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Where Expectations doesn't meet Reality

This is an International Students confession extract regarding to how one can manage expectations and reality through the means of Stoicism. In a world as absurd as what we have, it is only a reason one need to embrace the challenges that can be expected from it. One point that could be gathered from such hardships are by how one can mitigate situations where expectation doesn’t meet reality, specifically it can be inferred from my personal experience of getting into UI. I personally would never think of myself being able to make into the most prestigious university in Indonesia. During those times period, my expectations of my skills were severely low, in which it would be the case of reality going beyond expectations, but immediately my expectations were shattered due to college socialization process. Funnily enough, the easiest way to manage through all of the emotional baggage that may come from managing relations, is by realizing that whatever happens, friends came naturally ...
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A Coming Out Article of UI KKI Communications Students

WARNING! This Article contains a select few stories of New Students adapting to an environment that is alien towards them. Article may contain Narrative that is exposed to the elements of progress, adaptation, and emotional breakdowns of 4 different individuals, with 4 different backgrounds to bear. To this, it should be noted that any kind of emotional breakdowns coming from the Readers perspective that should lead to further clarity on their Psyche is not held Responsible by the Writers at large My name is Tristan and this is my story. Transitioning from high school to university started out rough, i felt uncomfortable during orientation all the way until the first day of classes because i didn’t know anyone yet. But as the weeks passes by, i found the group of people that i am proud to call my friends and i feel comfortable around those people. regarding academics, the difference between high school and university is that during high school the amount of guidance i receive when ...
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Roby Muhammad Biography

Roby Muhamad is such an interesting figure to recognize about. He is an Indonesian entrepreneur and scientist born on May 17th 1975 that’s known for his work with social network dynamic. His work scope are about physics, sociology, and psychology. He got his first undergraduate degree of physics studies in Bandung Institute of Technology. He took magister program in Bandung Institute of Technology in the majority of theoretical physics to deepen his physics knowledge. Not only in science field of studies, but he also earned his doctorate in sociology from Columbia University. At first, Roby did not get accepted in the major of sociology because the Columbia University thought, with Roby’s education background, that he was making fun of the major. But after that, he got his second chance to re-apply just by writing an essay. As a result, he got accepted as a major in sociology. Roby is currently teaching in the Psychology Department at the University of Indonesia. Other than bei...
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Research on Roby Muhamad

BACKGROUND research  In the searching of biography OF Roby Muhamad we found out he is such an adorable figure to recognize about. Roby Muhamad, is an Indonesia entrepreneur and scientist borned on May 17th 1975 that known for his work with social network dynamic. His work scope are about physics, sociology, and psycology. He got his first undergraduate degree of physics studies in Bandung Institute of Technology. He took magister program in Bandung Institute of Technology in the majority of theoretical physics to deepen his physics knowledge. Not only in science field of studies, but he also  earn his doctororate in sociology from Columbia University. Roby Muhamad  currently teaching in the Phycology Department in Universiry of Indonesia. Other than being a lecturer, he also a co-owner of the location-based dating app called yogrt. Roby Muhamad along with Duncan J. Watts took a part in putting forward Stanley Milgram’s hypothesis on six degrees of separation, and it wa...
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Online Dating's Influence

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Nowadays there are couples of apps or platform that attracts people’s attention. Like Instagram, Twitter, Youtube, some editing apps, and most of it is online dating apps such as Tinder, Tantan, and other online dating apps. Most of the people that use these online dating apps are the one that in the range of an age of 20s – 30s. Why does people like to or even love to use this apps? Because these apps can helping us to meet with someone new around the world and most of the people that using online dating apps are single. Based on the new study by YouGov, they found that 49 percent of people using these apps are for them to find an exclusive romantic partner, 29 percent of them are on there just to test and see what the apps looks like, and less than a quarter of people are on there for casual sex. Aside of the reason why, there is also the positive and negative side of these apps. Common Reasons Why People Use Dating Apps Online Love & Infidelity   Let me start first w...
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The Concept of A Social Climber

These days a lot of movies, novels, or even music video talks about something that is related to social media. And all these movies, novels, or music video give us a new way of perspective. In both positive and negative ways. Usually the maker of the movies, novels, or music video give the perspective not in a straight way. But, in an implied or even sarcasm way. The maker also get inspired to make those creation because they want to give their opinion or perspective about one or more issues that happening at the time. For example, the music video of “Panjat Sosial” song or Social Climbing in english which was sung by Rio Ricardo, Gaga Muhammad, and Lula Lahfah. They were talking about their perspective towards one person, Karin Novilda (Awkarin), who was just got famous not because of her achievements or talent. But, in a way due to social media. We as society construct this new concept of being a social climber by exposing one's personal live to the limelight via social media pl...
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Social Media for Environmental Protection

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Earlier this year there was a forest fire in Riau, Indonesia. This forest fire since then has affected other countries such as Singapore. Throughout this week, Singapore is choked with thick/dense haze and the haze is now reaching unhealthy levels. To combat the forest fire, activists helps out the locals. Of course helping the locals is not an easy or cheap thing to do, thus activists reach out to the people around the world through social media so that the activists will receive donations to help out the locals. Usually through the social media, activists will reach  out through social media by posting about the forest fire in order to spread the awareness of this event, they then will get more people to help them combat the forest fire or they will receive resources essential for the locals to thrive and survive. According to a Huffington Post article posted in 2017, Social Media can be a perfect tool for crowd gathering by supporting and spreading the awareness and messages i...
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