“EL FILIBUSTERISMO” CHARACTERS Simoun - Crisostomo Ibarra in disguise‚ left for dead at the end of Noli Me Tangere‚ has resurfaced as the wealthy jeweler‚ Simoun‚ sporting a beard‚ blue-tinted glasses‚ and a revolver. Fueled by his mistreatment at the hands of the Spaniards and his fury at Maria Clara’s fate. Basilio - Son of Sisa. A graduating Medical Student who befriended Simoun. This is the same Basilio introduced in Noli Me Tangere. Isagani Villamor - Basilio’s friend‚ ex-beau of Paulita
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comes back to the Philippines after a 7-year absence. In his honor‚ Don Santiago delos Santos "Captain Tiago" a family friend‚ threw a get-together party‚ which was attended by friars and other prominent figures. One of the guests‚ former San Diego curate Fray Dámaso Vardolagas belittled and slandered Ibarra. Ibarra brushed off the insults and took no offense; he instead politely excused himself and left the party because of an allegedly important task. The next day‚ Ibarra visits María Clara‚ his
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• popularly known as Plaridel • leading propagandist for reforms in the Philippines • editor and co-publisher of La Solidaridad • born August 30‚ 1850 in Cupang‚ San Nicolas‚ Bulacan to Julian del Pilar and Blasa Gatmaytan • died July 4‚ 1896 of tuberculosis‚ in Barcelona‚ Spain • He tried to marshal the nationalist sentiment of the Filipino ilustrados‚ or bourgeoisie‚ against Spanish imperialism. • He wrote "Dasalan at Tuksuhan" and also made a parody of
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designer. By 1688‚ Prince Ferdinando de Medici of Florence‚ son of the Grand Duke of Tuscany got Bartolomeo Cristofori because of his talent and reputation. The princes owned forty harpsichords and spinets‚ and hired Cristofori at the age of 33 to both curate the collection‚ and build new ones. Cristofori became the custodian of the instruments in the court in starting from 1690. Around 1700‚ he began to work on an instrument on which the player could achieve changes in loudness just by changing the force
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Granville-Barker stands next to Shaw in the renaissance of English drama in the beginning of 20th century. He is hailed as the father of British National Theater movement. He himself was a good actor of his times. He also sat in the chair as director and producer. He was often compared with Galsworthy and Shaw. He excelled Shaw in putting argument on stage. On the other hand‚ his plays are less well made in comparison to Galsworthy. Barker wrote a few poetic plays. He had arranged their performances
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Jean Pearce was the ‘Parish Secretary’ and Anne Finny the ‘House keeper’ of Abbey Wood Parish. Ted Burns was the Sacristan and he was a reader too Current Sacristan of St Benet is Fr Anthony Castle (known as Fr Tony Castle ) joined the parish as a Curate in April 1965. Fr Tony Castle was born in May 1978‚ in Dover and he had been trained for the priesthood from the age of thirteen. He ordained in June 1963 at Wonesh and before joining Abbey Wood Parish‚ he had served two years as an assistant priest
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Americans were constantly told that they were inferior to white people and deserved to be treated as so. The majority of America’s white population found nothing erroneous with their derogatory actions and environment of mistreatment that they helped curate. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the atmosphere of segregation and discrimination affects Scout and the other children through their interactions with Dolphus Raymond‚ Tom Robinson and his trial‚ and the Ewells. The way that the white population of
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The Philippines Under Spanish Rule (1600s-1800s) REASONS FOR SPANISH COLONIZATION When King Charles send an expedition to the East‚ his purpose was for commercial. But when Legazpi succeeded laying foundation in the Philippines‚ the Spanish claim the archipelago in two reasons: first‚ since the Philippines was discovered under the patronage of Spain‚ Philippines therefore was owned by Spain; second‚ since Spain‚ being in actual possession of the Philippines‚ it had the right to colonize it. As such
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“Jane Eyre” is a novel of passion‚ desire‚ rage and defiance‚ combining to form a literary sensation that has withstood the test of time. The novel’s sense of mystery‚ betrayal and deceit create the perfect romance narrative which has been evoking passion from its readers for over a century. Jane’s enduring quest for love‚ love of a family and of an equal fulfill the human ideals of romance as she defies all obstacles in her way. The love between Rochester and Jane dissolves the constraints of Victorian
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Plato‚ famous philosopher and student of Aristotle‚ once wrote of his skepticism of common sense in a piece he titled‚ “Allegory of the Cave.” In reference to people chained in a cave he writes‚ “how could they see anything but shadows if they were never allowed to move their heads?” As Plato highlights here‚ certain aspects of our reality will always allude us and thus our own perception of the world is based upon the shadows‚ or the biased perception of what we deem certain. One of these aspects
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