The Factors Which Faded the Implementation of Traditional Wedding Ceremony and Death Ceremony in Mandailing Ethnic Society in Medan and in Their Hometown

Based on the topic and the problems of the research, the writer focussed on the analyses of the factors which might fade the implementation of a traditional wedding ceremony in Medan and in Muarasoma, Batang Natal Regency in South Tapanuli. The data were collected by using the method of direct and open interview. Qualitative method is used to explain and describe the data in the form of statements ideas and thoughts which will be analyzed by using the theory of culture and local wisdom. There are about twenty informants from both places. They might represent traditional/local leaders in their society. They expressed their ideas and thoughts about the implementation of the traditional wedding ceremony. It could be seen from the analyses that the implementation of a traditional wedding ceremony in Medan was decreasing due to the large sum of money and time spent for the wedding ceremony. In Muarasoma, it needed three days and nights to conduct the ceremony because it had a long process to be done. Beginning with the invitation, discussion among the leading persons, slaughtering the bull, performing of Gerdang Sembilan, traditional dancing, giving advice and clan name for the bride and so on. In Medan, people only spend one day to make the wedding ceremony, it is so simple and efficient. Anyhow, all informants hope that Mandailing people will hold their tradition and culture strongly in the future

Protagonist's Struggle In Andrea Hirata's Novel Dwilogi Padang Bulan

This research is aimed at describing protagonist's struggle in protecting her dignity in economic and educational aspects in the novel Dwilogi Padang Bulan written by Andre Hirata. The novel told about sosial issues related with gender injustice which created a struggle for equality performed by the protagonist, Enong. This research was conducted by applying feminist theory pioneered by Virginia Woolf (1929) since fenimism prioritizes about struggling value of women. This was a library research. Methods used in collecting the data were heuristics and hermeneutics by Palmer. The results showed that protagonist's struggle in protecting her dignity and herself safe from death, and also being able to show her true identity. The struggle in economic aspect showed that the protagonist was able to fulfil the needs of her family as tin miner. The protagonist afforded to complete the study of her young sisters and to marry her sister to good man. In education aspect, the protagonist's struggle was that she became the fifth runner up of English course competition.     Keywords: struggle, feminism, injustice, equalit

The Effect of Situational Leadership Style, Work Discipline and Work Motivation on Employee Performance at Rantauprapat Syariah Bank Indonesia

In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, Bank Syariah Indonesia Rantauprapat took a number of steps to keep the Bank's business growth healthy. midst of for social distancing due to the Covid-19 pandemic which has been implemented since mid-March 2019, Islamic Banks recorded an increase in the number of transactions through e-channels. This study uses a quantitative approach to determine the effect of situational leadership style, work discipline, and work motivation on employee performance at Bank Syariah Indonesia Rantau Prapat. The results showed that the variables of leadership style, work discipline, and work motivation had a positive and significant effect. This can be seen from the t-value of each independent variable of 4.530, situational leadership style of 4.131, work discipline of 4.131 and work motivation of 3.781, which is greater than the t-table value of 1.696. Then simultaneously also obtained the results of F arithmetic = 6.116 which is greater than the value of F table = 2.68 so that it can be concluded that the independent variable has a positive and significant effect on employee performance

Moral Degradation In Ahmad Tohari's Novel Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk

The research is actuated by phenomenon of deterioration in the character of a person or group of community members who are generally influenced by the development of the times and advances of technology, imbalanced with the moral consciousness termed moral degradation. Moral degradation is a social problem that can have a negative impact on individuals, community groups, and the state. The purpose of this study is to reveal the existence of moral degradation in Ahmad Tohari's novel Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk using a qualitative descriptive method, precisely selected as the object of research is related to social phenomena, namely symptoms or events that occur and can be observed in social life. The research is imperative to do as when morality of an individual or group of community members cannot be maintained as already shifted from a noble cultural, moral degradation arises which furthermore if uncontrolled can cause greater social problems. The data in this study are written data derived from phrases and sentences indicating the existence of moral degradation carried out by characters in the novel. Data collection is done by referring to the note-taking method. The results show that there are two points of moral degradation in this novel: human trafficking and hypocrisy.     Keywords: moral degradation, human trafficking, hypocris

Deconstruction Of Leading Characters In Zootopia Movie Script

This study entitledDeconstruction of Leading Characters in ZootopiaMovie Script. This study discussed about Deconstruction of characters which aimed to deconstruct the opposition of major and minor characters in the movie script Zootopia, and also devalue the major and minor characters to be the new hierarchy. This research is based on the Deconstruction theory proposed by Jacques Derrida (Rodalphe Gasche : 1988), which systematize the steps in doing deconstruction analysis from the identifying the opposition hierarchy in the text that systematically privileged, then change or reverse that hierarchy, and the last was introduced a new term or idea, which apparently cannot be included in the page of old hierarchy category. The method used in this study was the descriptive qualitative method. The result of this research is uncovering the deeply complex foundation that is difficult to make sense, because there is no general truth or the permanent personality of each character, there will be the other side of character that can produced a new hierarchy

Effect of Differences of HCl Concentration on the Reaction of Chlorine Gas and Acetylene Gas in Clothing Liquids and Floor Cleaning Liquids

Floor cleaning fluid containing a solution of HCl mixed with carbide (CaC2), produces a reaction in the form of gases, air bubbles and there is sedimentation. The resulting gas is acetylene gas. NaClO solution in clothes bleach reacts with HCl in floor cleaning fluid to produce a reaction in the form of an explosion of fire, soot / carbon and produces chlorine gas. This study aims to determine the effect of differences in the concentration of HCl in floor cleaning fluid to produce the reaction of chlorine gas and acetylene gas by mixing floor cleaner with carbide and clothes bleach. In this study, using a floor cleaner with a concentration of 12% HCl and a concentration of 17% as a comparison. The results obtained are that the difference in the concentration of HCl has an effect on explosions, gases