SLEEP

       Sleep is a temporary lapse of consciousness. During sleep, our central nervous system, breath, heart-beat, and muscle-tone are slowing down.

       Human sleep duration varies enormously. Babies sleep 18-20 hours a day, young children 12-14 hours, adults 7-9 hours, and older 5-7 hours.

       Some people nowadays suffer from insomnia. These people can not sleep easily. Insomnia is not an illness. It is a symptom of a sleeping disorder which can be caused by anxiety, depression, and excitement. It cannot be cured without getting rid of the problems which cause it. But temporary, insomnia can be overcome by drinking chamomile tea.

Satellites of Our Galaxy

     Our galaxy has a number of smaller neighbors, which are believed to be satellites of our galaxy. Some of them may "orbit" our galaxy for some time, but eventually, gravitational interactions between our galaxy and the various satellites will distort their structure, tear them to pieces, and cause those pieces to be absorbed by our galaxy. In fact, there are a number of star streams in the outlying portions of our galaxy which are believed to be satellite galaxies which are in the process of being absorbed. Such galactic "cannibalism" is thought to be the way in which galaxies grow, and the long-term fate of our own galaxy may well be a cataclysmic collision with the closest large galaxy, M31, in which each galaxy is torn to pieces, and becomes part of the galaxy which results from those pieces combining to form a new, still larger structure.

     The largest satellites of our galaxy are easily visible with the naked eye in southern skies, as apparently detached regions of the Milky Way. They are called the Magellanic Clouds, after Ferdinand Magellan, who noted them during his circumnavigation of the globe, in the mid 1500's. All other satellites are too small and too faint to be seen without a telescope, and in most cases, are difficult to distinguish from the star fields within our galaxy even with a telescope.

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Silabus adalah rencana pembelajaran pada suatu kelompok mata pelajaran/tema tertentu yang mencakup standar kompetensi, kompetensi dasar, materi pokok/pembelajaran, kegiatan pembelajaran, indikator, penilaian, alokasi waktu, dan sumber/bahan/alat belajar. Silabus merupakan penjabaran standar kompetensi dan kompetensi dasar ke dalam materi pokok/pembelajaran, kegiatan pembelajaran, dan indikator pencapaian kompetensi untuk penilaian.

Silabus merupakan seperangkat rencana serta pengaturan pelaksanaan pembelajaran dan penilaian yang disusun secara sistematis memuat komponen-komponen yang saling berkaitan untuk mencapai penguasaan kompetensi dasar. (Yulaelawati, Ella. 2004. Kurikulum dan Pembelajaran: Filosofi, Teori dan Aplikasi. Bandung:Pakar Raya)

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FAMILY CAMPING

The weather was very clear. My family and I decided to go camping last holiday. Father prepared the tent and other equipment. Mother prepared the cooking and eating utensils. I took my fishing rod and my brother brought his sport equipment. When everything was ready, we left for the camping site in countryside.

There were many campers when we arrived at the camping site. Unfortunately, the good location near the river had been occupied by other campers so we had to look for another place. Finally, we found a good place little bit further. It was near a big tree. After setting up the tent, my father and I went fishing. We joined other people sitting on the rock near the river.

In the evening, father made a fire. Mother cooked the fish we caught. I could say that it was the best fish I had ever tasted. Sleeping in the tent was a very wonderful experience. I woke up early in the morning. I felt fresh. Then I accompanied my brother playing ball.

                 In the afternoon, we came back home.

My Daughter's 1st Birthday

On my daughter's 1^st  birthday, I made a cake for her. I decorated it with the Disney characters, Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. It was such a wonderful experience for me. My wife inspired me to make this special birthday cake. She is very good at making cakes.

On that day, I went and got all items for the cake. I had never made a cake before, so I felt a little bit nervous. Before I made the cake, I imagined how to decorate it, then I started right away. I chose the flavour. I made a cake with chocolate flavour. I followed the steps in the recipe carefully. And finally I could make it. It was not bad at all. All the people and the children who were invited to the birthday party liked the cake. I was very proud. My wife told the guests that I made the birthday cake. I felt satisfied when they were surprised that I could make a cake. Since then making cakes has become one of my hobbies. 

BEES

Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, and are known for their role in pollination and for producing honey and beeswax. There are nearly 20,000 known species of bees in nine recognized families though many are indescribable and the actual number is probably higher. They are found on every continent except Antarctica, in every habitat on the planet that contains insect-pollinated flowering plants.

Bees have a long proboscis (a complex "tongue") that enables them to obtain the nectar from flowers. They have antennae almost universally made up of 13 segments in males and 12 in females, as is typical for the super family. Bees all have two pairs of wings, the hind pair being the smaller of the two; in a very few species, one sex or caste has relatively short wings that make flight difficult or impossible, but none are wingless.

The smallest bee is Trigona minima, a sting less bee whose workers are about 2.1 mm (5/64") long. The largest bee in the world is Megachile Pluto, a leaf cutter bee whose females can attain a length of 39 mm (1.5"). Members of the family Halictidae, or sweat bees, are the most common type of bee in the Northern Hemisphere, though they are small and often mistaken for wasps or flies.

KOMODO DRAGON

Do you know what is the largest lizard? This lizard is called komodo. It lives in the scrub and woodland of a few Indonesian islands.

Komodo dragon is the world's heaviest lizard, weighing 150 pounds or more. The largest Komodo ever measured was more than 10 feet (3 meters) long and weighed 366 pounds (166 kg) but the average size of komodo in the wild is about 8 feet (2.5 meters) long and 200 pounds (91 kg)

Komodo has gray scaly skin, a pointed snout, powerful limbs and a muscular tail. They use their keen sense of smell to locate decaying animal remains from several miles away. They also hunt other lizards as well as large mammals and are sometimes cannibalistic.

The Komodo dragon's teeth are almost completely covered by its gums. When it feeds, the gums bleed, creating an ideal culture for virulent bacteria. The bacteria that live in the Komodo dragon's saliva causes septicemia, or blood poisoning, in its victims. A dragon will bite its prey, then follow it until the animal is too weak to carry on.

This lizard species is threatened by hunting, loss of prey species and habitat loss.