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Minggu, 31 Maret 2013

Sinopsis Novel "Mukzizat Cinta"




Afdhal adalah seorang lelaki yang memiliki seorang istri dan dua putri. Beliau tinggal di Sulawesi Selatan. Istrinya tercinta telah dipanggil oleh Allah setahun yang lalu. Anaknya pun dua-duanya sudah menikah dan tinggal bersama suami mereka.
Suatu hari Afdhal mendapat suatu permintaan dari sahabatnya Syamsul yang sedang sakit keras. Syamsul ingin Afdhal mencari cinta lama Syamsul, Siti Zubaedah, yang tinggal di Malaysia. Syamsul ingin bertemu dengan Siti Zubaedah dan meminta maaf karena telah membuatnya kecewa berat. Syamsul berfikiran bahwa yang membuat dia sakit keras hingga sulit disembuhkan adalah karena belum mendapat maaf dari Siti Zubaedah.
Sesampainya di Malaysia dia tinggal di hotel milik seorang wanita yang pernah dicintai oleh Syamsul sewaktu mereka masih belajar di Kairo, Mesir. Wanita itu bernama Amal Hayati. Amal Hayati menikah dengan lelaki pilihan orang tua. Pernikahan mereka tidak bahagia dan akhirnya bercerai.
Amal Hayati sewaktu muda adalah gadis yang cantik. Afdhal pun dulu sempat mencintainya. Namun, setelah dia tau kalau sahabatnya, Syamsul, sangat mencintai Amal Hayati,  dia mengurungkan niatnya untuk memiliki Amal Hayati.
Pucuk dicinta ulam pun tiba. Allah yang mengatur hati manusia. Amal Hayati terpesona oleh sosok Afdhal yang bijaksana. Afdhal dan Amal Hayati memutuskan untuk menikah setelah mereka berhasil menjalankan misi dari Syamsul.
Mereka berdua bersama-sama mencari Siti Zubaedah. Berat memang mencari seseorang dengan bekal alamat yang tidak jelas. Mereka sempat menyerah. Namun, berkat bantuan seorang sopir taxi yang dikenalnya sewaktu mengantar ke hotel, mereka berhasil menemukan tempat tinggal Siti Zubaedah.
 Berat bagi Siti Zubaedah untuk melupakan segala kenangan buruk masa lalunya. Dulu,Syamsul berjanji kepada Siti Zubaedah pujaan hatinya untu sehidup semati. Takdir berkata lain. Syamsul dijodohkan oleh orang tuanya dengan anak pamannya yang bernama Fatma.
Berkat bujuk rayu Afdhal dan Amal Hayati, Siti Zubaedah bersedia berangkat ke Samarinda. Siti Zubaedah mengajak anak kembarnya Aza dan Azazwa bersama. Afdhal mengajak calon istrinya Amal Hayati.
Sesampainya di rumah sakit tempat Syamsul dirawat, mereka berdoa bersama agar Syamsul segera sadar dari koma. Doa mereka yang tulus didengar oleh Allah. Syamsul telah sadar. Suasana hening berubah menjadi ceria.
Untuk menebus rasa bersalahnya terhadap Siti Zubaedah di masa lalu, Syamsul ingin menikahkan putranya dengan putri Siti Zubaedah atas saran seorang kyai. Keinginan Syamsul disambut baik oleh semua pihak. Putra pertama Syamsul yang bernama Faiz menikah dengan putri pertama Siti Zubaedah yaitu Syakira. Mereka berdua hidup bahagia.
Misi telah selesai dengan sempurna. Afdhal ingin segera memenuhi janjinya kepada Amal Hayati. Afdhal dan Amal menikah dengan persetujuan kedua putri kembarnya. Biaya pernikahan ditanggung oleh Syamsul. Afdhal dan Amal hidup bahagia.


Selasa, 19 Maret 2013

SYNOPSIS OF "THE RON CLARK STORY"


by: Isnaini Roro Pertiwi
The Ron Clark Story


This story was about an energetic, creative, idealistic and inspiring young teacher. He was  Mr. Ron Clark. Mr. Clark was a teacher who teaches at Inner Harlem New York public elementary school. He leaved his lovely hometown North Carolina to NY. He taught at a class which was famous because of the indiscipline. This was a big challenge to make over the student's characteristic. He has ever given up teaching this class. It was so hard. Changing the character was more difficult than transfer knowledge. He was a persevering teacher. He taught his student patiently.
One of his ways to make discipline the students were making rules. The rules were 'we are family', 'we are respecting each other', 'call me sir not fool', etc. The rules were adhered on wall of the class. Not only making rules he also prepared a topless for throwing gums. Every lunch time the students had to make line to take lunch at canteen. Not only lunch time but also every school time finished the students had to make line before go out of class. He made a Rapp song that contains the names of USA's president. So, the student didn't get difficulty to memorize the names. So smart he is. He covered the lesson with unboring thing.
To realize his ambition, he tried to understand the student's background. He came to one of his student's apartment. He found she was taking care of her sisters and brother, so she didn't have time to study at home. One day he came to the apartment again. He taught her patiently while she took care of her sisters and brothers. There was one student who always looks unhappy every day. Mr. Clark tried to understand him until he knew that the student was a street gang member. His father didn't love him. Mr. Clark huddled up the student to bright life.
All of his efforts to change the bad students into good student were success. Noisy class changed to quite class. Impolite students changed to polite students. Stupid students changed to smart students. Unfriendly students changed to friendly students. The fool class changed to intelligent class (the students got a higher score than the honor class).
Mr. Clark was appointed by his students as the best teacher because he was success to change the students in better life. He taught the students by his fun ways. He was so close with his students. He made the students have a second family at school. Mr. Clark was like a father to his students.