Equal Rights for Women

     Russian women started to gain equality earlier than women in the United States. In the former Soviet Union, men and women had access to equal education and job opportunities, because it reflected the Soviet philosophy. As soon as the 1937 Soviet constitution declared that women and men had equal rights and responsibilities, women joined the workforce. Also, when millions of Russian men were away in the military during World War II, so Russian women filled their places at work. Although Soviet women worked full time at their jobs, they also had the primary responsibility for taking care of the family. After they finished their work, they had to chop, cook the evening meal, and perhaps wash, iron, or mend the family's clothes. U.S women started to demonstrate that they could do the work of men during World War II.

P.S: This passage is taken from Writing Academic English Fourth Edition by Longman page176.

Characters, Family, and Ethics

            Every country has different types of characters, family, and ethics that make it unique. Usually, westerners are much more independent than the easterners. America’s bond and chemistry among the group of the families are not as tight as the Asian. Although we can’t be stereotyped about everything, most of the facts proved to be so. Here is my experience of the family I live with in Indonesia.           

Being the only child in my family sets me apart from others. Generally, people with many siblings often ask me whether I feel lonely or not. As for me, I have a special way to define the term “lonely” in my life. I feel lonely when I’ve got nothing to do. Therefore, I always make myself busy with various activities. That’s a good habit developed by the help and enthusiasm of both of my parents. When I tell others that I’m the only child, what comes first in their minds is how my parents spoil me too much. In this case, I strongly disagree. I grow up in a tough environment. Although I know definitely that my parents love me so much, they do not want to show it that much to me. They shape my mind to be strong and proactive. Instead of sweetening my mind with full of love, they show me how the real world is. It is very important for me to face many challenges and how my character and ethics could help me struggle in life.

It seems hard for me at first, but as time goes by; I concluded that my parents teach me what’s best for me. After all, they remind me that I am not alone in this world. I could make friends that I could rely on whenever I have problems. By having such parents in my life, I believe that parents are the greatest gift God ever give to me.  

Note-taking tactics

After a while, I'm coming back to write this blog. And this time, professionally.
The purpose? to accomplish a high score in my Academic English
Never before I ever thought that blogging is a very useful thing to do until my teacher said that by blogging, you can promote yourself and maybe someday there's a job lying in front of you because of your interesting topics that you mention in your blog.

At the second week of my campus life, my teacher taught me about the tactics in note-taking.
They are considered to play an essential parts because most of the times the lecturers will speak too fast and the students are not able to record everything that the teacher have said.
So, here's my note based on the recording played in the class

Can you guess which type of tactics that I used?
For all of you that have attended mind-mapping class before, definitely you can answer my question.
Yes, it is called a linear method.
And there are 2 basic methods to record notes:
1. Spyderweb
2. Linear

Personally I choose to use the linear method because it is easier for me to classify all the groups and point out the essential points that I should include in my notes.

Happy note-taking everyone! :D

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