Introduction V2 (Ambitions and Goals)

 

Hello again, it has been a long time, today, I'll tell about myself, again, it's basically the first ever post by me, but longer. 

I was born on 14 December 2003 in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, in my early years I was very active, both physically and emotionally, this led to me to act rebellious, however that has since disappeared around 6th grade, yes, I was a rebellious person for 8 years straight, maybe 9.

I completely changed my personality from 6th grade onwards, to be a more quite and thoughtful person, and so I went from on a transition from an ambivert to an introvert, this changed me for the better and since then I am still pretty much an introvert, that "back of class" kind of person, hard to blend in socially and only does what he likes to do the most. 

With that personality, it is difficult to find what I actually wanted, and even now I haven't decided on what I wanted to do in the future, there are several ambitions that I am thinking right now. 

The first ambition was to be an aeronautical engineer, I had this ambition in 9th grade, as I liked airplanes for as long as I've lived, and still is now, however this one is, well pretty unreliable at best, my comprehension in the science subjects required to do this job was severely lacking, I had so much difficulties understanding these subjects, although I do understand about some theories of flight, such as center of mass, center of lift, etc, they're just that, theories, not including equations or more complex theories, so even though my knowledge is considerably vast about this field, it is only surface level, enough to know but not enough to actually understand. 

My second ambition was to become an editor, working on editing stuff such as videos, movies, etc, I had this ambition as I was also into editing in my early years, and have made some small projects, but this ambition is very vague, i haven't researched it a lot like the aeronautical engineer, I chose this solely because I have done it in the past and it was something I like to do in my free time, this ambition is also starting to fade away, as I had grown distant from it due to some... "life issues".

And finally the third one, was being an author, English author specifically, English had always been my strongest suit, I mastered it over 5 years ago at this point and have used it every day ever since, and so with his much ability and the fact that I have wrote random stuff on my childhood in English, I was pretty sure that I am good to be a writer, and I have written some articles too, though it's not a lot, and it's also private, this ambition is my "backup" ambition, if all else fails, this one would do, since this can be mastered pretty fast. 

And that's all from me, thank you for reading. 

Film Review - Nicos Weg

 

Nicos Weg is a German film about a Spanish man who lost his bag on his vacation to Germany as he was about to visit his aunt, earlier he met a child, her name is Anna, who was traveling with her aunt, Lisa, they, especially Lisa, would help him to find his bag and also to adapt into the life of the German people, particularly in speaking and mastering the language. 

It didn't start well for him, he was confused a lot with the language and it was awkward for him to hang around people, but gladly he is a very fast learner, he was able to speak German even though at very basic levels in about the same day he lost his bag, and at more advanced levels as time goes on, he was introduced to and partake in the cultural ceremonies such as a farewell party (Abschiedsfeier), 

I liked this film because first, it starts with basic and easy to understand phrases, then develops to more complex ones, then back to the basics again, so that the viewers would at least have a clue on what they're talking about, and if the viewers didn't understand at all, the message is still conveyed through their actions, so even then, even for those who haven't spoke or even heard of German, the film could still be understood. 

Moral of the story is, basically be careful and always help those in need, and also respect other people. 

That's all from me, thank you for reading. 

Dialogue of Two Classmates : Giving an Offer and A Suggestion For A Friend's Career

Hello, long time no see hasn't it?, well today I am going to write a dialogue between two students, one is in confusion while the other is going on a walk, enjoy. 

15:38 PM, a park near a high school

A students named Dmitriyevich was walking in the park to enjoy the view before he comes home, and then he saw his friend Vadym sitting under a tree nearby, he approached him, curious as to what he was doing. 

Dmitriyevich : hello Vadym

Vadym : sup Dmitri

Dmitriyevich : would you mind informing me of your actions in this very instant? 

Vadym : ah yes comrade, I was just searching the internet about the information of certain careers

Dmitriyevich : intriguing, what are your intentions? 

Vadym : rumination I suppose, I was confused about what career should I take, I was kind of torn between an aerospace engineer and something in the social studies field, something in linguistic preferably, that's why I did research on these aspects, to find what I am really looking for

Dmitriyevich : okay, would you mind if I help you?, you seemed to be really in need for a helping hand (giving an offer) 

Vadym : sure comrade, I would like your help, thank you (accepting offer) 

Dmitriyevich : great, now what do you need help with? 

Vadym : well, you see, I've always wanted to participate in the aerospace field, even though I was able to grasp the concepts of aircrafts, I struggled to this very moment to grasp the mathematical aspect required to do this job, it seems though that I had tried multiple times to understand certain equations but they either simply broke down at the end or I've gotten too slow to understand them in order to be in pace with most of my classmates, which causes me to have a rather pessimistic approach to this subject, that's why I turned over to linguistic, it had been and had always been my most favorite subjects, this was proven further by the good grades that I've got, and since I had even used it as an everyday language, so I thought, should I just drift over to linguistic, which is easier to do, or stay in my current spot and just try to get better since aeroplanes is still one of my favorite things and I still looked for information on them everyday?, so, what's your suggestion? (Asking for a suggestion) 

Dmitriyevich : well, this is quite a tough question to answer, but I suggest you to at least try to get better on those mathematical calculations, since you're very sure that you can handle linguistic exceedingly well, then it would not cause you some issues later on as you're already doing well on this subject, so, why not try to get better at mathematics?, if it still doesn't work, then you can go to linguistic, if it works then you'd get another great skill besides linguistic, so it is a win-win situation (giving suggestion) 

Vadym : ah, great suggestion, I hereby state my gratitude for this enlightenment to you, thanks (accepting suggestion) 

Dmitriyevich : no problem, now excuse me, I need to go to my home now, later

Vadym : alright, see you later comrade

And so they went their separate ways, Dmitriyevich continues walking to his destination and Vadym continues his research under the tree. 

Thank you for reading

Allusion in a Song

Song : Слава вперёдсмотрящему | Glory to the Forward-Looking

Lyrics with Allusion :

https://youtu.be/6JW_MmmUQko?t=2m59s

Analysis :
The allusion in this song refers to 2 Soviet cosmonauts, Yuri Gagarin and German Titov, both were the first and second humans respectively to orbit the Earth on the 14th April and 16th August of 1961 abroad the Vostok 1 and 2 respectively, making it a historical allusion, this allusion goes well with the theme of the song as well as it's motif, to inspire youths to make extraordinary of themselves and thus create a bright future, by referencing both cosmonauts the one's who've listened to it, knowing it or not, would know that these are very successful people and would be inspired to make their own way to a glorious future.

COVID-19 Brochure

Sources :
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/steps-when-sick.html

https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+avoid+coronavirus&oq=how+to+avoid+corona&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l3.7157j0j7&client=ms-android-xiaomi-rev1&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

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September 11th Attacks

   On September 11, 2001, 19 militants from the Islamic extremist group al Qaeda orchestrated an attack with hijacked airplanes against targets in the United States. In total, four aircraft was hijacked with three succesfully hitting three buildings, two planes were directly flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, collapsing both of them, the third plane hit the Pentagon near Washington, D.C., and the fourth crashed by a retaliation of it's passengers, it crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Almost 3,000 people were killed and approximately 6,000 injured during the September 11th terrorist attacks, which triggered a global combat against terrorism, with the U.S playing the major initiative.

  The first attack started in 8:02 AM with 2 hijackers stabbing one of the six flight attendants and killing both pilots on an American Airlines Flight 11, a Boeing 767 aircraft en route at 7;59 AM from Boston's Logan International Airport to Los Angeles, with 11 crew and 76 passengers, the plane diverted southward towards New York City, in 8:46 the plane were flown straight into the World Trade Center's north tower, hitting the tower in the 80th floor on the northern facade, killing everyone on board and killing and injuring many in the tower, upon noticing the loss of contacts from the airplane, 2 F-15 fighter jets were scrambled from Otis AFB in Boston at 8:51 AM, the same time as the second hijacking. 

   United Airlines Flight 175, a Boeing 757 en route at 8:14 AM from Logan's International Airport to Los Angeles, with 9 crew and 51 passengers, it too diverted southward towards New York City, hitting the south tower of the WTC between the 77th and 85th floor on the southern facade at 9:03 AM, killing all on board, it is on this occasion that the U.S acknowledged this tragedy as an attack.

   Immediately at 9:04 AM, the FAA ordered a National Ground Stop Order, meaning any aircraft in the U.S were not able to take off and join the airspace, however at 9:05 AM, the third attack was detected, this time an American Airlines Flight 77, a flight departing at 8:20 AM from Washington Dulles International Airport to Los Angeles, with 6 crews and 53 passengers, 11 minutes earlier it had changed course and flew back to Washington DC, cutting off all contacts, at 9:25 AM, the F-15s arrived at Manhattan to a devastating scene, at the same time at Langley AFB in Virginia, 500 kilometers away, two F-16 fighter jets were deployed on the search of Flight 11, at 9:36, the jets vectored to Washington DC, in an attempt to intercept flight 77, however at 9:37, the airplane hit the western facade of the Pentagon, killing all on board.

   Immediately after that, over 4,000 aircraft were ordered to land in various airports across the U.S, however at 9:44 AM, United Airlines Flight 93, with 7 crew and 33 passengers en route from Newark International Airport just outside New York to San Fransisco at 8:42 AM, started behaving erratically, 15 minutes later at 9:59 AM, at the WTC, the 110th story south tower collapses, taking down with it and injuring thousands, at 10:03, Flight 93 crashed in Stonycreek Township near Shanksville Pennsylvania, by the retaliation of it's passengers, killing all on board, 25 minutes later the north tower of the WTC collapses, this 102 minutes would change the course of history.

in commemoration of the 3,000 people who lost their lives in this tragic event.

Credits : 
History.com article
Wikipedia's article
Seconds From Disaster documentary

Infographic :

Edupassion Vlog

    Yes.

here i am again with another post, this time its a vlog

Enjoy

https://youtu.be/vZ9oWXYwnGs

My group :
Idlan Raidhil Ihsan (absence 16)
Farhan Rachmat Dhiaputra (Absence 13)

Storytelling : Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler

Hello everyone today I am going to tell a story about one of the most popular stories of chivalry during WW2, it is about the Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler incident on the 20th December 1943

The first pilot is 2nd lieutenant Charles "Charlie" Brown, an West Virginian farmboy who joined the airforce in World War 2, he was a B-17F bomber pilot, part of the 8th air force of the 379th bombardment group, the second pilot was Franz Stigler, a former Lufthansa pilot and an ace Luftwaffe pilot of the Jagdschwader 27.

The mission was the Ye Olde Pub crew's first and targeted the Focke-Wulf 190 aircraft production facility in Bremen. The men of the 527th Bombardment Squadron were informed in a pre-mission briefing that they might encounter hundreds of German fighters. Bremen was guarded by 250 flak guns. Brown's crew was assigned to fly "Purple Heart Corner," a spot on the edge of the formation that was considered especially dangerous because the Germans targeted the edges, instead of shooting straight through the middle of the formation. However, since three bombers had to turn back because of mechanical problems, Brown was told to move up to the front of the formation.


Brown's B-17 began its ten-minute bomb run at 8,320 m (27,300 ft) with an outside air temperature of −60 °C (−76 °F). Before the bomber released its bomb load, accurate flak shattered the Plexiglas nose, knocked out the #2 engine and further damaged the #4 engine, which was already in questionable condition and had to be throttled back to prevent overspeeding. The damage slowed the bomber, Brown was unable to remain with his formation and fell back as a straggler, a position from which he came under sustained enemy attacks.


Brown's straggling B-17 was now attacked by over a dozen enemy fighters (a mixture of Messerschmitt Bf 109s and Focke-Wulf Fw 190s) of JG 11 for over ten minutes. Further damage was sustained, including damage to the #3 engine, which would produce only half power (meaning the aircraft had at best 40% of its total rated power available). The bomber's internal oxygen, hydraulic and electrical systems were also damaged, and the bomber lost half of its rudder and its port (left side) elevator, as well as its nose cone. Many of the gunners' weapons then jammed, probably as a result of loss of the on-board systems leading to frozen mechanisms (the ground crew did not oil the guns correctly), leaving the bomber with only two dorsal turret guns and one of three forward-firing nose guns (from 11 available) for defense. Most of the crew were wounded: the tail gunner, Eckenrode, was killed by a direct hit from a cannon shell, while Yelesanko was critically wounded in the leg by shrapnel, Blackford's feet were frozen due to shorted-out heating wires in his uniform, Pechout was critically wounded by a cannon shell and Brown was wounded in his right shoulder. The survival kit onboard froze, complicating first-aid efforts by the crew, while the radio was destroyed and the bomber's exterior heavily damaged. Miraculously, all but Eckenrode survived.


Brown's damaged bomber was spotted by Germans on the ground, including Franz Stigler (then an ace with 27 victories), who was refueling and rearming at an airfield. He soon took off in his Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 and quickly caught up with Brown's plane. Through the damaged bomber's airframe Stigler was able to see the injured and incapacitated crew. To the American pilot's surprise, Stigler did not open fire on the crippled bomber. He recalled the words of one of his commanding officers from Jagdgeschwader 27, Gustav Rödel, during his time fighting in North Africa, "If I ever see or hear of you shooting at a man in a parachute, I will shoot you myself." Stigler later commented, "To me, it was just like they were in a parachute. I saw them and I couldn't shoot them down."

Twice Stigler tried to get Brown to land his plane at a German airfield and surrender, or divert to nearby neutral Sweden, where he and his crew would receive medical treatment and be interned the remainder of the war. Brown and the crew of the B-17 didn't understand what Stigler was trying to mouth and gesture to them and so flew on. Stigler later told Brown he was trying to get them to fly to Sweden. He then flew near Brown's plane in a formation on the bomber's port side wing, so German antiaircraft units would not target it; he then escorted the damaged B-17 over the coast until they reached open water. Brown, unsure of Stigler's intentions at the time, ordered his dorsal turret gunner to point at Stigler but not open fire to warn him off. Understanding the message and certain that the bomber was out of German airspace, Stigler departed with a salute.

Brown managed to fly the 250 mi (400 km) across the North Sea and land his plane at RAF Seething, home of the 448th Bomb Group and at the postflight debriefing informed his officers about how a German fighter pilot had let him go. He was told not to repeat this to the rest of the unit so as not to build any positive sentiment about enemy pilots. Stigler said nothing of the incident to his commanding officers, knowing that a German pilot who spared the enemy while in combat risked execution. Brown went on to complete a combat tour. Franz Stigler later served as a Messerschmitt Me 262 jet-fighter pilot in Jagdverband 44 until the end of the war.


After the war, Brown returned home to West Virginia and went to college, returning to the newly established U.S. Air Force in 1949 and serving until 1965. Later, as a State Department Foreign Service Officer, he made numerous trips to Laos and Vietnam. In 1972 he retired from government service and moved to Miami to become an inventor.

Stigler moved to Canada in 1953 and became a successful businessman.

In 1986, the retired Lt. Col. Brown was asked to speak at a combat pilot reunion event called a "Gathering of the Eagles" at the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell AFB, Alabama. Someone asked him if he had any memorable missions during World War II; he thought for a minute and recalled the story of Stigler's escort and salute. Afterwards, Brown decided he should try to find the unknown German pilot.

After four years of searching vainly for US Army Air Forces, U.S. Air Force and West German Air Force records that might shed some light on who the other pilot was, Brown had come up with little. He then wrote a letter to a combat pilot association newsletter. A few months later he received a letter from Stigler, who was now living in Canada. "I was the one," it said. When they spoke on the phone, Stigler described his plane, the escort and salute, confirming everything that Brown needed to hear to know he was the German fighter pilot involved in the incident.

Between 1990 and 2008, Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler became close friends and remained so until their deaths within several months of each other in 2008.

Questions related to the story (for assignment)
1. What bomber group Brown was in?
2. Why was Brown's bomber was told to move to the front of the formation?
3. Why didn't Stigler shot down Brown's plane?
4. Where did this whole event takes place?
5. What can we learn from the story?

Bonus (answering this is optional)
What armaments are present in the Bf-109G6?

Source : This article in Wikipedia with modifications

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