us upon entering the hall. The super- sized painting depicts dark hollow beneath the Roman arena referred as the Spoliarium where the bodies of slain gladiators are being dragged away for disposal. For Luna‚ the lifeless gladiators represent the Filipinos during the Spanish period. Across the Spoliarium is the stunning painting by Hildalgo of The Assassination of General Bustamante and His Son. The painting depicts the murder of the governor in the hands of the friars and supporters and it was also
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Filipino Insurrection During the Spanish-American War the Filipinos were allies to the United States and helped them fight against the Spanish. After the war the United States decided to maintain possession of the Philippines‚ which angered Aguinaldo. This led to Aguinaldo organizing an insurrection against the U.S. Since the Filipinos were outnumbered by American Soldiers they had to use guerilla warfare. The Filipinos that fought in the insurrection believed they were fighting for the same
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refute the accusations of prejudiced Spanish writers against his race‚ Rizal annotated the book‚ Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas‚ written by the Spaniard Antonio Morga. The book was an unbiased presentation of 16th century Filipino culture. Rizal through his annotation showed that Filipinos had developed culture even before the coming of the Spaniards. While annotating Morga’s book‚ he began writing the sequel to the Noli‚ the El Filibusterismo. He completed the Fili in July 1891 while he was in Brussels
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Parisian life .despite the social parties and the glittering light of the city ‚ he continued his fruitful artistic ‚ literary ‚ and patriotic labor(makabayang pag gawa)‚ he published his annotated(comment) edition of Morgam’s success; founded three Filipino societies‚ the kidlat club‚ the indios bravos ‚ and the R.D.L.M.; AND wrote por telefono ‚ satire against fr.salvador font. Difficulty of finding quarters. on march 1889 ‚ it was extremely difficult For a visitor to find living quarters in Paris
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The Filipino Christmas: A Reflection of One’s Tradition Christmas is giving and loving in action‚ every time we give‚ every time we love‚ it’s Christmas. Christmas is more than just a celebration; for most Filipino-Christians it is a way of welcoming the coming of their savior Jesus Christ. Being in a country were catholic is dominant‚ church plays a big role when it comes to Christmas‚ for the nine dawns before Christmas they have something called Simbang Gabi where they attend mass for
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Short Story: Bread of Salt Poem: Isang Dipang Langit Group 11 (Vardeleon‚ Tiu‚ Gabana) Short Story: The Day the Dancers Came Poem: Confessions of a Green Card Bearer Group 12 (Zabala‚ Batoon‚ Rico) Short Story: Children of the City Poem: Filipino American Barbie Questions for Reporting |Short Stories |Poems | |GROUP 1
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The Filipino Family Confronts the Modern World This article focuses on the changes that Filipino Family encounters because of the fast development of technology that affects our entire life. The Filipino Family has had to confront the pressures of modernization and constantly redefine its role in a rapidly changing society. Varied though the responses have been‚ they all reflect one theme – rising aspirations. For the masses this means an awakening desire to divert material benefits currently
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Mr. Santos‚ was asked to speak before an audience in Kalamazoo‚ MI one October when the war was still on. On the same night he met another Filipino – Celestino Fabia‚ a farmer. Mr. Santos was surprised to see a man who travelled really long just to hear him talk. In the course of the discussion‚ the man asked‚ in sporadically incorrect English‚ how the Filipino women of today were different from the stereotype he was familiar with. Mr. Santos replied that although they differ in the exterior‚ both
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17 Bad Habits & Attitudes of Filipinos That Need to Change bewilderedstateofself: 1. Thoughtless When someone celebrates birthday‚ graduation or winning the lotto in the neighborhood‚ the party lasts through deep in the night‚ keeping neighbors awake by the noise of an out of tune videoke singer. 2. Inconsiderate Even after agreeing to meet at a certain time‚ some Filipinos manage to fail this initial agreement‚ using alibis as traffic‚ got caught up with something or lost in the way‚ disregarding
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Nano‚ Rudyard Jose IV R. October 9‚ 2014 2SCl English Broken marriages among Overseas Filipino Workers One of the major problems that the country faces today is the issue of broken marriages among Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW). One of the major problems of OFWs is the struggle of broken families‚ these are caused by the feeling of loneliness‚ and the feeling of freedom from the long distance with their wives or husbands. This may also be caused by a situation
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