In full‚ JOSÉ PROTACIO RIZAL MERCADO Y ALONSO REALONDA (born 19 June 1861‚ Calamba‚ Philippines- died 30 December 1896‚ Manila‚ Philippines)‚ patriot‚ physician and man of letters whose life and literary works were an inspiration to the Philippine nationalist movement. Rizal was the son of a prosperous landowner and sugar planter of Chinese-Filipino descent on the island of Luzon. His mother‚ Teodora Alonso‚ one of the most highly educated women in the Philippines at that time‚ exerted a powerful
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F. Sionil José or in full Francisco Sionil José (born December 3‚ 1924) is one of the most widely-read Filipino writers in the English language. His novels and short stories depict the social underpinnings of class struggles and colonialism in Filipino society. José’s works - written in English - have been translated into 22 languages‚ including Korean‚ Indonesian‚ Russian‚ Latvian‚ Ukrainian and Dutch. José was born in Rosales‚ Pangasinan‚ the setting of many of his stories. He spent his childhood
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Cathleen Ni Houlihan: Irish Nationalism In the early 1900s Ireland was conflicted with war. During this time period Yeats and Gregory wrote Cathleen Ni Houlihan‚ to send a message to the Irish people about serving one’s country. In his play Cathleen Ni Houlihan‚ Michael understands through Cathleen‚ a symbol of Ireland‚ the importance of sacrificing worldly needs in order to protect the motherland‚ and rises to become a hero. Yeats also shows that only devout devotion to one’s country
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campaign of freshman Senator Ted Cruz has announced that it made an impressive donations haul since he announced that he was running for president. Touting his connection to grassroots voters‚ the senator also downplayed the role that big money donors have played in funding his campaign. Overall‚ the campaign has received $14 million in three months‚ a sum that gives his campaign enough money to go up against fundraising juggernaut and front runner Jeb Bush. Ted Cruz was the first Republican to announce
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1. RIZAL AND HIS TIME PROLOGUEThe world of Rizal’s Times 2. Objectives 1. Discuss the historical background of the world and of the Philippines during Rizal’s time. 2. Identify the different evils done by the Spanish authorities in the Philippines. 3. Appreciate the events that led to the positive change in the lives of the 3. Before the birth of Rizal. 4. Feb. 19‚ 1861 – the liberal Czar Alexander II issued a proclamation emancipating 22‚500‚000 serfs to appease the rising discontent
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writings of our greatest hero as Filipino citizens. 2. Why Jose Rizal is our National hero? The greatest hero of the Philippines was a “many-splendored” genius. He was richly dowered by God with superb intellectual‚ moral and physical qualities and he does many things in our country that anyone can’t do. 3. Who made Jose Rizal the foremost hero of the Philippines? The parents of Dr. Jose Rizal was the one who made him the foremost hero‚ also one of
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The Pretender by F. Sionil Jose Summary Antonio Samson had just returned from the United States after finishing his doctorate studies. He visited his father in prison and told his father that he will soon be married to Carmen Villa‚ a member of an affluent family in Manila whom he met in the United States. Carmen’s mother did not like Tony because he is poor while her father likes him because he will be good for business. Anyways‚ the marriage was secretly held far earlier then planned because Carmen
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Ang Paglilitis ni Mang Serapio as an Absurdist Play Ang Paglilitis ni Mang Serapio is a paradigm of an Absurdist Play. By definition‚ Absurdist Play/Fiction life without meaning‚ basing from the actions and events that follow through to a conclusion of a literary piece. It could also be that the actions and efforts of the protagonist are all bound to falter in the end‚ like Mang Serapio conspired by the corrupt heads of the Federacion. The first accusation made to Mang Serapio was his efforts
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Facts About Dr. Jose Rizal Jose P. Rizal‚ a man of exceptional talent and intelligence‚ is the National Hero of the Philippines. That’s a fact (and might be the only fact) that every Filipino knows about Jose Rizal. One might ask‚ “How about his name?” Well‚ that might be uneasy because his full name is José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda. Let’s be honest that if we will be asked by some people about some things related to Rizal without the help of any references‚ we can only say
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“She’s a college freshman with a new BMW and she went into debt for it!” said Rachel Cruze at the beginning of her financial planning workshop at Texas A&M University-Commerce. She was politely describing the reckless spending that is prevalent among college students‚ and came to our university to raise awareness concerning the major debt crises among her young audience. She came to the university on October 11‚ and stood on stage in the Ferguson Auditorium to give college students‚ and other individuals
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