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    -"Summary of the Film"- Jose Protasio "Pepe" Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda or known "Jose Rizal" was a Filipino writer who wrote a novels. His novels are all about for the Spaniards that living in the Philippines and to brighten the minds of all Filipinos from the harshly doings of the Spaniards. Jose Rizal take a Course of Doctor in University Of Sto. Tomas and continued his studies in Europe. When he was a child his first teacher was his mother "Teodora Alonso". Dr. Jose Rizal was intelligent

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    In July 1982 Jose Rizal was exiled as prisoner in Dapitan. When he arrived in Dapitan‚ he found it to be a sleepy little town. He thought of ways and means to make it clean‚ beautiful‚ and modern. With the help of his friend‚ father Sanchez‚ he made a map of Mindanao in front of the church. The map was made up of stones‚ earth‚ and grass and it serves as adornment that makes the town plaza beautiful. He and Father Sanchez‚ together with the citizens‚ had erected a lamp post in every corner of Dapitan

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    ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING Social and Economic Development towards Sustainability in Tondo‚ Manila I. Abstract Every day‚ people suffer from hunger‚ poverty‚ and pollution as a result of a low economic standard of a locale. It is caused by either the misleading of the government or the community or society itself‚ their lack of obedience to higher authority. The main problem in this locality involves the social‚ environmental‚ and political aspects within. For this reason‚ the community within

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    Josephine Bracken

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    Josephine Bracken The Sweet Stranger Josephine Bracken was five-foot-one and looked like a real European girl. She had been described as having a rather heavy face‚ a mouth that tilted downward and a pair of deep blue eyes.(Guerrero 1979) Called by Dr. Jose Rizal as his “dulce extranjera‚” Josephine Bracken lived a short and largely sad life.  Bracken was the daughter of Irish parents‚ James Bracken and Elizabeth MacBride.  Her father was a corporal in the British Army.  Her siblings consisting

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    Describing My Self

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    that lead in the resignation of the Philippine Islands from the Spanish Empire. This documentary of the Philippine national heroes for their great devotion and sacrifice to the country‚ the Philippines. The Founders of the Philippine Revolution Andres Bonifacio He was one of the pioneers of the secret society KKK‚ and later on he became the leader of the group‚ inspiring and encouraging the Filipinos to join them get their liberty from the Spaniards. Emilio Aguinaldo Aguinaldo joined the Katipunan

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    Youth during the time of Rizal And the Modern times INTRODUCTION Filipinos are known to be brave‚ especially if the one they’re fighting for is worth it. As former Sen. Ninoy Aquino said: “Filipinos are worth dying for”. He is right because if we are going to reminisce the past‚ Filipinos are good people who want a simple life and a peaceful country. Reform in the country was met by spirituous youths who wanted make a better country for the following generations. From the time of colonization

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    by the Spaniards—that of the white peninsulares and insulares as the higher ups versus the brown indios. These worldviews I think have long mired our values especially when it comes to our choosing of heroes. I have explained my position regarding Andres Bonifacio and the wrong portrayals about him (that popular notion that he was poor‚ uneducated‚ etc.) In fact‚ history attests that Mabini was poorer than Bonifacio. While Bonifacio did not finish school‚ he self-studied‚ reading the Rizalian novels

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    reflection paper

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    Jose Rizal “Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!”‚ after watching Jose Rizal the Movie‚ these are the words that wanted to find its way out into my mouth. Words that wanted to travel beyond distance and beyond boundaries that would defy ages to finally find a resonating voice that sent earthquake to the stoned floor of the holy temple of God that sheltered fiends who clothed themselves in white and who spoke His words with fluency but undoubtedly knew nothing of His language. I could not say it better‚ as a

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    Surrealism evolved in Paris in 1924 and became less popular in 1966. The movement began when a group of artists and writers wished to unlock the power of imagination. Surrealists felt that the mind repressed the power of imagination. Many Surrealist ideas helped shape the Abstract Expressionists which remain influential today. Artists such as Pablo Picasso‚ Max Ernst‚ Alberto Giacometti‚ and Salvador Dali created works that were very popular during the Surrealist movement‚ and still are today (“Surrealism”)

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    Portraiture Case Study “Some of the most fascinating portraits are those that offer the viewer an emotional or psychological insight into their subject” Compare and contrast the work of THREE artists who have explored the genre of portraiture. A portrait is typically defined as a representation of a specific individual‚ such as the artist might meet in life. “It could be drawn‚ painted‚ sculpted or photographed. A portrait is usually a statement‚ made firstly by the sitter‚ who wishes to be seen

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