LET'S VISIT BANDA ACEH

Banda Aceh is the provincial capital of Aceh Province, formerly known as Kutaraja until 1962. On April 22nd, 2016, Banda Aceh celebrated its 814th anniversary. Today, Banda Aceh is the beating heart of the provincial government administration for economic, cultural and tourism development. Banda Aceh has fully recovered from tsunami in 2004 which destroyed  60% of the city with approximately 75.000 victims. However, now Banda Acehbegan...

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SEJARAH PERJUANGAN DAN TERBENTUKNYA TNI

TNI AU. Diambil dari www.monitorday.com Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI) terdiri dari tiga angkatan bersenjata, yaitu TNI Angkatan Darat, TNI Angkatan Laut, dan TNI Angkatan Udara. TNI dipimpin oleh seorang panglima TNI, sedangkan tiap angkatan memiliki kepala staf angkatan. TNI pada awal berdirinya sama sekali tidak memiliki kesatuan tentara. TNI AD Badan Keamanan Rakyat (BKR) yang dibentuk dalam sidang PPKI tanggal 22 Agustus 1945...

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EMPAT KEBUDAYAAN INDONESIA YANG DIAKUI UNESCO

Angklung. Diambil dari www.indonesia-tourism.com Angklung Pengukuhan angklung Indonesia oleh UNESCO berlangsung pada 16 November 2010. Bersama dengan angklung Indonesia, UNESCO juga mengukuhkan 46  nominasi mata budaya tak benda dari 31 negara ke dalam Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Wayang Kulit UNESCO pada tanggal 7 November 2003 telah menetapkan bahwa wayang kulit adalah warisan budaya dunia...

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THE DRAGON KITE

Long ago in a village in China, a boy called Chang lived with his father. The village sat in a valley near a huge volcano that sometimes roared and spat and shook the ground. Taken from www.123rf.com Many of the boys in the village played rough and noisy games. But Chang sat quietly with his father, making kites to sell in the town. They worked in a tiny room at the back of their house. Chang's father cut and sewed the kites with...

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NGABEN: UPACARA ADAT PEMAKAMAN DI BALI

Upacara pemakaman jenazah atau kremasi umat Hindu di Bali atau dikenal dengan nama Ngaben merupakan suatu ritual yang dilaksanakan guna mengirim jenazah ke kehidupan mendatang. Jenazah ditempatkan seperti sedang tidur dan keluarga yang ditinggalkan akan beranggapan demikian pula. Pembakaran mayat dalam sarkofagus berbentuk lembu.Foto diambil dari www.balitourismboard.org Dalam ritual ini tidak ada air mata karena jenazah sementara...

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RITUAL PEMAKAMAN DALAM KEBUDAYAAN TORAJA

Ritual pemakaman suku Toraja. Foto diambil dari gemintang.com Ritual pemakaman oleh kebudayaan suku Toraja terbilang rumit karena pemakaman seseorang menjadi sebuah acara adat yang membutuhkan biaya yang sangat mahal. Upacara pemakaman yang dilakukan oleh masyarakat suku Toraja menunjukkan status sosial seseorang, jika seseorang yang meninggal adalah orang kaya, maka upacara pemakamannya pun semakin mewah dan besar. Namun, jika...

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MR. MOHAMMAD YAMIN

Mohammad Yamin lahir pada tanggal 24 Agustus 1903 di Sawah Lunto, Sumatra Barat dan wafat di Jakarta, 17 Oktober 1962, pad usia 59 tahun. Pada tahun 1937, Mohammad Yamin menikah dengan Siti Sundari, putri seorang bangsawan Kadilangu, Demak, Jawa Tengah. Mereka dikaruniai seorang putra bernama Dang Rahadian Sinayangsih Yamin (Dian). Mr. Moh. Yamin Pada zaman penjajahan, Yamin termasuk segelintir orang yang beruntung karena dapat menikmati...

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IR. SOEKARNO

Soekarno yang biasa dipanggil Bung Karno merupakan presiden pertama Republik Indonesia. Ia dilahirkan di Surabaya, Jawa Timur, 6 Juni 1901 dan meninggal di Jakarta, 21 Juni 1970. Ayahnya bernama Raden Soekemi Sosrodihardjo dan ibunya bernama Ida Ayu Nyoman Rai. Ketika dilahirkan, Soekarno diberi nama Kusno Sosrodihardjo oleh orang tuanya. Namun, karena sering sakit, ketika berumur lima tahun namanya diubah menjadi Soekarno oleh sang ayah. Nama...

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KITAB SAMAWI DAN KITAB ARDHI

Pengertian Kitab Samawi Kata “samawi” berasal dari bahasa Arab yang artinya adalah langit. Yang dimaksud dengna kitab samawi adalah kitab-kitab yang ditulis berdasarkan wahyu dari Allah SWT kepada para Nabi dan Rasul melalui malaikat Jibril. Allah SWT berfirman: وَالَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكَ وَمَا أُنْزِلَ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ وَبِالْآخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ Dan mereka yang beriman kepada Kitab (Al Quran) yang telah diturunkan kepadamu...

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WORLD STATESMAN AWARD UNTUK SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOYONO

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Pada tanggal 31 Mei 2013, Presiden keenam Republik Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono menerima gelar World Statesman Award karena keberhasilannya memelihara kedamaian dan menjaga kerukunan antarumat beragama di Indonesia. Penghargaan tersebut dianggap sebagai bentuk kehormatan atas apa yang dicapai Indonesia. Untuk diketahui, penghargaan World Statesman Award  diberikan oleh Appeal Conscience Foundation (AFC)....

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WALT DISNEY'S GREATEST STORYMAN

Sometimes we think more about how animation is created than the people behind the scenes. Bill Peet has written and illustrated over thirty books for children, and he is one of the major storytellers behind well-known animated movies. Bill Peet, taken from www.pinterest.com Bill Peet began to develop his creative abilities at a young age. Peet grew up in Indianapolis, near the edge of the city, with access to the countryside. He...

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ALBERT EINSTEIN

Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany, in 1879. As a young boy, Einstein lived in Munich and Milan. At the age of five, his father showed him a compass and explained how it worked. Albert was intrigued with the idea that something in “space” made the needle work. At this time, Albert’s mother also insisted that he learn to play the violin. Taken from hfhy64.com Albert was not considered very bright in school, and some even thought...

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ANNA SULLIVAN

Taken from html.rincondelvago.com Anne Sullivan was born on April 14, 1866, in Feeding Hills, Massachusetts. She was born to Irish immigrant farmers. She had one brother, Jimmie, who was crippled from tuberculosis. Anne’s family was extremely poor, and her father was an alcoholic and abusive. When she was five years old, Anne got a serious eye infection that left her almost completely blind. Her mother died two years later, and her...

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THE ANTELOPE

Taken from http://animalia-life.com/ An antelope is a hoofed animal with horns that are hollow. There are many different kinds of antelope. Antelope live in the mountains, deserts, and wetlands and are hunted by lions, hyenas, and other carnivores. They are light, quick-moving animals that can jump very well. Some antelopes can reach speeds as fast as 60 mph. They can bounce on all four legs. This is called pronking. Antelopes...

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Apa itu letak astronomis?

Letak astronomis adalah letak suatu tempat berdasarkan garis lintang dan garis bujurnya. Garis lintang adalah garis khayal yang melintang melingkari bumi. Garis bujur adalah garis khayal yang menghubungkan Kutub Utara dan Kutub Selatan. Secara astronomis, Indonesia terletak antara 95' BT - 141' BT dan 6' LU - 11' LS. Dengan letak astronomis tersebut, Indonesia termasuk ke dalam wilayah tropis. Wilayah tropis dibatasi oleh lintang 23,5' LU dan 23,5'...

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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Ali Baba was such a poor man that he had only had one shoe for his two feet. Even the mice in his house were hungry. One day, his wife said, " We have no food in the house. No rice. No potatoes. Go and collect leaves in the forest so that I can make a soup." Ali was lazy man. He looked for leaves for about ten minutes and then he climbed a tree to sleep. He was afraid of wolves. When he woke up, he was surprised to see forty thieves on forty...

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What is a Kangaroo?

Taken from www.theverge.com A kangaroo is an animal that is only found in Australia, although it has a smaller relative, called a wallaby, which live on the Australian island of Tasmania and also in New Guinea. Kangaroos eat grass and plants. They have short front legs. However, they have very long and strong back legs and tail. These are used for sitting up and jumping. Kangaroo have been known to make forward jumps of over eight meters...

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