INSOMNIA, HOW TO OVERCOME?

Many people suffer from insomnia, which is a sleep disorder where the sufferer has difficulty falling asleep. This condition can bring about many health problems. Therefore people with insomnia have one or more of the following symptoms, waking up often during the night and having trouble going back to sleep and also waking up early in the morning. No matter what your age insomnia is treatable. The key is changing the daily routine during the day and also when you go to bed. These tips may help. Firstly stick to a sleep schedule and keep your bedtime and wake time consistent from day to day, including weekends. Secondly stay active, schedule exercise at least a few hours before bedtime. Lastly to avoid large meals and beverages before bed to rest the stomach activities.In conclusion, these are several tips that come from the doctor itself to prove that lifestyle and daily routine can help and prevent insomnia and improve sleeping time.

THE SELFISH GIANT

I learned about the story of The Selfish Giant is about the love of a selfish to a little boy who taught him to share his garden with others and change, the Giant received the Paradise. the values found in The Selfish Giant is the kindness, happiness, selfishness, and friendship.  Firstly act of kindness shown by  The  Selfish Giant by allowing the children his garden after realizing his mistake.  Secondly, the value of pure happiness shown by the story which the little boy who embrace and kissed him when he helped him to get on top of the tree. finally, The Selfish Giant was shown his value of friendship by sharing his garden to the children and his very happy to live altogether with them. conclusion the story teaches us how the importance of kindness, happiness, selfishness, and friendship in real world life.

THE NECKLACE

GUY DE

 MAUPASSANT

 - THE NECKLACE -

The Necklace tells about a married woman. She is a charming perfect look and she is from a rich family. He did not refuse or too nagging marriage until he married a little clerk in the Ministry of Public Instruction. In this story I choose her husband. M. Loisel’s as my favourite character.

The reason I choose M. Loisel’s through my reading is because, I feel that she is a very considerate husband in dealing with his wife. On top of that he also knows the level of his ability to meet his wife's demands. In the same vein, he was patient even though his wife had made their living from a comfortable situation forced to settle down and struggle to pay off their debts.

The first point that I want to highlight is that he is a very considerate husband to his wife. He declined to attend the invitation given by Mme. George because he knows he's just a little clerk at the Ministry of Public Instruction. To attend the event, he must be dressed in accordance with the theme at Palace. He couldn't afford to buy expensive clothes just to attend the event. But seeing his wife's excitement to attend the event, he had to use the money he collected to buy a gun and treat himself to a little shooting next summer on the plain of Nanterre with her friends.

Moreover, even his character is don’t stand out but it gives impact. As a wife, she needs to listen to her husband advice. M. Loisel's knew he couldn't afford expensive jewelry and he said he could afford two or three magnificent roses because his wife was also charming and beautiful. The fresh flowers were a trend at the time and very suit with her outfit. He has stated that he is only able to buy fresh flowers but his wife still wants to wear jewelry.

Although, he became my favorite character because of his patient and not angry toward his wife who turned their simple life into a difficult life. He had to pay back debt due to his wife's actions that had missing the necklace she borrows from her friend Mme. Forestier. The neckless she notices missing when she arrives home. M. Loisel’s did not insult or scold his wife. In addition, he advises his wife to ask for time wasted to return the necklace and together help his wife repay the debt even for the last ten years.

In conclusion, although M. Loisel’s character is only a small character who appears only a few times but it makes me like character because of he is a very considerate husband, humble and very patient.

LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER BY ROALD DAHL

Based on the story by Roald Dahl. Patrick and Mary was a marriage couple that was expecting a child. His wife was housewife and pregnant, while he is a detective. Patrick has tragic news for her wife Mary. After he take a glass of drink as usual, but this time he adds another strong drink for he can have more confident to say that he will divorce his wife while his wife pregnant.

Her husband didn’t say it directly to her but from the words he points to Mary was getting divorce. She is too shock or too disappointed, until she was slightly feels like she not listening any word from him because she acts like noting happen. Because she always feels she had very happy and beautiful

marriage and cannot faced the fact that her husband is going to divorce her. She acts as usual, prepared for her husband a lamb for supper even her husband says no need to prepared it.

The statement from her husband make she feel very disappointed even she try to suggest supper for her husband that can give change or chance for their marriage, but her husband still reject her kindness. Without her realizing, she used a freezing lamb leg to hit back of her husband head with both hand. After her husband collapsed on the floor, she very shock and realized her action toward her husband. The reality is she have killed her husband and she have to think what she can do to hide her guilty.

THE LANDLADY by ROALD DAHL

According from the short interesting story by Roald Dahl. In my opinion the genre was fantasy. The main character is Mr. Weaver and the Landlady. Mr. Weaver is 17 years old and Landlady was 45 – 50 years old (from the appearance glance of Weaver). In my understanding, I Think Landlady is either Human or not human because the way she trying to attract Weaver for staying at that house is very unusual and creepy when he was intending to left the house for survey at The Bell and Dragon. She wants he staying at that house either want to make Weaver another victims or manipulated he with some spells that all human stay at the house cannot going out after they sign the registration book. The first reason why she did it because of the human who are enter that house couldn’t go out and will be her friend for her as her company. Secondly, maybe before this she has a tragic history with her son who age around seventeen to twenty-eight years’ old who have left her without any news and words. Lastly, she was alone all of year and need someone or attention that make people recognize she was live at that house because she wax or doing something with her pets to look like they are alive and perfectly preserved.

RUMPELSTILSKIN

                                                           




           "Which Character in the story do you empathize / sympathize with ? Why ?"


There's four main characters in the Brothers Grimm fairytale "Rumpelstillskin," Including the miller, the king, the miller's daughter and the tittle character Rumpelstillskin. Based on my opinion, The main character of this story, Rumpelstillskin were describe as a bad character which is an evil to the end of the story, So, Mostly the emphatize or sympathize that will the readers make is for him. He was a unique character. However, There's still have a good criteria that belongs to him especially when the part of this story shows that Rumpelstillskin always helping the woman who does in need. Example, like the miller's daughter who has to fulfill the king's request to 'spin straw into gold'. From the small amount until she need to full the room with a gold. The ending of this story is when this miller's daughter became a queen, and Rumpelstillskin claimed his promise but sadly, he did not get anything because of the miller's daughter is so lucky.

THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER

                                                       

A poor shoemaker and his wife need money to pay the rent. He gives away the last pair of shoes he has to a poor lady. He has leather to make one more pair of shoes. The elves secretly come in the night to the shop and make a pair of shoes, which he sells for more than what he set the price as the previous day. He uses the money he makes to pay the rent, buy food and more leather to make his shoes. He feeds a poor traveler. The elves come the next night and make two pairs of shoes with the leather the shoemaker bought. He gives away one pair to a needy person and sells the other pair a customer who is very happy with the shoes. The shoemaker buys leather for three shoes, and stays up to find the elves making the shoes. The shoemaker and wife make clothes for the elves the next day, but the elves are lifted from their obligation when given clothes, so the elves leave, and the shoemaker and his wife never see them again.

Moral lesson : 

'' Be like the elves in this story and help elderly not only in their hours of needs but at all times.''

'' We must help other people especially to the needy and elderly people . Helping them by giving their needs and care.  We must do our responsibility to them. ''