3rd Assignment English 4 - Your Turn

To do:

• write about the life of an important person or inventor in your country's history
• describe an important building or monument in your country
• explain an important day, year, or decade in your country's history

Bung Tomo

Indonesians should know who it is Bung Tomo, he is one of the national heroes who played a major role in the independence of Indonesia, especially in Surabaya (The Battle of Surabaya). He was recognized as a hero who had the courage to fight against invaders even though his life had been hunted by the invaders. His role in the battle of Surabaya brought blessings for the people of Indonesia especially Surabaya. Exactly on 10th of November 1945 Bung Tomo echoed his speech to burn the spirit of the Surabaya’s natives to against the invaders who tried to seize the independence of the republic of Indonesia which was set on 17 August 1945. With the spirit imbued by bung tomo, the whole indigenous Surabaya surrendered all their power to the independence of Indonesia. This battle was not entirely a victory for the British and Indonesian troops, but Indonesia was blessed with The indigenous persistence of Surabaya and the spirit that had burned by Bung Tomo, Indonesia can survive until today. The role of bung tomo is always be remembered, therefore Indonesia built a heroes monument to commemorate the heroes and natives persistence in the Battle of Surabaya.

Heroes Monument

Heroes Monument is a landmark in surabaya as a respect sign of Indonesians to all the heroes in Indonesia especially Surabaya. This monument was built for 10 months and inaugurated by Ir Soekarno on November 10, 1952. The construction of this monument was initiated by Ir Soekarno and representatives of the people’s vote in Surabaya. All of them appreciate the service of national heroes and fighters who had been willing to die against the invaders for Indonesia's defense. The physical form of this monument is very simple yet meaningful. The body color of this monument is white, but there is red color at the bottom and top, just like the flag of Indonesia. This monument has a height about 41.5 meters. This building has a shape like a inverted spike. The shape of this building has 10 canals of curvature, and the curvature is divided into 11 segments. This form has a meaning that is about 10-11-1945. 10 Canalures stand for 10 (date), 11 segment stands for (November). Therefore the building was built to commemorate Battle of Surabaya which took place on 10 November 1945. The essence of this monument is to commemorate the service and the role of the heroes and the people who fought and died in the battle of 10 November (Battle of Surabaya)

The National Heroes Day

The National Heroes day is commemorated every 10th of November to respect all the killed heroes in Indonesia. This day is usually commemorated by a ceremony accompanied by a song of silence (Mengheningkan cipta) and fallen flowers (Gugur Bunga) in every ceremony. The song in this ceremony intends to commemorate the services of the heroes and people who have died in order to defend the independence of the Indonesian republic. Excatly on November 10, 1945 the Indonesians espeially in Surabaya was stripped again by the colonists of the British army. This was due to misunderstanding that occurred between soldiers and indigenous surabaya who met on the street but ended by premising each other until A.WS Mallaby as the leader of the British army surabaya area was killed. This misunderstanding caused the anger if British Army to give an ultimatum to Indonesia to surrender all weapons and stop fighting the AFNEI (Allign Forces Nederlands East Indies). That is why The Battle of Surabaya started and becuase of this  almost 16000 people of Surabaya and heroes were killed. This National Heroes Day is commemorated because we respect all the killed heroes in The Battle of Surabaya 10 November 1945.

Green: Thesis Statement

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