Narrative Text : A sport Club My family has joined a sports club in our city for 3 years.

Twice a week, om Wednesday and Saturday, we come to the sport club.. The sports club was built in 1990. it has 1200 active members now. 800 of them are adults and the rest are teenagers and children under 10 years. The owner of the sport club is Mr. Jhon. He is a Briton who has became an Indonesian citizen after getting married to an Indonesian woman Mrs. Layla. We can do all kinds of sports in that sports club, such as swimming, jogging, bowling, tennis, badminton and exercising. We do not have to pay everytime we visit that sports club because as members we have paid for a year in advance. The sports clubs lies in a very large area. It has one football field with a jogging track around it, an international standard swimming pool, two basketball courts, three tennis courts, a big gymnasium with four badminton courts in it, and a fitness room with modern and complete equipments in it. It is very modern sports club and ine of the best in South East Asia. Every morning many people come to jogging track. Some of them also play football. The football field and jogging track are free. People who come do not have to pay enjoy these facilities. My father and my mother love tennis. They play it with their friends in the sport club everytime they come. Besides tennis, they sometimes play badminton too. In my fathers opinion playing badminton is more tiring than playing tennis, but it also offers more fun. I love swimming very much. Every time we come to the sport club, I swim first. Since I was a child the swimming pool officers do not allow me to swim in the adult swimming pool because it is so deep for me and they are afraid that the kids like me can down. After that, I play basketball with other children who come with their family also. We play happily and sometimes do the slamdunk like NBA starts. Once a year, the sports club always organizes sports competitions among its members. The kinds sports are badminton, tennis, swimming, bowling, basketball, and football. My parents won the tennis competition once. They won mixed doubles last years. I have not anything yet, but I promise this year I have to win one of them because the prizes are very good for a kid like me.

Volleyball Analytical Essay

Beach volleyball is widely regarded as one of the most popular and exciting outdoor sports in the modern world, and has experienced a massive increase in participation in recent times. There are various worldwide tournaments for both men and women that carry millions of dollars in prize money and are sponsored by large multi-national companies such as Coca-Cola, Swatch and Nissan. The darker side of this glamour sport resides around the widespread debates and controversies regarding the risque nature of the uniform, namely that worn by female competitors and the self-esteem problems related to it. Body image is The subjective concept of ones physical appearance based on self-observation and the reaction of others. (The American Heritage Dictionary 2000) Body image an idea closely related to self-concept is something that is usually generated through comparisons between ones self and others, and in todays world the media plays a large part in generating and influencing these ideals. Media Stereotypes, advertising ploys and the fashion industry have all lead to the introduction of the unrealistic ideal body shape that we mortals often compare ourselves to. (Body Image, Page 20) This ideal body image, is the body type that is often portrayed by the media as being perfect, whether it be through advertising, sporting coverage, the fashion image or magazines. Negative body image and self-concept often leads to poor self-esteem (Pride in oneself; self-respect American Heritage Dictionary 2000) and severe health problems including eating disorders. Those who develop these self-esteem issues rarely have any physical health problem. These people often believe they are overweight because they hold a misconstrued or out of proportion assessment or opinion regarding their body (Body Image, Page 20). In bad cases, there can be various physiological and psychological disorders stemming from poor body image, such as Anorexia Nervosa, Depression and Bulimia. Women who foster a positive self-esteem and body image are less likely to turn to alcohol, drugs, or harmful behaviour to escape self-loathing, or to try to lose or control weight. (Hazelden 2002) Beach Volleyball players are often healthy, tanned, athletic young people with well toned and muscular bodies. The uniform worn by both male and female athletes shows off their desirable bodies, but the female uniform is far more revealing than that of their male counterparts (Borrie J. 2000, Sexploitation). At the highest level of beach volleyball competition women are required to wear a skin-tight, Lycra uniform, whilst men are allowed to wear loose fitting singlets and shorts.(Beach volleyball rules, 2003 www.fivb.com ) The risque nature of the womens uniform has been a widely debated topic for several years now. Many strong critics argue that female players should not have to worry about how they looked in a uniform that seemed more suited for the gym or for sunbathing than for playing a game (Kirk D. 2002 Human

Kinetics). Links between revealing uniforms and poor body image are not hard to come by. It is obvious from watching a beach volleyball game that even women with athletic good-looking bodies feel uncomfortable wearing the uniform, just from the amount of time they spend adjusting their uniform (Kirk D. 2002 Human Kinetics). There was serious debate before the 2000 Olympics in Sydney when the IVF (International Volleyball Federation) tried to introduce regulations on womens uniforms stating that: athletes must wear two piece bikinis with low cut tops at the front and back, and bottoms no wider than 6cm at the sides. Obviously those women who have a less desirable or perfect body will feel even more uncomfortable and self-conscious wearing the overtly revealing uniform, and this undoubtedly in some cases, could prevent some women from participating in beach volleyball. It could be strongly argued that those women who do continue to participate would be left comparing themselves and their bodies to their fellow team-mates and opponents. The media can also be blamed for adding to the problems experienced by women regarding their body image through their strong focus on womens beach volleyball uniforms. A lot of the advertising material used in beach volleyball advertising contains a high proportion of female athletes, and the pictures of these females are rarely of them during game time. The pictures are normally taken of women when they are standing still. Officials can also be blamed for exploiting the female athletes purely for their bodies, The former CEO of Volleyball Australia was quoted in saying that If we can show off these bodies at the same time as presenting our sport then we are going to do that (Borrie J. 2000, Sexploitation). On the other hand the men of the game have very little to worry about as they are not forced to wear any tight fitting or revealing uniforms. This rule seems to be overtly biased towards selling the game towards a male audience, while at the same time, objectifying the female gender. There needs to be serious research and inquiry into the game of beach volleyball and what its participants would like to be changed if any positive change is to be made. Both men and women players at all levels should be consulted and given a chance for their opinions and voices to be heard, particularly with regards to uniform. The obvious desirable outcome would be for a more equal rule regarding uniform, perhaps leading to the introduction of unisex rules, a uniform that can be adopted by both men and women. The energetic and exciting atmosphere of the beach volleyball arenas around the world should not be detrimentally effected by these changes, whilst it should place a much stronger emphasis on the athletic ability of women rather than the purely physical attributes that have been exploited in the past.

Descriptive Text
Prambanan is the largest Hindu temple compound in Central Java in Indonesia, located approximately 18 km east of Yogyakarta. The temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the largest Hindu temples in south-east Asia. It is characterised by its tall and pointed architecture, typical of Hindu temple architecture, and by the 47m high central building inside a large complex of individual temples. It was built around 850 CE by either Rakai Pikatan, king of the second Mataram dynasty, or Balitung Maha Sambu, during the Sanjaya Dynasty. Not long after its construction, the temple was abandoned and began to deteriorate. Reconstruction of the compound began in 1918. The main building was completed in around 1953. Much of the original stonework has been stolen and reused at remote construction sites. A temple will only be rebuilt if at least 75% of the original stones are available, and therefore only the foundation walls of most of the smaller shrines are now visible and with no plans for their reconstruction. The temple was damaged during the earthquake in Java in 2006. Early photos suggest that although the complex appears to be structurally intact, damage is significant. Large pieces of debris, including carvings, were scattered over the ground. The temple has been closed to the public until damage can be fully assessed. The head of Yogyakarta Archaeological Conservation Agency stated that: it will take months to identify the precise damage. However, some weeks later in 2006 the site re-opened for visitors. The immediate surroundings of the Hindu temples remain off-limits for safety reasons.