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Sep 22, 2010

Is this a recount text? Why or why not? (use comment - do not post a response)

Every April 21, people in Indonesia commemorate the Kartini day. It is

a beautiful day for the woman because we celebrate the birth of great

lady, RA. Kartini. Everyone knows who kartini is. She is our national

heroine and a great lady with the bright idea.

Kartini was born in 1879, April 21 in Mayong Jepara. Her father was

RMAA. Sosroningrat, Wedana (assistant of head of regency) in Mayong.

Her mother, MA Ngasirah was a girl from Teluk Awur village in Jepara.

As the daughter of a noble family, she felt luck because she got more

than the ordinary people got. She got better education than other

children. She did anything she wants although it was forbidden. She

passed her childhood with her brother and sister. Because she was very

energetic, her father called her "trinil"

Then her father was chosen as Bupati (the head of regency) in Jepara.

She and her family then moved from Mayong to Jepara. In the same year,

Kartini's second sister RA Kardinah was born. The environment in Jepara

gave her big chance to develop her idea. She could study at the Dutch

owned school where only children from noble family could study here.

Few years after finishing her study, RA. Kartini was willing to

continue her study in higher level. But the custom of that day forbid a

woman to go to school. A tradition of that time, a teenage girl should

be secluded and limited her activity. So was Kartini. She was secluded

inside the house and forbidden to go out until a man propose her. The

rule could restrict her body but not her mind. During her "pingitan"

time, she spent her time by reading book which she got from her

relatives.

Although she was not able to continue her study to higher level, she

was smart had a bright idea. She got the knowledge from the books she

read. To express her idea, she established a school for local people on

the backyard of Jepara city hall.

In November 12,1903, she married Adipati Djoyodiningrat, the head of

Rembang regency. According to Javanese tradition Kartini had to follow

her husband. Then she moved to Rembang.
In September 13, 1904 she gave a birth to her son. His name was

Singgih. But after giving birth to a son, her condition was getting

worse and she finally passed away on September 17, 1904 on her 25 years

old.

Now Kartini has gone. But her spirit and dream will always be in our

heart. Nowadays Indonesian women progress is influenced by Kartini's

spirit stated on collection of letter "Habis gelap terbitlah terang"

from the dusk to the dawn.

13 comments:

DjFaiza said...

Yes it is a recount text.
Because it has
- past tence
-ends with a comment
-says what happened in order
-there's set the scene

Aggie said...

No, this not a recount because it is in the present tense and in the third person.

Rohini said...

It is not a recount because it was not written in the 1st person.

Vedran Brkljaca said...

It is not a recount because it is not in past tense and its in third person as agatha said.

Aggie said...

Let me change that =)... it is a recount, and the only diff. is that it's not in first person.

Vivian said...

Yes it is a recount because, it happens it chronological order, it's in past tense(has, was, etc.), it ends with a comment, there are paragraphs that are separating different ideas in the story and it sets the scene, the day, time and etc. Therefore it's a recount even though it's not in first person, not all recounts need to fit all the different criterias.

sebasten said...

it is a recount because its in chronological order, in past tense, in third person and ends in a comment. it has all the criteria for a recount and, a recount does not need all of the criteria.

Sofia said...

Yes this is a recount because it is in chronological order, it is told in past tense, there are paragraphs and it ends with a comment.

Tom J-L said...

Yes it is a recount because its in past tense, ends with a comment, its in chronological order and sets the scene.

when i first read it, i thought "no way! its not in first person! that means its not a recount!" then i checked the other comments and became indecisive. i decided to research it and found out that, in fact, a recount doesn't need to be in first person. it can be in third person too.

so yes, it is a recount. it possess all of the criteria.

Anonymous said...

I think it is a recount, because it is told in the past tense. Even though it is told in third person, it is retelling what happened. It was in chronological order, that is an essential element to a recount. What person it is told in isn't as important. I think.

Sophie said...

Yes it is a recont because it's in past tense, chronological order, ends with a comment and it sets the seen. The only thing is that it's not in first person, but if the others trats are listed. Your good to go! :) This story is and qualifies as a recount.

Lydia said...

At first i didnt think this was a recount because it is not in 1st person, but this story is a recount because it is in chronological order, ends with a comment, past tense and it sets the scene.

Eric said...

Yes it's a recount because the story is in chronological, ends with a comment, it's in past tense and set's the scene. But the story is 3rd person. But I think it still qualifies as a recount.

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