Pamekasan student wins math contest in Romania

Alyssa Diva Mustika, a student from Pamekasan Junior High School, East Java, won the gold medal at the International Mathematics Contest held in Romania between March 22 to 29, Antara news agency reported.

Speaking to journalists, Diva said she was glad that she had been able to win the competition, which she said had been very tight. Thank God I won. I will study harder, she said.

Indonesia sent 10 students to the competition in Romania. Diva is not the first Pamekasan student to win an international science competition. Oktavian Latief, a student from SMA Negeri 1 Pamekasan won gold at the International Physics Olympiad in 2006. Another student, Shohibul Maromi, won the same
award in 2010.

I thank Diva for giving a good name to Indonesia and Pamekasan on the international stage, Pamekasan Regent Kholilurrahman said as quoted by Antara.

Analisis Contoh News Item di atas :

Paragraf Pertama : Main Events

Paragraf Kedua & Ketiga : Elaboration
Paragraf Keempat : Sources.

GORILLAS

Gorillas are the largest of all the primates. A male gorilla can be 180 centimeters
tall and can weigh 200 kilograms. Gorillas are very strong but they do not often fight. In
fact they are peaceful animals.
Gorillas live in small family groups of about 15. In a group there is one strong, older
male, some young males, and a few females with their babies. They move slowly around a
large area of jungle eating leaves and bushes.
In some ways gorillas are very like humans. When they are happy, they laugh and
wave their arms. When they are angry, they beat their chests. When they are sad, they cry.
But they cry quietly, without any tears.
Unfortunately, people hunt and kill gorillas. They also cut down and burn their
trees. There are now only about 10,000 gorillas left in the world.
****
 GORILA
Gorila adalah yang terbesar dari semua primata . Sebuah gorila jantan dapat
180 sentimeter dan berat 200 kilogram . Gorila sangat kuat tetapi mereka tidak sering
bertengkar . Bahkan mereka adalah hewan damai .

Gorila hidup dalam kelompok keluarga kecil sekitar 15. Dalam kelompok ada
satu yang kuat , laki-laki yang lebih tua , beberapa laki-laki muda , dan beberapa betina
dengan bayi mereka . Mereka bergerak perlahan-lahan di sekitar area besar daun
makan hutan dan semak-semak .

Dalam beberapa hal gorila sangat seperti manusia . Ketika mereka senang ,
mereka tertawa dan melambaikan tangan mereka . Ketika mereka marah , mereka
mengalahkan dada mereka . Ketika mereka sedih , mereka menangis . Tapi mereka
menangis diam-diam tanpa air mata .

Sayangnya , orang memburu dan membunuh gorila . Mereka juga menebang dan
membakar pohon mereka . Sekarang ada hanya sekitar 10.000 gorila yang tersisa di
dunia .