ENGLISH LITERATURE ASSIGNMENT

“CAUSE AND EFFECT”

ARRANGED BY:

Name :Moh Huzni Affandi MS

Class :X Ipa G
Absent :21

SMAN 01 PAMEKASAN
TAHUN PELAJARAN 2018-2019
1. Why people in the world study English

a) English is the most commonly spoken language in the world. One out of five
people can speak or at least understand English!
b) English is the language of science, of aviation, computers, diplomacy, and
tourism. Knowing English increases your chances of getting a good job in a
multinational company within your home country or of finding work abroad.
c) English is the official language of 53 countries. That is a lot of people to meet and
speak to.
d) English is spoken as a first language by around 400 million people around the
world.
e) English is the language of the media industry. If you speak English, you won't
need to rely on translations and subtitles anymore to enjoy your favourite books,
songs, films and TV shows.
f) English is also the language of the Internet. Many websites are written in English
– you will be able to understand them and to take part in forums and discussions.
g) English is based on a simple alphabet and it is fairly quick and easy to learn
compared to other languages.
h) English is not only useful – it gives you a lot of satisfaction. Making progress
feels great. You will enjoy learning English, if you remember that every hour you
spend gets you closer to perfection.
i) Since English is spoken in so many different countries there are thousands of
schools around the world that offer programmes in English. If you speak English,
there're lots of opportunities for you to find an appropriate school and course to
suit your academic needs.
j) Because it's fun! By learning English, you will also learn about other cultures.
Few experiences will make you grow as a person more than learning the values,
habits and way of life in a culture that is different from yours.
2. The negative effects of the internet

a. Anxiety, sadness and depression: Teens who spend most of their time in the
virtual world gradually move away from the real world and start living in a world
of fantasy. After a certain period, they become dependent on the Internet to feel
upbeat. And, when they are unable to access the Internet, they start experiencing
anxiety, sadness and depression.
b. Unable to keep schedules: Teens use the Internet to do a lot of things like looking
for information, corresponding, paying bills, and doing financial transactions.
However, in the case of Internet addicts, they spend most of their time engaged in
browsing, chatting or gaming, instead of doing what they are actually supposed to
do. Also, they are unable to keep track of the time they spend in doing such
activities. As a result, they are not able to keep up with their schedules.
c. Sleep deprivation: Most teens nowadays own smartphones and/or tablets, which
they carry with them wherever they go, even to the bed. They also use these
devices to hook on to the Internet before going to sleep to catch up on what’s
happening around them. While normal teens may log off after a while, those
addicted to the Internet keep browsing for long hours. As a result, they suffer
sleep-related issues like late sleep time, insufficient or restless sleep, and late
waking time. This sleep deprivation/disturbance can also worsen or magnify
symptoms of anxiety and depression.
d. Cultural. The Internet advocates the Western lifestyle and portrays it as superior to any
other lifestyle. It also depicts life in the West as that of unrestrained freedom and
unlimited possibilities, without presenting all sides of this perspective. The Internet
presents cultures other than those of the English language as lacking in the basic
freedoms of the West. This can make people believe that life outside of the Western
hemisphere is devoid of value and meaning. Because of the widespread availability of
information, people become unappreciative of the things they have and desire more and
more. The Internet has the potential to corrupt people's minds, change their moral
perspectives and ethical values.
3. The positive effects of green schools

a. Defining Green Schools for the Purpose of Scientific Inquiry

To date, green schools have been defined by their objectives and multiple design
features rather than as an entity possessing a specified set of conditions common to
all green schools. Considering green schools as a specific educational “intervention,”
and therefore an object to be evaluated, presents significant limitations. For
scientific inquiry, including evaluation, an intervention must be defined in a way that
is replicable and consistent across studies to produce reliable information about the
effects of green schools. Therefore, a definition that accurately and completely
describes green schools as an intervention is needed for the purpose of scientific
evaluation.Current green school guidelines, which rely on achieving a minimum
number of design features on a checklist, could be a starting point. However,
because the checklist approach permits variation in design characteristics, the “green
schools intervention” will not be consistent across schools and, therefore, is likely to
produce less

b. Higher Teacher and Student Retention.

Green schools improve more than just student performance. Teachers in green
schools report they are more satisfied with their school environments than teachers
in conventional schools, helping to improve teacher retention.
c. Green Schools Protect the Environment.
By decreasing reliance on fossil fuels, Green Schools release les greenhouse
gases and pollution in the environment in addition to the environmental benefits
generated from reduced energy and water usage. Green schools also lessen
environmental impacts through recycling efforts, native and adaptive landscaping,
and practices that reduce the demand on municipal infrastructure. Green buildings
are built or retrofitted with sustainably produced, recycled and recyclable materials
and products.
d. Significant Cost Savings.
According to Kats, on average green schools cost less than 2 percent more to build
but use 33 percent less energy and 32 percent less water than conventionally
constructed schools, significantly reducing utility costs over the average 42-year
lifecycle of a school. On average, green schools save $100,000 per year on operating
costs — enough to hire at least one new teacher, buy 200 new computers, or
purchase 5,000 textbooks.
4. Why the flag ceremony is important for Indonesian students

My teacher said that flag is the symbol of a country.

He also said, as good-and-civilized citizen, we must respect our country.
He also said, when we respect our flag, we also respect the country itself.
That's why we, as citizen, need to do and attend flag ceremony.
It's the basic theory in citizenship (IMO, citizenship is the most useless lesson in high school,
like a filler in a serial stor
It's just mere formality, to show our respect to our country (in citizenship, it's called
nationality) also to show our school still "on the track" with our tradition and government
regulation (yes, our government is still "suggesting" to do flag ceremony every Monday)
From my POV, 1 hours for flag ceremony on Monday can be used for lesson time, so
studying activity on the day won't get "interrupted".
Because when a school does flag ceremony for 1 hour, all lessons time will be cut to match
with end-time of school, and the impact is material for each lessons will be cut too, so on
that day students get lesser material.
Teachers must catch up with the curriculum standard, so next study will be more compact,
and it can make students exhausted and stressed enough to study... and you know what the
rest are.