good Like a compass whose point to the North is bound. Thou did make me descend From honorable home and respectable stock‚ And a homeland thou gavest me Without limit‚ fair and rich Though fortune and prudence it does lack. The Song of Maria Clara Sweet the hours in the native country‚ where friendly shines the sun above! Life is the breeze that sweeps the meadows; tranquil is death; most tender‚ love. Warm kisses on the lips are playing as we awake to mother’s face: the
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Topic: The effects of tradition and how it displayed in short stories “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson‚ and “Marriage is a Private Affair” by Chinua Achebe. Tradition is something you pass down through generation to generation. Something that usually is a long established custom or belief that has been passed on a certain way. When the word tradition enters your mind‚ no one comes to think that tradition may have negative effects. Times have changed‚ should the way we live our lives change along
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Macao‚ 1888 Rizal was a full-grown man of 27 years of age when he was forced to leave his country for a second time in February 1888. On February 3 Rizal left Manila for Hong Kong on board the Zafiro. He was sick and sad during the crossing of the China Sea. He did not get off his ship when it made brief stopover at Amoy on February 7 for three reasons: -He was not feeling well -It was raining hard -He heard the city was dirty Visit to Macao On February 18‚ Rizal accompanied by
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somewhat interesting book entitled “Rizal Without Overcoat”‚ Ambeth Ocampo present his ideas and insights in a different manner‚ in a sense that it is laid in a series of essays and somewhat presented in a narrative way with a simple twist of humour. In this book‚ Ocampo vigorously argues and sought to narrate on some lapses‚ mistakes and faults of some historians about the life of our National Hero – Dr. Jose Rizal. The book also offers new insights and data on Rizal through photographs‚ correspondences
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Hermano‚ Michael Angelo G. MT11216 Childhood In the movie Dr. Jose Rizal is a curious kid‚ the seventh child of Francisco Mercado Rizal and Teodora Alonso y Quintos‚ was born in Calamba‚ Laguna‚ on June 19‚ 1861. Francisco Mercado was 43-years old when Rizal was born‚ having more than average height; his face was serious and noble. He was a man of few words‚ dignified and hospitable. Having studied in the Colegio de San Jose in Manila‚ he possessed an elementary education that was sufficient
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The Birth of Rizal DR. JOSE PROTACIO MERCADO RIZAL ALONZO YREALONDA MEANINGS OF NAME Doctor - completed his medical course in Spain and was conferred the degree of Licentiate in Medicine by the Universidad Central de Madrid Jose- was chosen by his mother who was a devotee of the Christian saint SanJose (St. Joseph) Protacio- from Gervacio P. which come from a Christian calendar Mercado-adopted in 1731 by Domigo Lamco (the paternal great-great-grandfather of Jose Rizal) which the Spanish
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The Rizals is considered one of the biggest families during their time. Domingo Lam-co‚ the family’s paternal ascendant was a full-blooded Chinese who came to the Philippines from Amoy‚ China in the closing years of the 17th century and married a Chinese half-breed by the name of Ines de la Rosa. Researchers revealed that the Mercado-Rizal family had also traces of Japanese‚ Spanish‚ Malay and Even Negrito blood aside from Chinese. Jose Rizal came from a 13-member family consisting of his parents
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Dr. Jose Rizal Controversies Dr. Jose Rizal‚ the well-loved Philippine national hero‚ and the brave known genius was famous and will remain famous worldwide. I don’t know if you’ve heard bout him‚ but of course if you’re a Filipino‚ you surely know him well because he’s a big part of the Philippine history. Jose Rizal is a star and like I’ve said genius and every star and genius is famous. And every famous is controversial. Before I go direct to Jose Rizal’s controversies‚ have a brief information
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JOSE RIZAL LIFE HISTORY José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda (June 19‚ 1861 – December 30‚ 1896)‚ was a Filipino nationalist‚ writer and revolutionary. 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 essay.José Rizal also had Spanish and Japanese ancestors. Jose Rizal was born to a wealthy family in Calamba‚ Laguna and was the seventh of eleven children.His parents were Francisco
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Ultimo’s Dias de Rizal Rizal’s Last Days Setting: 19th Century Philippines Characters: Host/ Narrator- Josephine Bracken Bonifacio- Teodora Alonso Katipuneros- Various Judge- Attorney-(on a terrace in Fort San Pedro) Trinidad- Paciano- Gob. General- Traviel andrada Friar Host: Jose Rizal. When we hear the name Jose Rizal‚ we can automatically think of that person shot in Bagumbayan now called Luneta Park or the man on the one peso coin. Maybe some knew him well and
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