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    BALAGTAS Gat Francisco Balagtas Monument Francisco Balagtas was born on April 2‚ 1788 in Barrio Panginay‚ Bigaa‚ Bulacan as the youngest of the four children of Juan Balagtas‚ a blacksmith‚ and Juana de la Cruz. He studied in a parochial school in Bigaa and later in Manila. During his childhood years. Francisco later worked as houseboy in Tondo‚ Manila. Balagtas learned to write poetry from José de la Cruz (Huseng Sisiw)‚ one of the most famous poets of Tondo‚ in return of chicks. It was

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    has made art his religion‚ and he abandons family‚ Catholicism‚ and country to worship it.<br><br>The name Joyce gave his hero underscores this aspect of his character. His first name comes from St. Stephen‚ the first Christian martyr; many readers have seen Stephen as a martyr to his art. His last name comes from the great inventor of Greek myth‚ Daedalus‚ whose mazes and waxen wings are the kind of splendid artistic creations Stephen hopes to

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    immediately gives impression that the executions which took place due to Easter Rising had a big impact on people of Ireland ‘’grisly executions …’ which suggests that not only it provoked greater hostility but also made martyrs. This quote implies that it provoked sympathy towards Martyrs from the public. Source T also states that due to ‘German connections’ the punishment was death which was a trigger to even greater hostility towards British as Irish people believed that the penalty was too harsh and

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    Paolo Cruz‚ Jose Cruz‚ Edquiban‚ Lao‚ Bengzon‚ Urbano‚ Stamboel‚ Baloy‚ Magno‚  Colobong  Rizal Memes:  1.  (picture of cellphone of Rizal) Top: I love you‚ babe. Bottom: Send to all   *iphone message image    ­Send to: babe 1‚ babe 2‚ babe 3 etc    ­Message: I love you‚ babe.  (“SEND TO ALL”)     2.  (picture of Rizal) Top: Ready to die for my country Bottom: Not ready for commitment      3.  (picture of Bonifacio and Rizal) Bonifacio invites Rizal to join the KKK. Rizal: *seenzoned  *FB group message image 

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    - DNA TESTING - "It’s good to know where you come from. It makes you what you are today. It’s DNA‚ it’s in your blood. Alexander McQueen".DNA testing is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organism‚ with the exception of some viruses can solve many mysteries and I believe there are three main reason why it is beneficial for society. First‚ DNA can solve criminal cases.it could help police to investigate crimes

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    Can a country’s government be run on religion alone? In the autobiography” The Complete Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi‚ the author demonstrated how the country of Iran is currently a theocratic nation. Were much of the governments legitimacy is derived from the Iranian government linking their laws and ruling to the country’s religion of Islam. The illustrated memoir‚ “the Complete Persepolis” written by Marjane Satrapi follows the story of the authors childhood and growing up with her family

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    were later built with stone supports that allowed builders to construct thinner walls and stained glass windows. As many churches were built‚ stonemasons carved sculptures to decorate them. Most depicted Biblical scenes and the lives of saints and martyrs. Stained glass windows were also created depicting the life of Jesus or other religious themes. These pictures served as a way to educate many of the people that were unable to read. Medieval artists also constructed altarpiece paintings to depict

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    is a national holiday of India to mark the adoption of the constitution of India and the transition of India from the Brit ish dominion to a republic on 26th January‚ 1950. This festival is always a solemn reminder of the sacrifice of the martyrs who dedicated their lives for the freedom movement and the succeeding wars. On the Republic Day‚ t he independence pledge of nationalists is renewed. The Republic Day is without speeches. It is the only ceremony in which rhetoric is in

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    Pro-orthodox Christians responded to persecution/accusations in one of two ways. One response to persecution was martyrdom. Before persecution the Romans gave Christians a choice‚ deny Jesus or die. An example of this would be The Martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicity. In this reading we see Perpetua’s father come to her‚ while she’s in prison awaiting a hearing‚ and beg her to deny Jesus (and perform the Roman rituals instead) so she wouldn’t be killed. She couldn’t do it. Even on the day of her hearing

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    In the face of death‚ Sister Dorothy Stang trusted God with her life. Sister Dorothy was a sister who dedicated her life to serving the people in Brazil. In Brazil‚ she worked to help poor communities and farmers build villages and ultimately a more promising future. Risking her life everyday‚ Sister Dorothy did her missionary work until she was martyred on February 12‚ 2005. Although her death was surely untimely‚ Sister Dorothy’s life and her story showed her best qualities and can even influence

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