Review: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird is a story about kindness and love. Using first person point of view, a girl named Jean Louise Finch, also often called Scout, tells her family story in details. The boyish Scout often causes problems to her family and neighbors. Though that, Maycomb people loves her so much.

To be honest, this novel is more complex than I thought. Besides the issue I already mentioned, there is also race issues. As good example, I will use Atticus Finch’s case. This famous lawyer in Maycomb is hated by the Maycomb citizens when he received a client whi happens to be is a Negro. As a result, Atticus and his family is “expelled” from the society. Nevertheless, there still a group of people that support him and his family.

In movie version, The American Film Institute considers To Kill a Mockingbird movie version as the best jurisdictional drama. Moreover, the novel also wins some prestigious awards. So, I recommend you to read it.

By : Bobi Imay

Review: Sweet Lullaby by Deep Forest

I listened a music entitled Sweet Lullaby by Deep Forest. It was very interesting, because actually I didn't even know what it is about. But I'm really attracted to this song, because I can feel a traditional color in this song. If you are interested to this song, just check this site : www.deepforestmusic.com

The lyrics are from the Solomon Islands (small islands north of Australia).

(Baegu) Sasi sasi ae ko taro taro amu Ko agi agi boroi tika oli oe lau Tika gwao oe lau koro inomaena I dai tabesau I tebetai nau mouri Tabe ta wane initoa te ai rofia Sasi sasi ae kwa dao mata ole Rowelae e lea kwa dao mata biru I dai tabesau I tebetai nau mouri Sasi sasi ae ko taro taro amu Ko agi agi boroi tika oli oe lau Tika gwao oe lau koro inomaena I dai tabesau I tebetai nau mouri (repeat x 3)

Little brother, little brother, stop crying, stop crying Though you are crying and crying, who else will carry you Who else will groom you, both of us are now orphans From the island of the dead, their spirit will continue to look after us Just like royalty, taken care of with all the wisdom of such a place Little brother, little brother even in the gardens This lullaby continues to the different divisions of the garden, From the island of the dead, their spirit will continue to look after us Little brother, little brother, stop crying, stop crying Though you are crying and crying, who else will carry you Who else will groom you, both of us are now orphans From the island of the dead, their spirit will continue to look after us

Bobi Imay H

Real Life Is Hard, yo.

Confession in Disguise

by Yours Truly a.k.a. Me ^^


Just another ordinary day
When I approach you
And call your name
But you do not notice
So I smack your head
And you give me your full attention
With your eyes glaring daggers at me
As a bonus

We’ve been friends for like forever
Secretly
I hope that will change

I hold your hands
You raise your eyebrow
I stare into those eyes of yours
You look at me curiously
I open my mouth
And say:
“I love you.”

I wait
But you still don’t say anything
Just look at me –oh so seriously-
I stay calm, outside
My heart threatens to break, inside
I wait
For your reply

Then you laugh
And I am confused
You laugh, and laugh and laugh
Endlessly
And I just can stare at you

You stop, and look at me, amused.
“Oh God. That was so funny!
I almost believed it for a second!”

In that second,
I feel my world crumbling down on me
In that second,
My heart shatters to pieces

So I say:
“I think you just broke my heart.”

You smile at me
And say:
“Oh, really? Can I make it better?”
In that playful tone of yours

That somehow sounds
More like a mocking for my hazy mind
And I never know
Such playfulness could make it that hurt
Could make it that painful

Maybe you think
You’re just playing along
In this little
Game I play

Without knowing
How serious I am
So I say again:
“No, seriously;
I think you just broke my heart.”

You shrug
Like you actually have lost interest
In this little game
You say:
“Whatever. You coming?”

This time, I am the one
Play along with this game you made up
And say nothing
Just wave at you
Just like that
And you walk away from me

I am left
To just see you away
I am left
To wander

If I say it in a different situation
Where there are only two of us
If I refuse to play along
With your game
If I am not your best friend

Would you regard me seriously?
Would you answer me truthfully?
Would you accept me?

And I know
I will keep on wandering
For I don’t have enough
Courage anymore
For I am too afraid
To find out anymore

Just another ordinary day
When I got my heart break
For the first time


Fin


= Michala =
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black or white by Michael Jackson

Black or white as a controversial music in October 1991 was the first single taken from Michael Jackson’s Dangerous album released in 1991. The song was composed by Jackson while lyrics by Bill Bottrell. The single is considered the biggest selling rock song and peaked at number one on US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK singles Chart, as well as in 18 other countries around the world at that time.

In my interpretation, the title “Black or White” signifies racism between white people and black people as the main issue of its era. As we know, mostly black people considered as lower class or servant while white people is usually as the upper class. Jackson in this case, attempt to make a change through his song and to be able to create equality among people on the world.

This song has a real purpose and its lyric describes it clearly, it is about equality. From the lyric, I found many sentences which tend to explain it, such as; “if you thinking about my baby it don’t matter if you’re black or white”, “and I told about equality and its true either you are wrong or you’re right”, “I’m not going to spend my life being a color” this sentences reflect to the refusal of black people for being discriminative.

Overall, this song was created to erase the discrimination that happened as the global issue, and the main problem is not merely about race but actually just place where you life, faces and where your blood come from. The black people want to be considered as the same of white people class, and they want equality. So, the human relation become neutral.

Irwan Pernadi
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