Jose Rizal was a man of incredible intellectual power‚ with amazing artistic talent as well. He excelled at anything that he put his mind to - medicine‚ poetry‚ sketching‚ architecture‚ sociology... the list seems nearly endless. Thus‚ Rizal’s martyrdom by the Spanish colonial authorities while he was still quite young was a huge loss to the Philippines‚ and to the world at large. Today‚ the people of the Philippines honor him as their national hero. On June 19‚ 1861‚ Francisco Rizal Mercado and
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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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José Rizal |Date of birth: |June 19‚ 1861. | |Place of birth: |Calamba‚ Laguna‚ Philippines | |Date of death: |December 30‚ 1896 (aged 35) | |Place of death: |Bagumbayan (now Rizal Park)‚ Manila‚ Philippines | |Major organizations: |La Solidaridad‚ La Liga Filipina | |Major monuments: |Rizal Park
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Lora Ledesma ------------------------------------------------- Mar. 4‚ 2013 RAJO LAUREL Rajo Laurel is one of Philippine’s most celebrated young fashion designers today. His success stands on talent‚ determination‚ and entrepreneurial drive. This is why I chose him as the focus of this homework. On 19th of May‚ 1971‚ the Philippine fashion industry’s contemporary entrepreneurial players was born. Young Rajo had the green archer’s blood‚ studying in De La Salle Zobel in Muntinlupa City
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thought it meant much. Whenever I looked up “Lauren‚” every website said it meant “crowned with a wreath of laurel.” For thirteen years‚ I thought that I was named after a plant. Only recently‚ I looked up what a laurel wreath actually was. In ancient times‚ laurel leaves were used in crowns for Olympic winners and were worn on Roman emperors to celebrate triumphs (kidzsearch.com). Laurel wreaths were a symbol of victory and glory. The name Lauren comes from French and English origins. My name has
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Laurel high school has been the most glamorous of places to play baseball. The grass was scarce‚ dominated from large patches of dirt scattered across the outfield. Our batting cage left untouched for months at a time‚ creating a chest high jungle of weeds that consumed you as you entered. There were no perks of playing for the baseball program. The athletic director ignored us‚ the students didn’t support us‚ and the School wouldn’t adequately fund us. All we had were ourselves and an insatiable
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Polytechnic University of the Philippines Sta. Mesa‚ Manila College of Business As a partial fulfilment of the requirements of the subject HIST 1023 Buhay‚ Mga Gawain at Sinulat ni Rizal Monuments of Dr. Jose P. Rizal Around the World Rizal Park (Luneta Park)‚ Manila‚ Philippines Description: 12.7 m bronze and unpolished granite sculpture and obelisk. On one side of the Rizal Monument is a marble plaque marking the exact spot where the hero met his death by firing squad and on the other side
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Why Jose rizal wrote the poem The Song Of The Traveler? Answer: José Rizal was a true Filipino‚ but he was also educated and acculturated to the European lifestyle and mindset. Imagine for him the feeling of returning from affluent and privileged society in Europe to his impoverished homeland‚ the Philippines‚ corruptly administered under Spanish "frailocracia" where the native Filipinos were treated as as inferior race of "indios". In his thoughts and writings he often straddles a difficult
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RIZAL LAW Republic Act No. 1425‚ known as the Rizal Law‚ mandates all educational institutions in the Philippines to offer courses about José Rizal. The full name of the law is An Act to Include in the Curricula of All Public and Private Schools‚ Colleges and Universities Courses On the Life‚ Works and Writings of Jose Rizal‚ Particularly His Novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo‚ Authorizing the Printing and Distribution Thereof‚ and for Other Purposes. The measure was strongly opposed by
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Laurel is also a main character in HGAM. Laurel is portrayed as a beautiful Mexican American woman who has a white skin‚ a long brown hair‚ and pretty grey eyes. She is a quiet and passive woman but she tries to gives her best for Annalise. Laurel is also curious to find the reason why Annalise hires her. Picture 17 that was taken by using medium shot shows a conversation between Laurel and Bonnie. Laurel is asking Bonnie why Annalise chooses her because another Keating’s five have the reason. She
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