Foundations of Writing

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...

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...

Dear Dr. Anggrita Elizabeth,             First of all I want to introduce myself. My name is Tristan Sitepu. I am the first born son from the Caesar and Kania couple and grow up in a wonderful city, Yogyakarta. I am 21 years old wanderer student and currently studying in the Communication Studies Major of University of Indonesia. Since I got accepted in this major I have interested in human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security, empowerment of women, and the equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development. From what I research, this office will be the most suitable office to fulfill my interest.             I Love to talk. A lot of times I like to talk in front of people, i'm a type of a person that's easy to adapt in a new community, i'm a open-minded person  and Im easy to get along with. I always like to look for something new, and im a social-concern person. I always updated ...

Technology Review Have you ever heard about the term "toxic behavior"? signs you're surrounded by toxic person it is like when you're emotionally affected by  their drama. You're exhausted after your interaction. Social media demands you to do some “standard “ to being recognized in social acceptance. The person keep thinking that they have to be like that “standard” even if they not able to. In this case, they feel some pressure to do that some kind of thing and then it became some “faking content” to share. Social media is toxic sometimes because it keep pushing you so do some activity that totally not you and  force you to keep faking yourself.  According to the research conducted by Jama Psychiatry, teenagers who spent more than 3 hours browsing social media are more likely to developed mental health Issue such as Depression, Anxiety and Antisocial behaviour. As mentioned in the article: “Nearly 6,600 12- to 15-year-old Americans self-reported how ...