Can You Hypnotize?

What did you feel after seeing the hypnotic pattern beside? Are you feeling dizzy? If so, that dizzy feeling could lead you to being hypnotized if you take a long time seeing that. Then you will become unconscious. And it is called hypnosis process. Do you know what hypnosis is? I assume you all have known what hypnosis is. Is that right? Now I would like to show you how to hypnotize someone. Below is one technique to hypnotize someone...

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Sign Language for Dumb People’s Communication

Dumb people have a special way to communicate. They communicate to others by using sign language. It is a process of exchange of thoughts and ideas where the message is delivered. The ways usually used are by combining hand shapes, movement of the hands, arms and body, also facial expressions to express their thoughts. Sign language can repeat thoughts that have been conveyed verbally. For example, a child who is invited to a recreation place will...

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The Esquimaux Maiden’s Romance

The Esquimaux Maiden’s Romance is one of the best short stories of Mark Twain criticizing social discrimination. Twain tries to criticize different treatment in society happened to both of a rich man and a poor man. Twain, as the narrator of the story, tells his experience when he met a girl of Eskimo named Lasca, in Artic Circle. The twenty years-old girl, told anything of her life, such as her life in Artic Circle and her romance. She was...

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Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night is a comedy genre short story beautifully written by William Shakespeare. It tells about love and disguise of a girl named Viola. The story begins when Viola and Sebastian, twin brother and sister who were in a shipwreck of a long ship journey. It is stated in paragraph 1, line 5, “for they were shipwrecked on the coast of Illyria, as they were making a sea-voyage together.” Viola then taught that her brother was dead,...

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The Poor Relation's Story

This time I will post some of my assignments from Introduction to Literature subject when I was in 5th semester as I think it's better to be published instead of being useless only dropped in my drive. They are narrative essays of summary of some short stories made by some expert writers like Charles Dickens, William Shakespeare, and Mark Twain. And the first essay is about The Poor Relation's Story by Charles Dickens. Check this out! The Poor...

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Fenomena 'Keep Smile'

Apa yang Anda fikirkan ketika ada seorang pria joget-joget gak jelas dengan iringan lagu yang salah satu liriknya berbunyi “asik asik joss”? Apa juga yang Anda fikirkan ketika acara tersebut ditayangkan hampir tiap malam di sebuah stasiun TV swasta di Indonesia? Pastinya Anda gumoh dan bosan bukan? Saya juga. Tapi ada satu hal yang saya dapat ambil dari sudut pandang yang berbeda darinya… Bukan anak saya Siapa yang tidak kenal...

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