Resensi Buku Apakah Soeharto Pahlawan?

                                                Judul               : Apakah Soeharto Pahlawan?

                                                Penulis            : Tim Redaksi Bio Pustaka

                                                Penerbit          : Bio Pustaka, Yogyakarta

                                                Tahun terbit     : 2008

                                                Edisi                : Cetakan ke-1

                                                Tebal buku       : 94 halaman
                                                ISBN               : 978-602-8097-03-1

Buku ini adalah buku yang menceritakan masa-masa selama Mantan Presiden Soeharto berkuasa di Indonesia. Buku ini ditulis oleh Tim Redaksi Bio Pustaka dan diterbitkan oleh Bio Pustaka pada tahun 2008. Sumber-sumber yang Tim Redaksi Bio Pustaka peroleh sebagian besar berasal dari berbagai media massa seperti Kompas, Tempo, Detik News, Antara, dan lain sebagainya.

Soeharto adalah mantan presiden Indonesia kedua yang menjabat selama kurang lebih 32 tahun. Beliau diangkat sebagai presiden Indonesia setelah pidato pertanggungjawaban Presiden Soekarno yaitu Nawaksara ditolak oleh MPR Sementara. Pribadinya yang kontroversial dan menimbulkan banyak polemik masih terus diperbincangkan. Kesuksesannya dalam meningkatkan pendidikan dan ekonomi dirindukan oleh penggemar setianya. Namun kegagalannya dalam menangani krisis moneter, kasus korupsi dan pelanggaran HAM yang dilakukannya, serta segala permasalahan menjelang masa akhirnya sebagai presiden juga masih menimbulkan trauma bagi masyarakat Indonesia. Banyak kalangan yang mendesak pemerintah memberikan gelar pahlawan nasional kepada Soeharto. Namun, tak sedikit juga yang menilai bahwa Soeharto tak layak untuk mendapatkan gelar pahlawan.

Segala jasa dan kontroversi Soeharto dijelaskan dengan cukup detail di buku ini. Mulai dari kontroversinya dalam penyelundupan barang dari luar negeri, korupsi gula, hingga momen kelengserannya juga diceritakan dengan runtut dan jelas. Tak hanya itu, tim penulis juga menambahkan beberapa kutipan opini dari tokoh-tokoh dan sejarawan seperti BJ Habibie, Gus Dur, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, Anhar Gonggong, dan lain sebagainya. Melalui berbagai sumber media massa yang terpercaya, buku ini layak mendapatkan apresiasi.

Sayangnya, buku ini banyak menggunakan kata-kata yang sulit dipahami. Selain itu, buku ini juga tidak bersifat netral. Kejelekan Soeharto lebih ditonjolkan daripada kesuksesan yang pernah dicapainya.

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Freak Post

Ok guys. I would like to tell you about my bad experience. Before I tell you, I will give you a reason why I post this freak post. Do you know why? Because my exam is about posting a post in a blog. I’ve posted “How to Make Paper Snowflakes?”  and “Making Sense of Cubism”. Yeaa, and I have to post at least 3 posts. And I confused what I have to post. So I wanna post about my bad experience.

Rain is blessing. Rain is a curse. Yeaa, it happened to me. It was a holiday and I didn’t have any plan. So I just laid in my comfortable bed. But my mom asked me to go to my brother’s home to give him some food. With my lazy face, I nodded my head.

When I opened the door, I could see the bad weather ahead. Dark, smoky clouds. I said to my mom, it was cloudy. But my mom still asked me to go there and she said I had to bring an umbrella. But I denied it because it would disturb me. Then I went to my brother’s home on foot.

After I crossed the road, I was getting into the blue when it started raining. In a very short time, the road was flooded. I drenched. I didn’t get a shelter. Everyone looked at my wet clothes. Absolutely I was ashamed. But I couldn’t come back because the traffic came to a standstill. Then I continued my way.

When I arrived at my brother’s home, he was not there. I waited there for an hour but my brother didn’t come back. Then I decided to go home.

When I arrived home, my mom and my sibling laughed when they saw my wet clothes. The next day, I was sick and longed to be at home.

So it was my bad experience. If you wanna go, don't forget to bring an umbrella! :v

How to Make Paper Snowflake?

Things needed : 

• Paper (thin, square, 6 - 7 inches)
• Scissors
• Pencil or pen

Steps :

1. Fold the one corner to the other to form a triangle

            

     2. Fold the triangle in half

            

    3. Roll up the left and right corners until the sides are even, then flatten. We're basically folding the triangle into 1/3rd. Make sure to keep the top of the triangle sharp and pointy.

            

                

       4. Cut at across the bottom of the triangle

               

        5. Now snip and cut away at the triangle any way you like. When you're done, slowly unfold the paper             to reveal your masterpiece

   

i got it from : http://www.origamiway.com/how-to-make-paper-snowflakes.shtml

if it's hard for you to follow, check this video : 

Making Sense of Cubism - Art Appreciation & Simple Project for Little Children

i just copied a wonderful post from http://www.chubbyanecdotes.net/2013/11/making-sense-of-cubism-art-appreciation.html and i got it from my friend, anyway, thanks dude.

What is Cubism?

It is a major art movement pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque during the early 20th Century. Yup, not that long ago. It was "the first abstract style of modern art". If you are keen to piece the art movements to the modern art time line, here's a good read : http://www.artyfactory.com/art_appreciation/timelines/modern_art_timeline.htm

Making sense of Cubism to children

Here's what I did:

I made a box to illustrate the concept of cubism to children. Getting the children to look at the box from different angles, I ask simple questions to help them understand the limitation of perspective. 

How many colours can you see from this angle? 

Can you see purple from here?

What about this angle, what are the shapes you see?

Because of the limitation of perspective, it is not possible for a photograph taken from a fixed angle to fully illustrate the "reality" of the box. This is where Cubism comes in handy. By cutting out the box into different pieces and regrouping them together, Cubism presents the box in it's totality.

Art Project: Acrylic on Canvas aka Tape and Paint 

Here's how to put what we've learned together on a blank canvas:

Step1 : Get the child to "cut-out" the canvas into smaller shapes using clear or masking tape. 

Step 2: base on the colours of the box, prepare the colour palette.

Step3: Guide the child to fill up the individual shapes with various colours

Step 4: Let them paint! And be prepared for some creative mess. :)

Step 5: Let it dry.

Step 6: Remove tape.

Expect the work to look a little messy, depending on individual preference, you may want to touch up a little or let it be. I tided ours with some white paint and ta-dahhh! Here's presenting our very own master piece!

i told you that i copied it from http://www.chubbyanecdotes.net/2013/11/making-sense-of-cubism-art-appreciation.html.