Motivation Of The Main Character’s Survival In O’henry’s ‘Soapy’s Choice’ (P-112)

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INTRODUCTION 

1.1 Backgrounds of the Study 

Why does somebody do something? Why do people go to work? Why do we go to college? There are many reasons why we do such things. Somebody does something because he/she wants something to be done, reached, and else. People go to work because they want to earn money, to spend their times, to increase their societal status, and else. We go to school because we need knowledge, or maybe we just want to do our obligation to fulfill our education status. 

The reasons here can be said as goals. All of those examples make us learn that there must be something drives them to do something besides the goals we have said above, it is a motivation. For more details about motivation, we can do one thing that is asking any person who is successful in whatever he or she is doing, what motivate him/her, and very likely, the answer will be ‘goals’. Goal setting is extremely important to motivation and success. So, what motivate you? Just like what we have talked above, why are you in college? If you are in college because that is what your parents want, you may find it difficult to motivate yourself. 

Love As A Motivation Of Life For The Main Character Reflected In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Rappacini’s Daughter” (P-111)

CHAPTER I 

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Study

Love is more than a feeling. It is also a motivational force that compels us to do an action. The experience of love is unique for every person, and one might use that feeling to measure the success of a relationship. Love is fuelled by a mixture of sexual attraction and gratification, the security of the developing attachment, and excitement due to exploration of human being. The sexual attraction wanes, lead to the conflict and withdrawal. Lovers can find themselves securely attached and caring deeply about each other or experiencing some forms of distress, boredom, loneliness or hostility and yearning for a more satisfying relationship.

"I love you" with a feeling is essential. The ability to express those words in a nonsexual context to men, women and children is a good indicator of emotional health. To be able to love men, women and children is part of being healthy adults. Love is a passionate spiritual-emotional-sexual attachment between a man and a woman that reflects a high regard for the value of each other’s person. It is a way not only to feel the extraordinary joy but also to experience self-discovery.

Social Conflicts Between Upper Class And Lower Class As A Result Of Industrialization Found In Jack London’s Short Story “South Of The Slot” (P-110)

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Study

People live in a society. They interact each other and actually cannot live alone without their neighbors. Society is very complex because there are many people with different background. James Mc Knee in Introduction in Sociology (1969:124) defines people in social group are conscious of belonging together in common membership, and a group possesion some mechanism to determine who belongs and who doesnot. Talking about modern society means talking about the history of class struggles. Karl Marx looked upon society as composed of the haves and havenots, oppressor and oppressed. Karl Marx in Communist Manifesto assumes:

The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles. Freeman and slaves, patrician and plebeian, lord and serf, guildmaster and journeyman, in a word, oppressor and oppressed, stood in a constant position to one another, carried on an uninterrupted, now hidden, now open fight, a fight that each time ended, either in an revolutionary reconstruction of society at large, or in the common ruin of the struggling class.(1963:58)

Students’ Errors In Using Simple Present Tense In Writing Descriptive Texts The Case of the Eighth Year Students of SMP N 2 Brebes in the Academic Year of 2006/2007 (P-109)

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INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Study

English  is  a  language  spoken  by  people  in  English  speaking  countries  or  in international  events among countries around the world. Ramelan (1992:2-3) stated that “English as an international language is used to communicate, to strengthen and to fasten relationship among all countries in the world in all fields, for example: in tourism, business, science  and  technology,  etc.  Considering  the  importance  of English, people from various non-English speaking countries  including Indonesia learn English.” Having proficiency in English, people will be able to face this over- changing world easily. So, it is not surprising if the number of people who are interested in learning English is getting increased from time to time.

In Indonesia,  English  has  been  taught  as  a  foreign  language.  Ramelan (1992; 1)  stated that “English has been taught in our country as the first foreign language since the proclamation in Indonesia on the 17th  of August 1945.” It is taught as  a  compulsory subject  in  junior  high  school  and  senior  high  school  and  in universities or institutes for several terms. Even, it has been tried to be taught to the students of some elementary schools.

Peranan Orang Tua Dalam Membina Kecerdasan Spiritual Anak Dalam Keluarga (P-108)

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Latar Belakang Masalah

Anak merupakan amanah Allah SWT yang harus dijaga  dan dibina, hatinya   yang   suci   adalah  permata   yang   sangat   mahal   harganya.   Jika dibiasakan pada  kejahatan dan  dibiarkan  seperti dibiarkannya  binatang,  ia akan  celaka  dan  binasa.  Sedangkan memeliharanya  adalah  dengan  upaya pendidikan dan mengajarinya akhlak yang baik. Oleh karena itu orang tualah yang memegang faktor kunci yang bisa menjadikan anak tumbuh dengan jiwa Islami sebagaimana sabda Rasulullah:

Artinya: “Telah  menyampaikan  kepada  kami  Adam,  telah  menyampaikan kepada  kami  Abi  Zib’in dari  Az-Zuhri  dari  Abi  Salamah  bin Abdirrahman   dari   Abu  Hurairah   R.A   ia   berkata:   Bersabda Rasulullah  SAW:   Setiap  anak  dilahirkan  diatas fitrahnya  maka kedua   orang   tuanyalah   yang  menjadikannya   seorang   Yahudi, Nasrani atau Majusi”. (Hadis riwayat Bukhari)

Dari hadis ini dapat dipahami, begitu pentingnya peran orang tua dalam membentuk kepribadian anak dimasa yang akan datang. Dalam Al-Qur’an al- Karim surat Luqman ayat 16:

Artinya: (Luqman  berkata)  ”Hai  anakku,  sesungguhnya  jika  ada  (sesuatu perbuatan) seberat biji sawi, dan berada dalam batu atau di langit atau    di    dalam  bumi,   niscaya   Allah   akan  mendatangkannya (membalasinya)   sesungguhnya   Allah  Maha   Halus   lagi   Maha Mengetahui. (Luqman : 16)2

PENGARUH KECERDASAN EMOSIONAL TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR MATEMATIKA SISWA KELAS VII SMP ADVENT VII JAKARTA (P-12)

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A. Latar Belakang Masalah

Rendahnya mutu pendidikan pada setiap jenjang dan satuan pendidikan, merupakan salah satu dari permasalahan pendidikan yang sedang dihadapi oleh bangsa Indonesia sekarang ini. Berbagai usaha telah dilakukan untuk meningkatkan mutu pendidikan nasional, baik dengan pengembangan kurikulum, peningkatan kompetensi guru, pengadaan buku dan alat pelajaran, sarana pendidikan serta perbaikan manajemen sekolah. Dengan berbagai usaha ini ternyata belum juga menunjukan peningkatan yang signifikan.

PRESTASI BELAJAR FISIKA POKOK BAHASAN GETARAN DAN GELOMBANG MELALUI PENDEKATAN PROBLEM POSING BERBASIS AKTIVITAS DI SMUN I BANJARMASIN (P-11)

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A. Latar Belakang

Belajar merupakan hal yang sangat mendasar yang tidak bisa lepas dari kehidupan semua orang. Seiring dengan perkembangan masyarakat dan kebutuhan yang meningkat, pemerintah berupaya untuk meningkatkan dunia pendidikan. Hal yang harus dilakukan oleh dunia pendidikan tentunya harus mempersiapkan sumber daya manusia yang kreatif, mampu memecahkan persoalan-persoalan yang aktual dalam kehidupan dan mampu menghasilkan teknologi baru yang merupakan perbaikan dari sebelumnya.