Existentialism as Portrayed in Stoner

The purpose of this study is to analyze a novel titled Stoner (1965) written by an American academic and author, John Williams. Stoner follows the life of William Stoner, a professor of English Literature. Stoner comes from an impoverished farming family with a unique existential ethics. He works his way to become a university instructor and learns the magnitude of passion in the success of life. This study uses Lucien Goldmann’s Genetic Structuralist theory. The goals of this research are: 1) to analyze the structure of the literary work; 2) to understand the historical background that influences the novel; and 3) to reveal the author’s world view. The study shows that John Williams captures an existential tradition belonging to American lower-class famers who lived around the late 19th century. Stoner also captures the transformation of the existential tradition following a social, economic, and political transition. Camus’s The Myth of Sisyphus is used as a reference to explain the manifestation of the existential idea

Penyelesaian Pembiayaan Bermasalah pada BMT Mitra Arta Pekanbaru

ABSTRAK Nama : Nur Umi Fadillah Nim : 01626204508 Fak/Jur : Syariah dan Hukum/D3 Perbankan Syariah Judul : Penyelesaian Pembiayaan Bermasalah pada BMT Mitra Arta Pekanbaru Pembiayaan atau financing, yaitu pendanaan yang diberikan oleh suatu pihak kepada pihak lain untuk mendukung investasi yang telah direncanakan, baik dilakukan sendiri maupun lembaga. Dalam melakukan pembiayaan, adakalanya pembiayaan tersebut tidak dikembalikan tepat pada waktunya, inilah yang disebut dengan pembiayaan bermasalah. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh pembiayaan bermasalah terhadap kinerja keuangan pada BMT Mitra Arta Pekanbaru dan upaya pihak manajemen dalam mengatasi terjadinya pembiayaan bermasalah. Penelitian ini dilakukan di BMT Mitra Arta Pekanbaru. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian deskriptif, dimana jenis penelitian bertujuan untuk memberikan deskripsi mengenai subyek yang diteliti. Data-data diperoleh dari karyawan di BMT Mitra Arta, kemudian penulis analisis dan diinterprestasikan berdasarkan landasan teori yang ada. Metode pengumpulan data menggunakan observasi, wawancara, dan kepustakaan Dari hasil analisis, maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa pembiayaan bermasalah berpengaruh secara signifikan terhadap kinerja keuangan. Upaya yang dilakukan pihak BMT dalam mengatasi pembiayaan bermasalah tersebut yaitu pertama, memberikan peringatan kepada anggota pembiayaan bermasalah. Kedua, apabila anggota mempunyai itikad baik, maka pihak BMT akan melakukan upaya restruktur. Terakhir, dengan cara menjual jaminan dan menghapus buku, hal ini berlaku bagi anggota yang masuk dalam kategori macet, atau benar-benar tidak mau dan tidak mampu membayar lagi kewajibannya kepada BMT. Apabila masih terdapat sisa dari hasil penjualan maka akan dikembalikan kepada anggota yang bermasalah tersebut. Kata kunci: pembiayaan bermasalah, kinerja keuangan, BMT Mitra Arta Pekanbar

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