes” by Jasmine Warga, I found myself being strongly interested to this kind of thing categorized under mental health, fiction or not. One day I just happened to update my feed on Goodreads, it was then I saw an eye-catching cover of a novel entitled “Our Chemical Heart”. Well, it sounds familiar enough, though. I didn’t read the review provided by the site, and almost immediately I made decision that I definitely going to read it. Yeah I know it’s so wise of me, deciding to read because of the cover like almost every other time.

The novel turns out to be a story about a boy who fell for a broken girl, but it is not the kind of love story when love heals the broken one. It’s about how loving the broken girl made the boy broken, and in the end it was time that healed them. The love story didn’t end a happy ending, but the people were indeed became happier, better, redeemed.

I want to say that this novel is not as bright as I expected. It’s hard for me to keep reading it somewhere in the middle, like it loses its power to make me stay engaged. I would not say that it’s boring but there is something about the way the story was revealed. It’s like when someone told too much gory details and as if she had you hang for too long. 

The philosophy of the title was found in Chapter 25. I copy the sentences here not only to reveal why “Our Chemical Heath” is the title (based on my analysis only), but also to show parts I like the most therefore be my personal quote. So, here it comes: 

“Love is scientific. It’s really just a chemical reaction in the brain. Sometimes the reaction last a life time, repeating itself over and over again. And sometimes it doesn’t. Sometime it goes supernova and then starts to fade. We’re all just chemical hearts. Does that make love any less brilliant? I don’t think so. Just because a love ends doesn’t mean it wasn’t real. Love is never perfect. You can’t go around thinking that every person you fall for is ‘The One’. People don’t have soul mates. People make their soul mates. Heart break is science, like love. So trust me when I say this: You are wounded right now but you’ll heal.”

For all of you who are now experiencing heartbreak, I hope you find beautiful ways to heal. You will absolutely heal. It is never beyond our power to be happy, to be back in one piece again because when we choose to, we are the hero for ourselves.

When it comes to rating, I will give 3 out of 5.

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A Little Slap to Discipline

 Final Assignment

Discussion Essay

A Little Slap to Discipline

            “Sir, Mam, we are pleased if you are happy to rectify our behavior. However, we would not feel it if you are glad to hurt us. It just makes our behavior getting worse, especially if you use ruler to slap us.”  The opponent of corporal punishment may expect that there are students who dare to tell their teachers those sentences. Therefore, perhaps teachers will realize that using physical punishment only makes them naughtier. On the other hand, there are also some people who believe that corporal punishment is necessary. It is because chaos will ensue if there is not any punishment for them who disobey rules. Actually, corporal punishment has either bad or good side.

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The Pink Panther 2

The Pink Panther 2

Reviewed by Heniarti Sri Agusta

            When you read the title, could you guess what the story will be about? Is it about a panther whose skin is pink? Actually, this is a comedy movie about a detective who has to capture an international stealer called Tornado. Main characters are Steve Martin as Jacques Clouseau, Emily Mortimor as Nicole, Andy Garcia as Vicenzo, Yuki Matsuzaki as Kenji, Alfred Molina as Randall and Aishwarya Rai as Sonia. This movie is directed by Haralt Zward, and released by Columbia Pictures on February 6^th, 2009 in the U.S.

          

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RIO

Rio

Reviewed by Fandy Nuari and Heniarti Sri Agusta as Writing 2 Assignment

                What will you do if suddenly you find that your pet is the last male of his kind? May be you will do what Linda do in Rio, an animation movie. This movie is released by Fox Animation on April 15, 2011. The main characters are Blu- the last male of Blue Macaw(voice of Jesse Eisenberg), Linda- Blu owner( voice of Leslie Mann), Jewel- the last female of Blue Macaw( voice of Anne Hathaway) and Tulio- Brazilian ornithologist( voice of Rodrigo Santoro). Many reviewers give it 4 out from 5 stars. However, we will give 5 because we really enjoy it.

              

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Discussion Essay

Animal Use in Disease Research

Do you think animals feel pain like humans? If humans feel pain, they will cry or scream to show that they are in that feeling. Animals also give those reactions when someone or something hurts them. It means they feel agony like humans feel it. Because of this conclusion, many people believe that using animals in disease research is cruel and morally wrong. Therefore, they want it to be banned. However, the discoveries of medicine that use animals on their research have helped a lot of people. In fact, it will still help them in the next hundreds years. Some people might want to replace animals in disease research with something else, but the following reasons will show why using animals in it should not be forbidden.

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My First Essay

The Impacts of Divorce to Children

Our society has changed in many decades. The normal family unit a few decades ago would consist of a mother and father with children. Children had complete parents .They got enough attention from parents. Today, it  is more common to see a divorced family. Because of that, many children in our country are living only with their mother or father. Actually, divorced family brings three impacts to the children.

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"Snoop-snoop"

“Snoop-snoop”

Everyone has something that really worth for them. It can be a memorable thing. I have a really cute doll. Its name is Snoop-snoop.

May be I have to explain why I call it Snoop-snoop first. Have you ever watched Snoopy-a cartoon movie?  My favorite doll is a character of that movie. It is Snoopy, a dog which wears dark blue sweater. I do not want to call it Snoopy because that name does not sound cute for me. Beside that, I just want my doll have a name that makes people eager to know what is that exactly.

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Studying, Working or Both ?

Studying, Working or Both?

Nowadays, many college students work while they are studying. The reason why they do it is mostly economic condition. In fact, working while you are studying brings some advantages.

First of all, you get salary. It makes you can run your life independently. You do not only depend on the allowance given by your parents. It is not necessary to ask some money to your parents for buying something if your allowance is used up. As we know, we need much money when we are studying at college. Paying semester’s fee, buying books, rent a room; that all spend a lot of money. So, when you get salary from your part time job, you can help your parents, at least for buying books.

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How to Write a Review Essay

How to Write a Review Essay

Review essay is an essay to show your critical analysis. It is an evaluation or your opinion about something that is reviewed. It can be a movie, a concert, a book, an article, a piece of art and etc. A review essay must clearly state your opinion and why you feel that way.

Generic Structure

1.       Introductory

You should make the reader interested to the essay by using this paragraph. It contains information about the work that is reviewed, for example, if you review a book, you need to include the title, author and date of publication of the book. Of course, it also contains thesis statement which says what you feel about the work.

2.       Body

In body paragraph, there are two sections. First, it is a brief summary. Don’t use half part of essay for this section. The other is critical discussion, which evaluates contribution the work/ the book has made in the discipline areas in which it is written.

3.       Conclusion

In conclusion, you restate the thesis, show the strengths and weaknesses of the work, and show comparison between authors work and your perception/ interpretation.

*This is taken from many sources and has been modified for better understanding.

Thank you for reading this brief guideline.

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Preterm Birth

Preterm Birth

Preterm birth refers to the birth of babies who are less than 37 weeks in the womb. It is commonly called premature birth. This is the major cause of neonatal mortality in developed countries. That is because they have high risk of death in the first year of life. They have several health problems that occur in this period.

The most common problem is respiratory problem. That is because lung is one of the last organs which develop in pregnancy. A common respiratory problem for them is respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). According to Martin J.A in Final Data for National Statistic Report, about 23.000 babies a year, most of them are born before the 34^th week of pregnancy, suffer from this breathing problem. Babies with RDS lack a protein called surfactant. It keeps small air-sac, alveolus, in the lungs from collapsing. Treatment with surfactant helps them breathe more easily. However, the sickest baby needs the help of a ventilator to breathe while their lungs mature.

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Explanation Essay

Photosynthesis

Plants are able to convert water and carbon dioxide to be their food, organic compound, especially sugar by using sunlight energy. The process of converting is called photosynthesis. Photosynthesis involves two reactions: light reaction and light-independent reaction.

The first reaction is the light reaction which is also called light-dependent reaction. This reaction occurs in thylakoid membrane of the chloroplasts. It uses light energy to synthesize ATP and NADPH, the form of energy that is ready to be used by plants and humans. In this case, plants use ATP and NADPH to provide energy for the next reaction. The equation for the light-dependent reactions is:

2 H₂O + 2 NADP⁺ + 3 ADP + 3 P_i + light → 2 NADPH + 2 H⁺ + 3 ATP + O₂

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Analytical Exposition Essay

Unwise Decision

            Indonesia, our beloved country, is economically in deficit condition. As the result, our government makes a decision in order to keep the expense in balance. Their decision is controversial. It is about the increase in electricity basic price for industrial.  This increase means the suspension of government subsidy. Since the purpose of subsidy is to help poor people, and industrial does not belong to this group, they think their decision is in straight line. Actually, the basic price of electricity for industrial should not be increased to reduce government expense.

           

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From Hate to Like

From Hate to Like

Everyone has different personalities. Sometime we meet someone who has mostly good personalities, but sometime we do not. When it happens, we are going to hate that person. However, the situation makes us have to interact with her/him. Being close with someone who you cannot stand can be possible if you follow this several steps.

First of all, you must not let that person knows you hate her/him. It can cause a war, cold even hot war, between you and her/him. Stay calm and hide your feeling carefully. Next, you have to convince yourself that you are a kind person who will not hate other. You only a little bit do not like her/his personalities.Ask yourself to be care free to her/he when she/he does something you dislike. Then, you should try to know her/him well. It is not impossible that she/he has a side that you like. If you find this side you can start to be her/his friend. More time you spend with her/him more good things that you can find. Finally, you should be a good friend. A good friend is someone who reminds her/his friends when they make a mistake. Remind your friend to do a change from bad personalities to good ones.

Make an enemy is easy than make a friend, but it is better to have a friend. So, do not hate someone and make her/him become your enemy. Reaching out to someone you cannot stand is not impossible if you follow these directions.

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How to Essay

Becoming a Member of Sophie Paris

As we know, Sophie Paris has become a famous multi-level marketing company which has a lot of members all over the world. Everyone can be its members. If you want to be a member of Sophie Paris Indonesia, you can register at Business Center (BC) Sophie nearby. These are several directions for you.

First, before you go to BC, make a photocopy of your ID card and your saving account book. Saving account book is used to approve that you already have a saving account, so Sophie Paris Indonesia can send your bonus. When you are at BC, ask for a starter-kit to the official person. She will give you a bag that contains a form, a DVD, some informational books and a member card. Fill the form, and then write down the form number at your member card. This number is usually asked when you buy Sophie’s stuff to get discount. After that, give back the form to the official person with the photocopy of your ID and your saving account book. Then she will ask fifty thousand rupiahs for form fee, and you have been a member.

So, becoming a member of Sophie Paris Indonesia is not difficult. Just follow these steps and you will be a member. Get ready to be successful in this business!

           

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Life Cycle of Butterfly

Butterfly is a beautiful creature which lives in this universe. It passes several steps to be an amazing one. They called metamorphosis process. Thus, there are five stages in the life cycle of a butterfly.

The first stage is egg. Adult butterflies lay their eggs on leaves. The leaf where butterfly lays its eggs depends on the kind of butterfly itself. That is because each species of butterfly has its own host-plant. The eggs fix on the leaf because of special glue. This glue is produced in the same time when butterfly lays its eggs. It is very strong. However, the chemical formulation of this glue has not known yet. The egg stage last a week. Then it hatches, and the larva stage begins.

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An Essay: Here I am

I have been in this world for about 18 years. So, there are many things that happened. It is interesting and unforgettable.   

Born as the first grandchildren in both families; my father’s family and my mother’s family, make me get so much attention in my early childhood. I think it is not the only one reason. I was born on 25^th August 1992; it is 2 months earlier than other normal babies. I believe that it was the most important reason why my grandfather pays so much attention to me.

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