How Digital Era Change Consumer Behaviour

Millennial and smartphone are two things that inseparable these days. The data showed in the article is that 90% of millennial uses smartphone. It means that social media is on their fingertips.  Furthermore, there is a changing habit caused by smartphone, millennial is no longer going to the supermarket to buy groceries, but they prefer to use a smartphone to shop on their favorite e-commerce....

Blunt Opinion on Beauty Pageant; Add or Eliminate?

According to Wikipedia, a beauty pageant is a contest that mainly focuses on the physical beauty of its contestants. The contests often incorporate personality, talent, and answers to judges’ questions as criteria. The beauty pageant can be traced back a century ago, but the first modern beauty...

Why Young People Don't Vote

Indonesia is heading to the presidential election this April 2019. Half - 187.1 million of Indonesian voters are from the millennial generations, born roughly between 1982-2001 (Titi Anggraeni - Executive Director Perludem). In the 2014 election,  less than 30% of youngsters cast a ballot. The number of youth voters in 2019 is quite big and will contribute significantly to the victory of the...

Internet-based Communication vs Direct Communication

On Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, social life belongs on the middle of the pyramid. It means that it's essential, and it's supported by the theory that human is a social creature, it influences our mental and physical health. Two most common forms of social interaction are face-to-face communication and internet-based communication. Which one is better? In the pre-telephone era, we practiced direct...

Preserving Unity in Diversity

Indonesia is home for 17,508 islands, over 300 native languages, and with a total population of nearly 300 million, This country has become one of the most diverse countries in the world. And with hundreds of ethnicity, you and I might be different, yet we have to preserve peacefulness among us, in other words, a unity in diversity. Preserving unity in diversity is essential. Diversity is necessary...

A Farewell Night

A Farewell Night “Please hear me out of what I’m about to say. You know, being apart is unavoidable, we’ll be apart by hundreds of miles. But, we’d be wishing upon the same star, we would be looking at the same moon, you will think of me and I’ll think of you. Say yes, and I’ll feel closer to you.” -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “I’ll...

How to Write a Good Paragraph for ESL Students

Writing is the most challenging skill to excel for ESL student. When you understand basic grammar, there is no guarantee you can surpass in writing, let alone a good paragraph.  Here's how to write a good paragraph. First, you need to read tons of articles. By reading, we exposed...