J.P Rizal, The Univocal National Hero
Adriane B. Tobias September 22, 2013
PI 10 F-6R Reaction Paper #2
J.P Rizal, the Univocal National Hero
Venerating Jose Rizal for a reason “Veneration with Understanding” by Armand J. Malay is an eye opener. It revealed me the truth about revering Jose Rizal. It also helped me realize the faux information on Prof. Constantino’s “Veneration without Understanding”. It almost duped me. I was about to believe on what he had written on his thesis. After I read his work, I started to question Rizal’s title as the national hero. The argument that Prof. Constantino had presented was quite convincing and so I agreed with him. But later on I realized that Rizal really deserves to be venerated since he had done great things which are very crucial in the Philippine history. Jose Rizal’s achievements and noble qualities are the reason why people admire him and consider him as a model. I venerate Rizal not because he is the said national hero but because he is an undisputable national hero. Rizal’s precious works on literacy and Rizal himself are still alive in most hearts of the Filipino people until today. He showed the genuine heroism. He is incomparable to any other Filipino heroes and that makes him on top.
Prof. Constantino’s senseless criteria of a national hero
Prof. Constantino is one of the detractors of Jose Rizal. He is a duper and a dupe also and I was close in letting myself to get duped by him. Jose Rizal is definitely not the ideal hero of Prof. Constantino. Prof. Constantino made a criteria of his own hero. He set up a criterion of “revolutionary leadership” as the one that would govern the choice of a national hero. Jose Rizal did not lead or join the revolution and so Prof. Constantino do not classify Rizal as the national hero. Moreover, Constantino
PI 10 F-6R Reaction Paper #2
J.P Rizal, the Univocal National Hero
Venerating Jose Rizal for a reason “Veneration with Understanding” by Armand J. Malay is an eye opener. It revealed me the truth about revering Jose Rizal. It also helped me realize the faux information on Prof. Constantino’s “Veneration without Understanding”. It almost duped me. I was about to believe on what he had written on his thesis. After I read his work, I started to question Rizal’s title as the national hero. The argument that Prof. Constantino had presented was quite convincing and so I agreed with him. But later on I realized that Rizal really deserves to be venerated since he had done great things which are very crucial in the Philippine history. Jose Rizal’s achievements and noble qualities are the reason why people admire him and consider him as a model. I venerate Rizal not because he is the said national hero but because he is an undisputable national hero. Rizal’s precious works on literacy and Rizal himself are still alive in most hearts of the Filipino people until today. He showed the genuine heroism. He is incomparable to any other Filipino heroes and that makes him on top.
Prof. Constantino’s senseless criteria of a national hero
Prof. Constantino is one of the detractors of Jose Rizal. He is a duper and a dupe also and I was close in letting myself to get duped by him. Jose Rizal is definitely not the ideal hero of Prof. Constantino. Prof. Constantino made a criteria of his own hero. He set up a criterion of “revolutionary leadership” as the one that would govern the choice of a national hero. Jose Rizal did not lead or join the revolution and so Prof. Constantino do not classify Rizal as the national hero. Moreover, Constantino