GENERAL WRITING

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Presented by:
Sri Ayu Anisafitri

FACULTY OF ARTS AND LANGUANGE

UNIVERSITAS NEGERI MEDAN
2019
 TABLE OF CONTENT

Chronological paragraph ………………………………………………………………… 1

Coherence paragraph …………………………………………………………………….. 2
Unity paragraph ………………………………………………………………………….. 3
Comparison paragraph ………………………………………………………………….... 4
Contrast paragraph ……………………………………………………………………….. 5
Comparison and contrast paragraph …………………………………………………….... 6
Chronological Paragraph
Forest Fire

The 1997 group of forest fires in Indonesia that lasted well into 1998 were probably among
the two or three, if not the largest, forest fires group in the last two centuries of recorded
history. In the middle of 1997 forest fires burning in Indonesia began to
affect neighbouringcountries, spreading thick clouds of smoke and haze
to Malaysia and Singapore. Then Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad searched
desperately for a solution,[1] and based on a plan by the head of the Malaysian fire and rescue
department sent a team of Malaysian firefighters across to Indonesia under code
name Operation Haze. This is to mitigate the effect of the Haze to Malaysia economy. The
value of the Haze damage to Malaysian GDP is estimated to be 0.30 per cent. Seasonal rains
in early December brought a brief respite but soon after the dry conditions and fires returned.
By 1998 Brunei and to a lesser extent Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines had also felt the
haze from the smoke of the forest fires. By the time the 1997-98 forest fires were finally over
some 8 million hectares of land had burned while countless millions of people suffered from
air pollution.
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READING

Reading is one of activity with someone do to find out there informations. In this era
especially in Indonesia, the interest of someone is low about reading. Some of people make
readings as hobby, and the left of them reading a book if want to finish their assignment.
Reading as hobby usually comes to person which is like a kind of book story such
as comic,novel, and the others story book. Usually for readings the story booksthey use the rest
of time. Reading to find out assignment sometime just skimming. This usually do by student.
They nor really use their qualitytime to find out an information it mean that they just reading
for a while . therefore reading or not really make someone interested.
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FASHION

Fashion of sometime show where the person’s will go. If someone are use kebaya or gown she
is probably is going to party. If someone use casual clothes maybe she is going to mall.
Someone that using t-shirt and skirtit could mean that person going to campus. Sometimes the
person use house dress if going to traditional market. In this case we probably know that the
person is housewife. If someone use pajamas someone is going to sleep. Therefore if we want
to know where someone will go, we just see how there fashion.
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Soccer and Basketball

Soccer and basketball have quite a number of companies. There are some similarities between
football and basketball. In this game football and basketball use the same strategy in
play. Bothhave captains in each squad. The same must have teamwork in the game. And keep
on running and dribbling. And the referee in the match. Both have rules and overcome in the
game. Same time using the playmaker in helping the game to score points. The same match 2
different teams. That's an example of the equation between football and basketball.
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Soto VS Rawon

Indonesia has many types of food. Indonesian food has a special taste. One of the favorite
foods in Indonesian society is Rawon. Rawon is a soup food like Soto. However, Rawon is
similar to Soto, but they are not the same.As we know, both Soto and Rawon are foods served
from Indonesia. Repairing the same meat with the basic ingredients. Beef is often used as the
main ingredient in making Rawon and Soup. When we eat it they are served with spicy chili,
it can add a different taste. As a complement, crackers are served as the main choice for
eating Rawon and Soto. So the price of soto and rawon is very cheap. Although Rawon and
Soto are similar, they are different. The first difference is sauce. Rawon has chocolate sauce
produced from basic ingredients of Kluwak. While Soto uses turmeric to give the broth a
yellow color. The second difference is that Rawon material often uses beef or
mutton. Meanwhile, Soto uses beef or chicken. Complementary is crackers, Soto usually uses
fish crackers, while Rawonoften uses shrimp crackers. In conclusion,
although soto and rawon are similar to their sauces, they are completely different in sauces,
ingredients, and crackers. We can choose one or even everything we really want to eat because
we can get it easily at cheap prices.
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The Alcoholic Verses the Nonalcoholic
Alcoholism is a disease that the nonalcoholic has a hard time understanding, and the
two lifestyles are quite different. The nonalcoholic has a lifestyle that involves family
and friends. He enjoys going to family functions and interacting with his loved ones. In
contrast, the alcoholic tries to avoid family functions unless alcohol is offered. Even
then, the alcoholic is consumed with drinking rather than interacting with loved ones.
If the nonalcoholic is lonely, he tends to seek out a family member or friend to talk to.
He will find ways to fill the void of loneliness. However, when the alcoholic feels lonely,
sad or angry, he turns to the alcohol to fulfill that void so he does not have to deal with
his feelings. Disagreements with a nonalcoholic are often handled quite differently
than with an alcoholic. As an example, a nonalcoholic may often walk away from an
argument opting for a time to come back when both parties have had time to cool
down. Because the disease of alcoholism has a detrimental effect on the judgment of
the alcoholic, he may simply lash out relentlessly, not realizing his tactlessness and
the hurt he is causing. Goals can be very different for the afflicted person. An
unaffected person will set goals to ensure the basic necessities of life, whereas an
alcoholic will orientate his goals to achieve a result that satisfies his needs for alcohol.
To a nonalcoholic, family rates number one in his life. To the alcoholic, alcohol is
number one in his life. The only conclusion that can be drawn is that alcohol is the
single factor that consumes the life of an alcoholic.

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