Alyaa Nur Azizah

In this modern era, we can access anything through the sophistication of existing technology. Such as looking for some ideas, learning about something we have never known before, looking for information etc. But there is also a negative side from the technological sophistication that exists. Plagiarism is one of the negative side. Many people usually copy anything without telling the source they copy. this can be a bad habit, because they are dishonest. Even though we know that the idea is hard to come by. but not infrequently there are still those who like to do it. In KBBI Plagiarism is the taking of essays, opinions and so on of others and making it as if it were his own writing, for example publishing other people's writing on his own behalf; plagiarism.   According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, to " plagiarize " means: ·          "to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own ·   ...

Public Speaking sebelumnya dikenal dengan istilah Retorika. Retorika ῥήτωρ, rhêtôr, orator, teacher (dalam Bahasa Yunani) pertama kali ada pada jaman Yunani Kuno SM. Retorika adalah seni berkomunikasi secara lisan yang dilakukan oleh seseorang kepada sejumlah orang secara langsung bertatap muka. Atau sering disamakan dengan istilah pidato. retorika adalah sebuah teknik pembujuk-rayuan secara persuasi untuk menghasilkan bujukan dengan melalui karakter pembicara, emosional atau argumen (logo). Menurut kaum sofis yang terdiri dari Gorgias, Lysias, Phidias, Protagoras dan Socrates akhir abad ke 5 SM, Retorika memberikan suatu kasus lewat bertutur , yang mengajarkan orang tentang keterampilan berbicara dan   menemukan sarana persuasif yang objectif dari suatu kasus. Para ahli menganggap retorika kalau dilihat dari tinjauan komunikasi maka disebut “speech of communication” atau “public speaking” Para ahli menganjurkan pentingnya mempelajari “public speaking”, apalagi and...