In the not too distant future‚ Britain is filled with torture cells‚ unfair punishments‚ and prejudice against minorities. However in the mist of all this chaos‚ one man known only by the name V dares to stand up to the government and is labeled as a terrorist. One night V rescues a young woman called Evey Hammond and an unlikely bond between the two emerges which results with Evey becoming Vs ally. But though V may be charismatic and have a passion for justice he also is bitter and has his own personal
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Jose Carlos was administered an 11th grade level passage‚ “The Time Machine” by H.G. Wells‚ to read aloud in English. It was apparent this passage is still advanced for his language level of fluency. He mispronounced many words such as: vague‚ inkling‚ Filby‚ Hastings‚ anachronisms‚ Plato‚ extravagant‚ theories‚ interest‚ communistic‚ and verifications. However‚ the student had no prior exposure to the proper names and other high tier vocabulary words. Jose Carlos conducted many pauses to sound out
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Reaction to the movie: This film has power. I did not feel this 3-hours-movie long. Director Diaz-Abaya described Rizal not only from outside but from his inner side. The plot was very complicated‚ but still not difficult to follow. Since I first knew of Rizal in a book of Asian history‚ I have had a question. Why is Rizal the National Hero‚ not Aginard‚ nor Bonifacio? Rizal did little except writing two novels. Why? Watching the movie‚ I thought I had an answer. Historically‚ his books and
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Structure/Stratification Economic surplus/trading System of Writing Intellectual advancement/progress (inventions‚ technology) Common Language One Belief Metallurgy and Metalworking Historical Assertions of Rizal on Philippine Early Civilization Jose Rizal asserts that the Philippine archipelago already housed a sophisticated civilization even before the arrival of the Spniards. Ancient Syllabary (system of writing) Metallurgy and Metalworking Shipbuilding Trading with China and other neighboring
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The Count of Monte Cristo: A Reaction Paper My sister asked me to write this for her assignment.. This story had intrigued me ever since I found out that this was one of the favorite novels of our national hero‚ Dr. Jose Rizal. I was excited to see how this story was being put on screen‚ and how the actors would portray the characters. I had not read the book because I wasn’t born a bookworm like my sister. I would rather watch than read stuff. But I somehow knew that the theme and plot were
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Shattering the myth about Rizal and the Pontifical UST Here are some excerpts from Fr. Fidel Villaroel’s study: Myth: Rizal complained about his grades in UST and was discriminated and treated shabbily by the Dominicans. Fact: 1. Rizal entered the UST in 1877‚ enrolling in the Pre-Law Course‚ which was made up of philosophical subjects. The course was commonly called metaphysics. He passed the course brilliantly with the highest grades in spite of his initial indifference to philosophy
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100 or the "Rizal" course. As one of our final requirements‚ we were required to submit an essay on Ambeth Ocampo’s renowned book Rizal Without the Overcoat. Here’s what I wrote (crammed might be a better word choice) Heh heh: My Perception of Jose Rizal and Ambeth Ocampo’s Rizal Without the Overcoat Of all the things I have learned in our humble university‚ none of it I treasure more than the ability to see things objectively and contextually. I used to be a brash and outspoken young man
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History of Philippine Literature 1.) Pre-Colonial Period • The evolution of Philippine literature depended on the influences of colonization and the spirit of the age. But before the change was done‚ indigenous Philippine literature was based on the given traditions and customs of a particular area of the country. Of course‚ Philippines is an archipelago country‚ consisting several islands‚ (7‚107 islands to be exact). And each of those islands has their specifications of cultures
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works of art that depict one of the core aspects of our Catholic faith - the Holy Trinity. Although all of them are breathtakingly beautiful‚ one of them stood out to me the most. The painting I chose is called The Trinity. The Trinity was painted by Jose de Ribera (also spelled Jusepe‚ Josef‚ or Giuseppe) in 1635. Ribera was born on January 12‚ 1591 in Xativa‚ Spain. He spent most of his life in Italy and was trained by Francisco Ribalta. He worked in Parma and Rome before marrying and spending the
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CHAPTER 19: EL FILIBUSTERISMO PUBLISHED IN GHENT I. PRIVATIONS IN GHENT a. Reasons for moving to Ghent i. Cost of printing in Ghent was cheaper than in Brussels ii. To escape from the enticing attraction of Petite Suzanne II. PRINTING OF EL FILIBUSTERISMO a. He pawned his jewels in order to pay the down payment and the early partial payments during the printing of the novel III. VENTURA‚ SAVIOR OF FILI a. Valentine Ventura in Paris learned of Rizal’s predicament and immediately sent him
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