Exploring and Associating by Faizatul Azizah https://padlet.com/faizatul_azizah13/cynne04cyu5j Descriptive text en-us 2019-11-08 02:06:33 UTC 2025-11-18 08:27:29 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/428843328/3a7a5f187f032fe4ab6a46f6b1dd70d5/images__2_.jpeg BROOKLYN BRIDGE faizatul_azizah13 https://padlet.com/faizatul_azizah13/cynne04cyu5j/wish/408467382 The Brooklyn Bridge, built between 1869 and 1883, connects Manhattan with New York's most populous borough, Brooklyn. The bridge is one of the most famous and magnificent landmarks in New York City.

At the time of construction, Brooklyn - founded by Dutch settlers in the 17th century - was still an independent city. In fact it was even one of the country's largest cities. In 1898, fifteen years after the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn citizens decided in a close vote to become a borough of New York.

The construction of the Brooklyn Bridge started in 1869 and took fourteen years to complete. At the time many saw the construction of such a large bridge as a folly.

Roebling had not just made a bridge that looked incredibly strong, it also turned out to be just as strong in reality. A mesh of cables of which the four strongest have a diameter of 11 inches (28 cm) are anchored in the ground and keep the bridge from collapsing. 

But even if the four strongest cables would snap, the other cables would still be sufficient to support the bridge. Roebling even claimed that the bridge wouldn't collapse without any cables, it would merely sag.

The Brooklyn Bridge ranks as one of the greatest engineering feats of the 19th century and remains one of New York's most popular and well known landmarks.

The impressive bridge spans the East river between Brooklyn and Manhattan and stretches for a length of 5989 ft, about 1.8 km. The span between the large towers measures 1595.5 ft (486 meters). This made the Brooklyn Bridge the world's largest suspension bridge.

The most noticeable feature of the Brooklyn Bridge are the two masonry towers to which the many cables are attached. The towers with large Gothic arches reach a height of 276 ft (84 meters), at the time making them some of the tallest landmarks in New York. Roebling claimed that the monumental towers would make the bridge a historic monument. He was proven right when the bridge officially became a national monument in 1964.

An elevated pedestrian path not only gives you the opportunity to cross the river without being bothered by the traffic that rushes past a level below, but it also offers a great view of the bridge's towers as well as downtown Manhattan's skyline. The views alone attract millions of visitors to this bridge each year.]]> 2019-11-08 02:53:53 UTC https://padlet.com/faizatul_azizah13/cynne04cyu5j/wish/408467382 DESCRIPTIVE TEXT faizatul_azizah13 https://padlet.com/faizatul_azizah13/cynne04cyu5j/wish/408467567 Descriptive text is a text which says what a person or a thing is like. Its purpose is to describe and reveal a particular person, place, or thing.

GENERIC STRUCTURE 
1. Identification : Identifies phenomenon (person, place, or thing) that will be described. 
2. Description : Describes parts, qualities, characteristics, etc.

LANGUAGE FEATURES
1. Specific participant : has a certain object, is not common and unique (only one). for example: Bandengan beach, my house, Borobudur temple, uncle Jim
2. The use of the adjective (an adjective) to clarify the noun, for example: a beautiful beach, a handsome man, the famous place in jepara, etc.
3. The use of simple present tense: The sentence pattern used is simple present because it tells the fact of the object described.
4. Action verb: verbs that show an activity (for example, run, sleep, walk, cut etc.]]> 2019-11-08 02:54:51 UTC https://padlet.com/faizatul_azizah13/cynne04cyu5j/wish/408467567 Borobudur Temple faizatul_azizah13 https://padlet.com/faizatul_azizah13/cynne04cyu5j/wish/417872374 Borobudur temple is a temple which became a pride of Indonesian people because it is ever been included into the 7 wonders of the world. It also becomes the largest Buddhist temple in the world. This temple is located in Borobudur Village, Magelang, Central of Java, Indonesia. It is approximately 100 km from Semarang, 86 km from Surakarta, and 40 km from Jogjakarta. It was found as a place of worship for the Mahayana Buddhist by Sailendra dynasty in 800 AD. It was first discovered by Sir Thomas Stanford Raffles in 1814. At that time, it was found crushed and buried in the ground.

Originally, it has 10 levels which have overall height about 42 meters. However, after the reparation, the height of Borobudur become approximately 34.5 meters with overall building area about 15,129 m2. The front side of Borobudur temple is facing eastwards, although each side of the temple has similar form. There are 3 main levels of the realm in Borobudur. The third level is Kamadhatu (the realm of lust), Rupadhatu (tangible realm), and Arupadhatu (formless realm).

There are so many reliefs on Borobudur’s wall which total is about 1,460 panels. These reliefs tell about ancient stories written In Sanskrit language and read by Mapradakisana way. Mapradakisana is a way to read in accordance with the clockwise direction. The way to read the story is starting from the east side of the gate at every level of the temple. There are so many stories written on Borobudur’s wall. The first story on this relief is Karmawibhangga which written on the foot of this temple. It tells about karma. Karma is the law of cause and effect obtained by humans. This relief depicts human actions both reprehensible and commendable along with what will they have. The next relief is Laitawistara. These reliefs lined in the stairs on the south side of temple. The numbers of this relief are 120 figures which illustrate the story of the Buddha from birth to become a Buddhist. And then last are Jataka and Awadana relief. This relief tells the story about Buddha before he was born.

Besides decorated with reliefs, Borobudur also has so many sculptures which become a symbol of the Buddha embodiment. The statues are sitting cross-legged in the lotus position and show a certain hand gesture. These are located at Rupadhatu level. There are 432 sculptures there which are lined sequentially in every niche of this level. In the first row, there are 104 niches, in the second row there are 104 niches, in third row 88 niches, in the fourth row 72 niches, and fifth rows 64 niches. Beside sculpture, Borobudur temple also has Stupa. There are 72 Stupas at the level of Aruphadatu. Those stupas are spread in the court at this stage. In the first court, there are 32 stupas, in the second court 24 stupas, and 16 stupas on the third court.

Since the discovery of Borobudur temple, there are so many Buddhist statues theft. Originally, the amount of Buddha statues is 504 statues. More than 300 statues have been damaged. Most of the statues of Buddha are headless because often being stolen to be used in a museum collection.
]]> 2019-11-30 01:25:58 UTC https://padlet.com/faizatul_azizah13/cynne04cyu5j/wish/417872374 JOKO WIDODO faizatul_azizah13 https://padlet.com/faizatul_azizah13/cynne04cyu5j/wish/419362547 Ir. H. Joko Widodo  or the more familiar greeted Jokowi (born in Surakarta, Central Java, 21 June 1961; age 54 years) was the 7th President of Indonesia who took office on October 20, 2014. He was elected along with Vice President Jusuf Kalla in the 2014 presidential election. Jokowi served as the Governor of DKI Jakarta since 15 October 2012 up to 16 October 2014 accompanied Basuki Tjahaja full moon as Deputy Governor. Previously, he was the Mayor of Surakarta (Solo), since July 28, 2005 and ended on October 1, 2012 accompanied F.X. Hadi Rudyatmo as Deputy Mayor. the two years of his second period became the Mayor of Solo, Jokowi was appointed by his party, the Indonesia Democratic Party of struggle (PDI-P), to fight in the election of the Governor of DKI Jakarta to pair with Basuki Tjahaja full moon (Ahok). 

Joko Widodo came from a simple family. In fact, his home was once condemned as much as three times, when he was a child,  but he was able to complete his studies in the Faculty of forestry University of Gajah Mada. After graduation, he was practicing his profession as a furniture businessman.  his political career began with being Mayor of Surakarta in 2005.  he is best known is considered successful after changing the face of Surakarta city became a city of tourism, city of culture, and the city of batik. on September 20, 2012, Jokowi won the election in Jakarta. His victory reflects popular support for was considered a leader of the “young” and “clean“, although he was more than fifty years.

Since being elected as Governor, his popularity continued to soar and became the spotlight of the media. as a result, emerging discourse to make a presidential candidate for the general election of the President of Indonesia, 2014.  in addition, the survey results indicate, the name Jokowi continues to Excel.  at first, the General Chairman of the PDI-P, Megawati Sukarnoputri declared that he would not announce a presidential candidate of the PDI Perjuangan until after the legislative elections of 9 April 2014.  However, on March 14, 2014, Jokowi received a mandate from Megawati to advance as a presidential candidate, three weeks before the legislative elections and two days before the campaign.]]> 2019-12-03 22:08:45 UTC https://padlet.com/faizatul_azizah13/cynne04cyu5j/wish/419362547