ARTICLE REVIEW FORM

Name : Latifa Ayu Lestari

Student Number : 1406606354

Faculty & Class : Faculty of Engineering – S. 204

1. Title of the Article: Taking Responsibility

2. Author (s) : The Jakarta Post Weekender Magazine, July 2007

3. Explain in two or three sentences why you have chosen this article.I have chosen this article because I really concerned about environmental issues. This

article describes how Industrial activities caused negative effects to our environment.

As current generation, This article reminds us that we must have a huge responsibility

to maintain all natural resources on Earth for the welfare of us and our next

generations. As a university student majoring in Industrial Engineering, I realized the

important roles of Industrial Engineers in creating a sustainable environment while

developing manufacturing processes. Industrial Engineers deal with removing wastes

in processes to make systems more efficient.

4. Explain briefly in four or five sentences what the article is about.The article is about the greediness of people on Earth in this era. They use natural

resources unwisely. They don’t think about the negative effects that they will make

for our future generations. They are killing this planet. For instance, they are

exploiting fish that caused reduction in fish populations and clear cutting million

hectares of rainforest which has function as the lungs of the world only to make

enormous profits for their industries and themselves. Those who are in that partially

renewable resource industry clearly have a responsibility to minimize the devastation

they have caused. This article also tells us about the nonrenewable resource based

industries has an even more compelling and specialized obligation.

5. What is the writer’s message or purpose in writing this article?The writer’s message for the readers is as the current generation we have to realize

that we have a huge responsibility to maintain the sustainability of all natural

resources on Earth. Everyone who lives on Earth has the responsibility of leaving the

planet in a condition that is acceptable to those who will inherit our environmental

assets as well as our planet liabilities. We have to always remember don't destroy the

environment with the dangerous actions only to exploit the natural resources. For

example, blasting coral reefs with dynamite or pouring cyanide into the waters to

catch the fish only to make profits for themselves and their industries whereas it can

decreasing fish populations. Those people who make a living by taking a species from

the sea must also be stewards, responsible for the sustainability and well-being of that

species, same about those people who destroyed the renewable resources. Those

people in nonrenewable resource based industries have a moral duty to develop

alternatives to replace the resources they are exploiting.

6. Give your personal comment on the article as a conclusion of your article review.This article is awaken our spirit and reminds us about we as the current generation

always have to keep in mind that we have huge responsibility with our actions of

using the natural resources for based industries both the renewable resources and non

renewable resources. We must not take actions that could cause damage to the

sustainability of environment. If we as the current generation could make a beautiful

harmony on earth, this planet will be comfortable for those who will inherit our

environmental assets. There are many ways to maintain sustainability of our natural

resources. For instance, make forestry a truly sustainable by doing selective logging,

restricting the cut to the annual growth rate, and reforestation are all straightforward

ways of using land that has already been exploited and avoiding moving into the last

few strands of untouched forest in the world and we have to start using alternatives

fuel sources. So, let’s be wise and save the earth for the welfare of us and our next

generations.

ARTICLE REVIEW FORM 2

Name : Nyoman Sri Handayani

Student Number : 0906534395

Faculty & Class : Faculty of Political and Social Sciences – Business Administration

1. Title of the Article: Wanted: Mars … Dead or Alive?

2. Author (s) : Geoffrey A. Landis

3. Explain in two or three sentences why you have choosen this articleI’ve choosen this article, because this article tells us about the an Earthlike planet, which is Mars. When I looked the title, I think there’s maybe ever had an existence in that planet, that’s why the writer’s gave ‘dead or alive’ title. I want to know the answer with

reading this article. This article also give me some interesting and a little bit shocking informations about Mars.

4. Explain briefly in four or five sentences what the article is aboutIt’s about planet Mars, an Earthlike planet. Scientists saw the surprising thing about Mars. When the Mariner 4, a kind of space ship, flew past Mars in 1965, they saw that Mars was bitterly cold and dry, and there’s no way trace of life, not even microscopic plants, and have no water. Mars has a very thin atmosphere with ultraviolet light which kills the bacteria. Another modified view of the planet was captured by the robotic spacecraft and said that Mars is inhospitable now; scientists think long ago, Mars had liquid water, like the earth. That’s why, a lot of people still discover more about an Earthlike Planet, some people think the answered of the question will be surely answer when human astronauts venture onto its surface.

5. What is the writer’s message or purpose in writing this article?The writer’s purpose is to inform us, the readers, about an Earthlike planet, Mars.The writer’s want to tell us about some facts of the planet Mars, or a picture about this Earthlike planet. Is it possible, or impossible for human to still living there? Is there a life in that Planet? On Earth, in every habitat where liquid water can be found, there’s some form of life. So, if Mars once had liquid water, it might once have supported life as well. The writer want to make us know, how about the atmosphere in Mars, and make us know about the differences between Earth and Mars planet.

6. Give your personal comment on the article as a conclusion of your article reviewThis article tells us about could life still exist on Mars,or can we live in there. I think scientists should make another observation about the planet to get more informations, so they can make sure the answer of people’s questions. People said that Earth is going to crush because of the irresponsibility people that won’t take care of their own planet. That was the reason why scientists search the new home for us, like this Mars planet. Mars is certainly the most Earthlike of all the planets in the solar system. There are still many debated between the scientists, some said Mars was alive, but others said was not so much like Earth at all and they have all proof to prove their own thoughts. I think maybe the scientists can make a conference, to collect all the evidence and make it ones, so they will get the answer of the people’s questions.