The purpose of this study is to determine the internal conflict of the main character in the novel of Mengurai Rindu by Nang Syamsuddin. Internal conflict is a conflict inside the heart of a character (characters in the story Keywords: internal conflicts, the main character, novel Abstract Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui konflik internal tokoh utama dalam novel Mengurai Rindu karya Nang Syamsuddin. Konflik internal adalah konflik yang terjadi dalam hati jiwa seorang tokoh (tokoh-tokoh cerita). Tokoh utama adalah tokoh yang tergolong penting dan ditampilkan terus-menerus sehingga terasa mendominasi sebagian cerita. Dengan demikian, yang ingin diketahui adalah konflik internal yang dialami oleh Lela. Teori yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah teori Stanton yang dikenal dengan teori konflik internal (internal conflict

The purpose of this study is to explain Minangkabau's women in Kaba Sabai Nan Aluih seen from ragam orang in Minangkabau culture. Ragam orang is a personal human judgment that departs from the teachings of Minangkabau philosophy. There are four categories of ragam orang which are orang, takah orang, angkuh orang, and orang-orang. The results of this study concluded that Minangkabau's women in kaba Sabai Nan Aluih belong to ragam orang with categories of orang. Orang are normal people who feel the bad and good, the high and low, the dark and light just like everyone else. Then feel ashamed if you can't be the same as other people.

This study aimed to examine the Minangkabau women in the novel Mengurai Rindu by Nang Syamsuddin. Minangkabau women are seen from the view of people in the Minangkabau culture. The results of the study suggested that Minangkabau women include parents. Minangkabau women are prominent in society, becoming leaders or elders in their environment, with professional and functional duties. The results of this study are in accordance with the matrilineal cultural system adopted by the Minangkabau community. Keywords: women, real person, novel

ABSTRACT This study aims to determine the contribution of learning attitudes and learning motivation to the writing skills of exposition students of class XI SMK Negeri 1 Batipuh. This research is a type of cor-relational research. The population of all students of class XI of SMK Negeri 1 Batipuh totaling 187 people and a sample of 65 students. The instruments of this research were questionnaire and performance test. The results of the validity of the student learning attitude questionnaire were declared valid and the results of the reliability test were used reliably / reliable. The technique of analyzing research data uses the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, multiple correlation test, t test, F test, and the determinant coefficient formula. The results of this study are learning attitudes contribute to the writing skills of exposition discourse by 10.0%. The conclusion of the study is the attitude of learning provides a significant positive contribution and relationship to the writing skills of exposition discourse. Keywords : Learning Attitudes and Writing Skills