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Bellingham Zidane

Mafia & Princess

Venus Bellingham is a rookie police officer from a renowned family of extremely talented police officers. But she lacks even the basic skills needed to do the job: she can't shoot a gun without missing her target; she can barely hold her own in a fight; and she always ends up landing herself in trouble. As a result, Venus' father scorns her for being a disgrace to the family. To win her father's approval, she takes on a life threatening case by herself, without telling her superiors. She goes undercover to investigate the most dangerous mafia gang, The Inferno, while pretending to work for them. But the stakes are high: risk being found out by the The Inferno, and their leader, Danté, will kill her. If she is found out for going undercover against orders, she could lose her badge, which is the only way she has to make her father proud. She makes unexpected friends along the way, including the funny and soft hearted gentleman from The Inferno, Nick, who makes it clear from the first moment he met her that he genuinely cares about her - maybe more than she realizes. Or, the stoic and mysterious Damian, also part of The Inferno, who has his frozen heart melted by Venus, bringing out the warm, soft version of himself that he hides well. And then there is the handsome and intriguing leader, Danté, who even threatens to kill her the first night that they meet. Though he infuriates (and often scares) Venus, she finds herself drawn to him, for he was more than the monster she initially thought him to be. He would burn the world for the one he loved, and those that try to take her from him. As she uncovers the secrets of the mafia and a dark truth hidden within the police, Venus will face danger and broken trust, making her question who the real bad guys were; and where her loyalties should lie. She learns from the mafia how to become a stonger person and what it means to be seen for the person she is instead of the person she needs to be. She might be stronger than she knows... As Venus unravels the mysteries of both worlds, will the newfound strength she gains be enough to face the challenges that lie ahead? And will an enemy turn out to be the one to kindle romance in her tattered heart?
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Elements of Hypocrisy in puritan society in The Scarlet Letter

The research aimed at finding out the Puritan hypocrisy depicted in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter” and describes its impacts on the individuals. Hypocrisy is one of the social issues contained within the literary work. The final project by using library research the researcher observed a novel entitled The Scarlet letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and used some books, articles, and other writing to support the analysis. By using descriptive qualitative method, the researcher used The scarlet Letter as the descriptive data and to discover the information related to the subject matter. Under the use of sociological approach the researcher focused on analyzed the social contents of the novel by comprehend reading and deep understanding, and as a result of analysis, the data were interpreted through description on the subject matter. From the research, it is found that Arthur Dimmesdale, Roger Chillingworth, Governor Bellingham, Mistress Hibbins and the very society, in which they lived, are the victims of Puritan hypocrisy. We begin to see just how these characters deeply immersed in hypocrisy from inside. Hypocrisy is evident within all the characters because they all say some things but do not hold true to their belief. There is puritan clergyman known as Arthur Dimmesdale who commits an act of fornicating with an attractive and charming woman, Hester Prynne. Arthur Dimmesdale’s hypocrisy described at Puritan settlement in Boston, as a reverend Church Minister. He takes his honored seat in society to present two different personalities to hide his sin. However, Dimmesdale as a hypocrite, teach the people attending his sermons to admit their crimes to society and then he himself denies from doing the same. He hides his sin of adultery with Hester and leaves her alone to face the hardships of the penalty. Roger Chillingworth is a man who, in spite of the fact that he was once a heartfelt, intellectual man, has been changed in the name of revenge into an evil, a malevolent kind of human being. Chillingworth’s vengeful and evil nature revealed in his harsh manipulation and torture of Dimmesdale. Chillingworth; is the cruelest character who plotted to destroy his wife’s heart and her secret lover. However, due to cruel hypocrisy of the society, Hester and her daughter suffer a lot. Hester Prynne the main character, a mother of an illegal child. However, Hester commits a sin of adultery, but she is not the worst character in the novel. Indeed her husband left her alone to a new land, she then committing sins out of true love. Therefore, Hester is penalized by wearing the letter “A” on her bosom throughout her life, a penalty meant to castaway and forever representing as an adulterer. Yet all of Hester’s deeds are done out of love, love for pearl and love for Arthur Dimmesdale that does not make her the biggest sinner. In this novel, Hawthorne heightens the hypocrisy of the Puritans in order to describe them as the real sinners. However, the society criticizes Hester Prynne for her sin, those who blame her are not without sins themselves.
Arooba_Fatima · 5.4K Views

Diksi Patah Hati

Tama adalah seorang remaja SMA di Jakarta yang gemar bermain band dengan temannya, Akbar dan Zidan. Lalu, hadirlah Gita, temannya Akbar untuk mengisi vokal pada band mereka. Dari situlah Tama mulai menyukai Gita dan terjadi konflik dengan seorang teman, yaitu Akbar yang sama-sama menyukai Gita. Tapi bukan di situ inti masalahnya, di saat Akbar sudah merelakan Gita untuk bersama Tama, Gita berencana untuk pulang ke Jogja, ia harus meneruskan pendidikannya dan kuliah di kampung halamannya. Tama sangat bingung harus berbuat apa, sedangkan perasaannya kepada Gita sama sekali belum pernah diungkapkannya. Seperti Merapi yang dicabut dari akarnya dan dihujamkan ke tubuh Tama, bertubi-tubi rasanya. Karena setelah Tama lulus dari SMA, Ayahnya menyuruh Tama untuk kuliah mengambil jurusan management. Tama merasa management bukan bidangnya, ia ingin menggapai impiannya menjadi penulis novel dengan mengambil jurusan sastra. Perdebatan panjang antara anak dan Ayah yang sama-sama kuat dengan keinginannya. Tama melarikan otaknya yang sedang kalut ke Bogor untuk berbagi apa yang tengah dialami kepada teman bijaknya, Kang Deni dan Teh Nita. Tapi, di pertengahan jalan ia mendapati seorang wanita dengan vespa yang mogok menepi di pinggir jalan. Tama membantu wanita itu karena ia pun mengendarai vespa. Disaat mereka berkenalan, Tama hampir melupakan seseorang yang selama ini dalam pikirannya. Tama dan Diana pun menjadi semakin dekat. Ketika mereka sudah semakin dekat bahkan muncul sebuah perasaan dari hati mereka masing-masing. Tapi, bagi Tama masih ada yang mengganjal di hatinya. Setelah perpisahannya dengan Diana dan diberi gantungan kunci berbentuk vespa yang dibagi dua sebagai bukti bahwa mereka akan menyatukan gantungan kunci itu lagi. Lalu, ia memutuskan untuk menyusul Gita ke Jogja dan kuliah di sana, dengan syarat harus mengambil jurusan management. Ia harus memilih impiannya atau cintanya, dan ia meninggalkan impiannya untuk menggapai cintanya. Tapi, pilihan yang ia putuskan itu justru malah membuat orang tuanya kecewa karena ia tidak serius dengan kuliahnya dan membuat dirinya merasa bodoh juga karena cintanya, Gita akan dijodohkan dengan kedua orang tuanya. Walaupun Gita tidak mau, keputusan orang tuanya tidak bisa dibantah. Tama hanya menikmati hidupnya dengan menulis dari rasa sakit yang dialaminya. Lalu, Diana masih saja setia menunggu Tama kembali kepadanya untuk menyatukan kedua gantungan kunci berbentuk vespa itu, serta hatinya.
Sutan_Azis · 7.4K Views
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