Josephine Bracken The Sweet Stranger Josephine Bracken was five-foot-one and looked like a real European girl. She had been described as having a rather heavy face‚ a mouth that tilted downward and a pair of deep blue eyes.(Guerrero 1979) Called by Dr. Jose Rizal as his “dulce extranjera‚” Josephine Bracken lived a short and largely sad life. Bracken was the daughter of Irish parents‚ James Bracken and Elizabeth MacBride. Her father was a corporal in the British Army. Her siblings consisting
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JPRIZAL As we celebrate Philippine Independence Day‚ it is impossible not to be reminded of our national hero…Dr. Jose Rizal‚ who recently just turned 150 years old. Have you forgotten his heroic achievements? Do you know his contributions in our country? Clearly‚ most of us know that his literary works particularly the 2 famous novels Noli Me Tangere and El fili awakened the national and political minds of our people. He wrote these in the hope of securing political and social reforms for his
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writer and reformist. He is widely considered the greatest national hero of the Philippines. He was the author of Noli Me Tángere‚ El Filibusterismo and a number of poems and essays. He was executed by a firing squad on December 30‚ 1896. Andres Bonifacio a Filipino nationalist and revolutionary. He is often called "the father of the Philippine Revolution". He was a founder and later Supremo ("supreme leader") of the Katipunan movement which sought the independence of the Philippines from Spanish
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inyong kamatayan.” Rizal had published books such as the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo‚ as his weapons against the dominions of Spain in our country. These novels became an inspiration over the “KATIPUNAN” or the “Sons of the People.” Andres Bonifacio condemns the friars and he said that the Spain is deaf and blind‚ they only make people become imbeciles and criminals. The only way for independence and freedom is through revolution. The Katipunans tear their ‘cedulas’ that symbolizes to end
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Philippines is affected by many problem of Spain like political instability and by the union of the Church and the State and also include the Philippine representation in Spanish Cortes which is justified and last is the denial of human rights which spurs the Filipino to fight for. About the Political instability‚ it is one of problem that the Philippines. Then it was follow by Madrid government which change the political administration in the colony. In 1853 to 1898‚ there were 41 political dictum
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This entry gives an estimate from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses‚ vital statistics registration systems‚ or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region. Note: Starting with the 1993 Factbook‚ demographic estimates for some countries (mostly African) have explicitly taken into account the effects
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started his campaign for his family and for La Liga Filipina. He went to Gov. Gen. Evlogio Despujol‚ whom met him by several times‚ for pardon for his father‚ brother & brother’s in law. On the night of his arrival‚ he met with Apolinario Mabini‚ Andres nBonifacio‚ Ambrocio Salvador‚ Timoteo Paez‚ Pedro Serrano Laktaw‚ Deodato Arellano & other Patriots to discuss about La Liga Filipina. He visited some provinces odf the North like Malolos‚ Bulacan‚ San Fernando Pampanga and Bacolod. He was invited
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Philippines History The metatarsal of Callao Man is reported to have been reliably dated by uranium-series dating to 67‚000 years ago[16] thereby replacing the Tabon Man of Palawan‚ carbon-dated to around 24‚000 years ago[17][18] as the oldest human remains found in the archipelago. Negritos were among the archipelago’s earliest inhabitants but their appearance in the Philippines has not been reliably dated.[19] There are several opposing theories regarding the origins of ancient Filipinos. F. Landa
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_______________________________________ Submitted to: Mr. Rowel L. Otero ______________________________ Submitted by: Marc Andreo C. Malala BSN-3 _______________________ BCSI Jan. 21‚2012 Chapter 7 The Philippine Revolution Andres Bonifacio ---known as the “Father of Philippine Revolution” who ordered his men to be alert and prepared for the expected assault of Spanish forces. Baldomero Aguinaldo ---he organized the Magdalo council of the Katipunan‚
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Juan Nakpil as Philippine National Artist Since then‚ the title “National Artist of the Philippines achieved its” achieved its complexity and great honor for having a broad criteria of choosing the nominees. It has been a prestigious award which fully granted for those who greatly excel and contributed widely in the development of Philippine arts. Philippine Arts‚ which plays a vital role for the preservation and commercialization of our own culture‚ should be a product of fully Filipino style
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