Antismoking Law to Create Friendly Environment

Everybody needs and has right in getting health because healthy is invaluable thing for his/her. However, some people do not care about their surrounding by doing unhealthy habit, such as smoking which causes air pollution. To protect non-smoking citizens from air pollution is needed antismoking law to create friendly environment. At least, antismoking law should include three things, such as right to health, reducing cigarette production, and smoke-free zones.

Right to health, as initial, should be included in antismoking law. People need fresh air in his/her respiration to live normally. Cigarette smoke contains more than 4,000 harmful chemicals, such as tar, arsenic, benzene, cadmium, formaldehyde, hydrogen cyanide, carbon monoxide, and other harmful chemicals. Tar that is a mixture of lots of chemicals can cause cancer. Arsenic can cause cancer as well as damaging the heart and its blood vessels. Hydrogen cyanide is a poisonous gas and carbon monoxide sticks to our red blood cells in place of oxygen. Thus, right to health should be included in antismoking law to protect people from the dangers of cigarette smoke.

As the next, reducing cigarette production should be done by government. It has to make rule in reducing this production as the aim to bring back fresh air. It can be done by raising taxes on cigarette production or promoting awareness not to smoke early, through health institutions, schools, or the family. This way could reduce cigarette production and protect non-smoking citizens.

Subsequently, government should make smoke-free zones rule. Public place should free from cigarette smoke and provide smoking room for smoker. It is not fair that non-smokers have to inhale smoke that has the potential to affect their health. The current health risks are faced by passive smokers, even with greater risks than active smokers. Smoke-free zones and providing smoking room is fair decision in separating smokers and non smokers. So, they will get their rights.

Overall, antismoking law has to be created as soon as possible to create friendly environment. Fair decision should be take for both smokers and non smokers to preserve their rights.

Punctual and Tardy People

There are many types of people in this world. Everybody is unique and it makes this world be colorful. There are many ways in dividing people, such as race, skin color, regions, and others. One of ways in dividing people, easily and simply, is punctuality. By this type, people can be divided into punctual and tardy people.

Punctual people are the people who have good management in time. They schedule everything and manage their time to do their job effectively and efficiently. “Time is money” is their slogan. They do their jobs on time and always wait to the other jobs. Punctual people, as diligent ones, are the people whom enterprise need. However, to be punctual people needs great effort. Although it is not easy, it is not impossible to be punctual people.

In contrast, tardy people are the opposite of punctual people. They do not have good management in their time. As a consequence, they do their jobs in chaotic. Have a difference of punctual people, tardy ones usually are the lazy people. They wait the deadline to do the job. Finally, they need longer time in finishing. In short, tardy people are the people who do not plan their time in doing the job.

To be punctual or tardy people is a choice. Everybody has to choose one of them and receive the consequence. Considering the effect is the best way to decide the decision.

 

Death Penalty as Controversy

Rule and law are needed in this world to create peaceful world and protect people right. However, there are many controversial laws, death penalty for the instance. Death penalty has been the punishment in many countries for a long time ago. Some people agree with this punishment, but disagree for others.

Death penalty, for some people, is relevant in this era. As the highest punishment, it is good to control peacefulness. For example, if there is a person who kills others, he/she will get this punishment. It will make people think twice to kill someone and protect human right to live. This punishment will decrease crime and give the secure for people who live in this world. Beside for murderer, death penalty is some people opinion is relevant for corruptor. They kill many people because of their faults. Thus, death penalty is relevant in this era.

On the contrary, some people think this punishment is no longer relevant in this era because they think that only God who have right to take someone’s soul. The government has to protect the citizen right to live although for some murderer. Murderer and corruptor have a right too to change their life to be better. In short, only God has right to take someone’s soul.

To sum up, relevant or not, people in this world need to live safely and have rights to live normally. Execution in death penalty should be reviewed again. The most important is not the execution, but to keep the world peacefully.

Kick Andy as an educational TV program

Television, commonly abbreviated as TV, is a media tool which can be used for promoting and communicating by its programs. Bad as the TV programs are broadcasted in many TV channels, good and educational programs still get spot on the show. Kick Andy is one of good programs that is surviving and gets attention from the audience. Ki Hadjar Dewantara said that education is about “educating the head (cognition), the heart (affection), and the hands (psychomotor)”[1]. This-talk show is educational program because it presents two of three education domains, cognition and affection, and inspiring.

Cognition, as initial, is often associated with knowing and program presented by Andy F. Noya shows this aspect. Kreativitas Tanpa Batas (unlimited creativity) that was aired on February 8, 2013 and Kreasi Anak Negeri (creation of domestic people) on May 8, 2009 are the small part of many cognitive shows in Kick Andy. These shows explain the ability of domestic people in science and creativity. They could create and produce many valuable products. As other evidence, in the end of sections, this program shares many books to the audience. In other word, with cognitive shows, Kick Andy is the one of education program and contributes in developing Indonesian education.

Subsequently, Kick Andy has aired many shows which are related with affection. Affection is often associated with feeling and heart. It has showed many affective programs such as Berbagi dengan Sesama (share with others) on January 25, 2013 and Bahagia dalam Keterbatasan (happy in limitations) at January 18, 2013. They are the evidences that this is educational program and teaches us about caring, sharing, and helping others. Not only on theory and assembly, this program has a foundation to collect funds from generous people and share to people in need. Obviously, Kick Andy has been the educational TV program and actively participate improving education in this country.

This program inspires Indonesian citizen. It has been the great teacher. The mediocre teacher tells, the good teacher explains, the superior teacher demonstrates, the great teacher inspires (William Arthur Ward). The shows have influenced, moved, and guided the audience to be better. This is the main in education. It makes the people improve their selves and create real learners who learn to learn, without compulsion. In short, Kick Andy never stops inspiring and participating in education.

In conclusion, as TV program, Kick Andy is consistent in showing quality programs and actively participates in improving Indonesian people to be better. This has been an education TV program and deserves to be watched.

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[1] Theo Riyanto, Pemikiran Ki Hajar Dewantara Tentang Pendidikan, http://bruderfic.or.id/h-59/pemikiran-ki-hajar-dewantara-tentang-pendidikan.html accessed at May 9, 2012.

A person who has made a difference: Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein is a well-known physicist even though he had many problems in his educational background. When he was child, he could not grow normally like other children. He also didn’t pass the final secondary school exam and failed entering Zurich University. He had many different ways in thinking and solving the problems with his teachers and lecturers that cause them to presume Albert was the dull person.

His “different way” in thinking and solving his problem made him feel free to think anything with anyways. He developed some spectacular physics theories without having to obey old theories, such as special and general relativity, mass-energy equivalence, and photoelectric effect.  Nowaday, his theory, mass-energy equivalence, E=mc², and general relativity are the most famous formula in physics. On contrary, at that moment this theory was not received. After he got nobel prize in phycics for his theoritical phycics theory, photoelectric effect, some scientists started to turn their ways in thinking. Later, this theory took the main rule in quantum theory.

He had changed the viewpoint of physicist from Classical Mechanics (Newtonian mechanics) into Quantum mechanics. He had changed the scientists’ opinions about gravity, energy, time and space, and electron’s behavior. He has regarded as the father of modern physics.

BBM, Communication or Miscommunication

Nowadays, Information and communication technology is growing rapidly. Blackberry Messenger, abbreviated as BBM, is one of phenomena in communication technology. As the facility of blackberry, BBM gets more attention than the other features in this smart-phone. It helps people in communication with others. Unfortunately, it could be the problem in communication. Why it can be?

BBM, as the one of information and communication media, helps people in connecting each others. This feature helps people inform their conditions and send texts easily. Not only text, they can share videos, pictures, songs, and others from their mobile phones. It makes communication be easier for the community because it possible to make groups and share their hobbies and their pleasures. In short, the users get closer each others by blackberry messenger.

In contrary, BBM also can be the problem in communication. It happen because of the habit of users. Usually, the users use this feature all of day. It can be “the addictive drug”. They can not escape from using this media. They spend their time in making communication with others and lose their time. Even, some people do not care with their around and do not pay attention when their friends talk with them. It makes their friends be ignored. It is pathetic. It is blunder because the users try to make communication be effective, but they get the result conversely.

In summary, blackberry messenger has positive and negative effects in communication. The control of users is the main point in using this feature of smart-phone. Ideally, the growing in information and communication technology helps the people in communication.

By Muhammad Zamhari

The Unfair Final Match of UCL

UCL, UEFA Champion League, comes to the grand final match between Bayern Munchen and Chelsea. In the final, game should be held on the fair stadium. But, in 2011/2012, the showpiece European final takes place at the Allianz Arena which is the home of Chelsea’s opponents, Bayern Munchen. It means that FC Hollywood, Munchen nickname, will play as “the home”. Although the final stadium has been chosen before, this is unfair game because of the feeling and condition of Munchen players, and the number of supporters.

The feeling and condition of Munchen players, as the initial reason, will be different with Chelsea players. Munchen players who more understand with their ground have been familiar with the condition and atmosphere of Allianz Arena. They will fell comfort and get huge advantages from this game. In prediction, they will play easier than chelsea because they have been adapted with the ground and come to the place without long journey. It makes their condition fit. In other word, Munchen player will play the final in better condition.

The other reason, the number of supporters of Munchen will be more than Chelsea ones. The supporters, in final, will be devided into three groups, i.e. the supporters from each teams and neutral supporters. The neutral supporters believed to be filled by Munchen’s supporters. Supporters of Munchen come to the studium easily than Chelsea ones. Even, the whole of Bavarian could come to support the Germany’s delegation. In short, Munchen’s player will get more energy from the supporters.

To sum up, Bayern Munchen will get more benefit because they will play in their home base. To avoid it, UEFA should move the stadium of final match.

by: Muhammad Zamhari

National Exam = National Stress, no longer relevant

National Exam commonly abbreviated as UN/UNAS is a standard evaluation system of primary and secondary education in Indonesia and the equation of quality of education levels. There are subjects that require and determine a high minimum competency achievement, while other subjects did not specify that high. This situation becomes unfair for students, because students have their own capabilities, the subjects examined are not the representative of all, and it neglects the local potential of each area in Indonesia.

As initial, every student is unique and has his/her own capability. The competence of students is not only in cognitive area, but also affective and psychomotor ones. They have not to able in math only, but they can be good in sport or music. Ronaldo, Messi, and Rhoma Irama are the example of success people in their capacity although they do not get the high score in math, physics, and chemistry. In short, there is no body stupid in this world and national exam is not relevant to judge that someone passes the graduate or not.

The next reason, six subjects for senior high school and four subjects for junior high school is not the representative of all subjects in three years learning. In three years learning, students have learnt many things, cognitive as well as affective and psychomotor. Ki Hadjar Dewantara said education is about “educating the head, the heart, and the hands”.[1] Three years of studying a dozen subjects and students’ future is decided by only six or four subjects. This is not fair. As I have noted, all of subjects in three years learning have to be the tool in knowing student capability.

The last reason, national exam neglects the local potential of each area in Indonesia. As it is named the national examinations, there should be uniformity and standardization across the nation. But, should education neglect the local potential of each area? As an archipelago with more than 17,000 islands, Indonesia has different ethnic groups that are too rich and too diverse to be unified. There are many differences, condition of school and culture of education, in Indonesia that can not be generalized. In Java, education takes big portion and attention in the family, but it does not in other area, like Papua. The ministry should not give the same questions to students all over Indonesia, whose schools, teachers and education processes differ from one another? In other word, the gap between the quality of teaching in urban and rural areas is very wide and national exam is not relevant for Indonesian education.

All in all, national exam as the requirement and graduate determinant is not relevant and has been a cause of students and the parents’ stress toward the exam. Government should know that the exams are given as a measure of the education standards they can expect at the school. Graduating from high school should be determined by those teaching at the school, and not the state.

by: Muhammad Zamhari

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[1] Theo Riyanto, Pemikiran Ki Hajar Dewantara Tentang Pendidikan, http://bruderfic.or.id/h-59/pemikiran-ki-hajar-dewantara-tentang-pendidikan.html tanggal 9 Mei 2012

The Reasons in using Android as OS

Android is a phenomenon in information and communication technology. Android, operating system (OS) for mobile devices like smartphones and tablet computers, is thriving system that allows the users to constantly improve. OS which is purchased by Google Inc has been the favorite for the users because of many reasons, such as providing free smart applications and multitasking.

Users, in general, much prefer Android because it provides smart application that meets their needs and updated automatically. These are available in “play store”, formerly “android market”, which can be accessed freely. This online software store allows the users to browse and download required applications. At least, 300,000 applications are available there. Obviously, Android is convenience without a price attached.

Subsequently, OS that is represented by a green round headed robot figure allows for multitasking. Multitasking, somehow, is the ability to run more than one application at a time. The users, in Android, can run multiple applications easily. When the users want to switch to another application; they simply tap the home button or another icon. It allows listening music, browsing, or running other applications at same time. In other word, Android allows the users do many things at a time.

Last of all, convenience provided by Android has been the reason why people choose this OS in their mobile devices. Operating system as the consideration in buying mobile devices to meets the needs is the wise reason.

by: Muhammad Zamhari

Water is the unique substance in our life

Water, molecule is made up of two hydrogen atoms bonded to an oxygen atom (H₂O), is essential and indispensable substance for life. Water takes an important role in this life. Even, earth is the most different and comfortable planet because of this existence. This anomalous molecule has many unique and unusual characteristic, such as universal solvent, transparent, unique density, heat capacity, and surface tension.

First of all, water is almost a universal solvent. The characteristic caused by its polarity allows the ability in dissolving most compounds. Oils and fats, as the exceptions, can not be dissolved by water because of the differences of polarity. Water used in dissolving salt, tea, coffee, sugar, and other useful substance. In the same way, oxygen is dissolved to water and allowed fish and other water animal respire. It also carries nutrients to the cells and washes out hands and clothes. In short, water, as universal solvent, allows the life running normally.

Transparent, allowing light to pass through so that objects behind can be distinctly seen, is the next unique characteristic of water. It allows sunlight enters to the seas, rivers, and other bodies of water and photosynthesis occur in there. Oxygen and food, as the result of photosynthesis process, are provided in the body of water and allow the Aquatic life. In brief, transparent is unique characteristic of water that allows the aquatic life occurs.

The density, the next unique characteristic, is the ratio between the weight of an object and its volume. Water is very unusual substance because it is often found in all three physical states, liquid, solid, and gases. The density is 1 kg/L when it is cooled until about 4^oC and then it comes down. As a consequence, solid ice is lighter than water. Observable, solid ice floats in liquid water, and the air contains invisible water vapor. Therefore, it allows the aquatic life under the ice and/or the polar.

High heat capacity, as one of unique characteristics of water, takes an important role in controlling global climate. It is able to store a large amount of heat energy. Temperatures change slowly when changing form (phases) from liquid to solid to gas. Ice is slow to melt and water is slow to boil. Water is the most abundant substance on the planet and the body. It makes earth temperature more stabile than the other planet and human body cool when sweat. High heat capacity, in other word, allows the temperature of earth be comfortable to live in.

The last one, surface tension makes water behave as if it had a thin, elastic skin. The skin that covers water is not very strong, and heavy objects pass straight through it. However, some insects, like the water skater, are so light in weight they can actually walk on the skin without breaking the surface. It is different with floating. It is because the force of gravity acting on water is not enough to overcome the forces that create surface tension. As I have noted, surface tension is the unique characteristic of water that can not be found in other substances.

Undoubtedly, water, with unique characteristics, takes important roles in life and allows this life running well. These characteristics will be existed as long as people keep the water in the real condition. So, keep the water away from the pollutants.

by: Muhammad Zamhari