Joko Widodo, byname Jokowi   (born June 21, 1961, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia), Indonesian businessman, politician, and government official, who served as governor of Jakarta (2012–14) and as president of Indonesia (2014– ). Joko Widodo, commonly called Jokowi, who attracted international attention with his populist style of campaigning and his anticorruption platform, became the first Indonesian president who did not have a military background or belong to one of the country’s prominent political families. His success at the polls was viewed by many analysts as marking the beginning of a new, more democratic era of Indonesian politics.






Jokowi was born and raised in Surakarta, a city in the centre of Java northeast of Yogyakarta. His father was a wood seller who plied his trade in the city’s streets, and throughout much of Jokowi’s childhood he and his family lived in illegally built shacks near the city’s flood-prone Solo River. Later, when he entered politics, his populist appeal was rooted in part to those humble beginnings.
Jokowi applied himself at school and won admittance to Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, from which he graduated (1985) with a degree in forestry engineering. For several years he worked for a state-owned pulp mill in the Aceh region of northern Sumatra, and he later established his own furniture factory in Surakarta. By 2002 he had become a highly successful furniture exporter, with showrooms on several continents, as well as chairman of a local branch of the country’s influential furniture manufacturers’ association.
In 2005 Jokowi, as a member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (Partai Demokrasi Indonesia-Perjuangan; PDI-P), won election as mayor of Surakarta—the first person to be directly elected to that post. He was extraordinarily effective in reducing crime and attracting foreign tourists to the city. His habit of making spontaneous visits to poor neighbourhoods and his refusal to accept a salary for his public service contributed to his reputation for humility and honesty. In 2010 Jokowi was reelected mayor with more than 90 percent of the vote. He was later ranked as the third best mayor in the world by the international City Mayors Foundation. During his gubernatorial run in Jakarta in 2012, Jokowi began to be widely compared in the media to U.S. President Barack Obama, in part because there was a physical resemblance but also because Jokowi largely fit the Obama mold as a charismatic nontraditional politician. Jokowi ousted the incumbent, Fauzi Bowo, in the second round of that election, and, as governor of Jakarta, he launched programs aimed at improving Jakartans’ access to health care and education.
In 2014 the PDI-P selected Jokowi to be its candidate for the Indonesian presidential election, which was held on July 9. He was swept to victory with more than 53 percent of the popular vote, defeating former general Prabowo Subianto. Though Subianto alleged that there had been widespread vote rigging and formally challenged the election result, the country’s Constitutional Court unanimously rejected his claim in August, clearing the way for Jokowi to take office on October 20. As Jokowi entered the presidency, he identified clamping-down on corruption as among his top priorities and as a necessary step to attract more foreign direct investment to the country. He also pushed a nine-point plan for Indonesia that emphasized helping the poor by improving public services, implementing land reforms, and developing more-affordable housing, among other measures.

Analytical Exposition adalah jenis teks yang termasuk ke dalam jenis Argumentation Text dimana teks tersebut berisi tentang pemikiran terperinci penulis tentang sebuah penomena yang ada di sekitar. Fungsi sosial dari teks Analytical Exposition adalah untuk meyakinkan pembaca bahwa topik yang dihadirkan adalah topik yang penting untuk dibahas atau mendapat perhatian dengan cara pemberian argument-argument atau pendapat-pendapat yang mendukung main idea atau topik tersebut.

General structure :

• Thesis, mengenalkan topik dan ide pokok yang akan dibahas serta menguraikan argumen utama yang akan disajikan.
•  Arguments, menyatakan kembali argumen utama yang pada Thesis, serta mengembangkan dan mendukung argumen utama dengan memberikan argumen-argumen lain. Biasanya ditulis dalam bentuk poin-poin.
• Reiteration (conclusion), penutup dari teks yang berisi pengulangan ide pokok atau kesimpulan dari teks.

Features of analytical exposition (Kebahasaan) :

•  Menggunakan relational process, seperti don’t interfere, dsb.
• Menggunakan internal dan causal conjugation, seperti therefore, dsb.
• Menggunakan actions dan thinking verbs, seperti I believe, dsb.
• Menggunakan connectives, seperti firstly, secondly, dsb.
• Menggunakan passive voice dan simple present tense.

Contoh Analytical Exposition Text :

Hand-held Computer Games

My name is Thomas Park. I attend Seaview High School. I am firmly of the opinion that hand-held computer games should not be banned from schools.

Firstly, if they were banned, just imagine how many unhappy and lonely teenagers there would be. You can play with hand-held computer games at recess with your friends. Moreover, they can help you make new friends. So, the games encourage students to mix with one another.

Secondly, hand-held computer games don’t interfere with our schoolwork. Yes, occasionally students would get caught playing with them in class. However, if there are proper rules and punishments, this can be kept under control.

Lastly, these games develop our hand-eye coordination. They are quite and so are not distracting! Therefore, I can’t see why teachers would object to this!

My argument is conclusive: hand-held computers at school are harmless. Moreover, they are fun, help you make friends, can be controlled, and are good. Therefore, don’t ban hand-held computer games!