... We can also remember how he pursued his studies until he was able to travel to different places and encountered different challenges. We can’t as well forget his two of his great works Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. And the event on how he died in Luneta is still in our memories as we observe Rizal Day on December 30 yearly. We Filipinos are until today educated about Dr. Rizal. One can possibly wonder why we are studying our national hero as a subject itself. It is simply because Rizal Course is mandated by law under Republic Act 1425 or known as Rizal Law. Many may not be familiar with this law. This act was before Senate Bill No. 438 written and sponsored by former Senator Claro M. Recto and then written by former Senator Jose P. Laurel as R.A. 1425. On the 12th day of June 1956, the bill was enacted. Rizal law is made up of six sections that can be conceptualized in the law’s three major provisions. First, it directs educational agencies to include in the curricula of all schools, colleges and universities, public or private, the study of the life of our national hero, with emphasis on the original or unexpurgated versions of the Noli and El Fili. Second, it obliges all the libraries of all schools, colleges and universities to maintain an adequate number of copies of Noli and El Fili in their collections. Third, it directs the Board of National Education to take charge of the translation, reproduction and distribution of printed...
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...------------------------------------------------- Noli me Tangere Chapter 5 summary Crisosto Ibarra proceeded to his room after being dropped off. Too preoccupied with what he had just heard, Ibarra, although looking out the window, did not notice the house on the opposite bank, well-lit and with orchestra music being played. Had he observed more closely, he would have noticed the different class of people surrounding the lovely Maria Clara: Chinese, Spaniards,Filipinos, soldiers, curates, old men and young. Maria Clara, clothed in a picturesque garment, was having her hair fixed by Dona Victorina. Father Damaso was admiring her beauty while Father Sibyla was talking to her. Only a young Franciscan, who looked thin and wasted, was indifferent to her and what was happening around him. Ibarra, tired from all the thinking, fell asleep and only the Franciscan stood awake all night. ------------------------------------------------- Noli me Tangere Chapter 4 summary While admiring the tranquil night, the elder Lieutenant greeted Ibarra while he was deep in thoughts. He surprised Ibarra by revealing how much he knew about the elder Ibarra. Don Raphael Ibarra was the richest man in the province. While many did like him, there were also some who despised him out of envy. Once, there was a Spanish ex-artilleryman who was discharged from the army. Because hard labor would bring shame to their prestige, he somehow got himself a job as a tax collector. But this Spaniard was illiterate...
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...Bais, A (2012) The Noli Me Tángere Catalyst of Revolution 1. Summarize the author's ideas in your own words. There are several points that the author mentioned in this article. However, he focused on the idea of Rizal using his writings especially the Noli Me Tangere as a catalyst of revolution. He stated there that Rizal intentionally used his writings to fight against the Spaniards and he did not want to take the power of Spaniards over us, instead he wanted us to be assimilated with Spain. It was also mentioned by the author that Rizal would rather use pen and a paper because he didn’t want useless bloodshed. He believe that Filipinos are not prepared for the revolution. 2. Do you agree with the idea that he wants to convey or not? Why? Yes, maybe Rizal intentionally wrote his articles to ignite the emotions of his readers and show their nationalism through a revolution. There are several events in the novel Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo that reflect the kind of oppression that Filipino experienced from the Spaniards. These written proofs are enough to ignited the urge of Filipinos to fight for their own rights. 3. Based on this writing, what kind of 'Rizal' does the author want to portray to us? Rizal as a reformist. He was able to fight for what he believes in without using any force. However, I would say that he can also be considered as a revolutionalist because his writings were one of the reasons why Filipinos fight against Spaniards. We know Rizal as an educated...
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...MY REACTION PAPER TO NOLI ME TANGERE The title of this novel "Noli Me Tangere" is a Latin words meaning in tagalong “Huwag Mo Akong Salingin”. Jose Rizal, our national hero is the writer of this novel, where in, this novel was written during his time, where in, the exact year was 1884, he was in Madrid taking up medicine when he write this novel. When he finished his course (Medicine), he went to Paris and continues writing this novel. In Berlin, Jose Rizal finished the last part of this novel. This novel was written to remind us the bad things that Jose Rizal experienced during his time by the Spanish. From the very start of this novel, the first plan of our national hero is, to write this novel with the help of his countryman that is also suffering to the hands of the Spanish, but suddenly he failed to do it with the help of his countryman, because his countryman lose their hope in fulfilling their dreams to have freedom in the hands of the Spanish colonies. Jose Rizal did not give up, because he continue write this novel without the help of his countryman, and he decided to write it by himself only. The first chapter of this novel was entitled µ¶the paging¶¶, where in, in this chapter stated the lifestyle of Don Santiago de los Santos also known as Capitan Tiago, he was from Binondo and he was the step father of Maria Clara according to this chapter. In this chapter, the other characters was Padre sibyla, Padre Damaso, and Tangent Guevarra.According to this chapter, Capitan...
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...Rizal sa Berlin (1886): Tag-lamig at ang Noli • Naghirap si Rizal dahil walang padalang pera mula sa Calamba at siya’y talagang wala ni isang kusing • Naibenta na niya pati mga aklat niya, hindi niya mabayaran ang renta, kumakain lamang siya isang beses isang araw (na tinapay, tubig at sabaw lamang), naluma ang kanyang mga damit at manipis na sa kagagamit, siya mismo ang naglalaba ng kanyang damit dahil wala na siyang pambayad • Nagkasakit si Rizal dahil sa lamig at nang magsimula ang kanyang pagubo ay natakot siyang maaring magkaroon siya ng tuberculosis • Rizal sa isang sulat sa isang kaibigan: “Hindi na ako nananalig na malalathala pa ang Noli Me Tangere noong nasa Berlin ako…Naroon ako sa puntong ibabalibag ko sa apoy ang aking akda bilang isang isinumpang bagay, nararapat lamang matupok…” Rizal at Viola (Disyembre1886): Noli Me Tangere • Naabutan ni Maximo Viola si Rizal na hulog ang katawan at yayat ang itsura at pinayuhan si Rizal na kulang lamang sa pagkain at walang tuberculosis pagkatapos eksaminin ang kalagayan ng kaibigan • Nagbalik ang pananalig ni Rizal sa sarili sa tulong ng aruga at pagtangkilik ng kaibigang si Maximo Viola Berlin (Pebrero 21, 1887): Noli Me Tangere • Natapos ni Rizal ang manuscript ng Noli Me Tangere 11:30 ng gabi Lunes Pebrero 21 1887 • Natanggap mula kay Paciano sa pamamagitan ng bayaw na si Silvestre Ubaldo ang 300 pisong hiningi niya (na nagastos niya sa pagkain at tirahan kayat walang natira para pagpapalimbag) • Nagalok si Maximo Viola na...
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...myself to the persons who in the stage played. I enjoy watching the whole time. I absorbed every chapter of the play. While I’m watching I remember what Spaniards done in Filipinos. Spaniards abused the weakness of Filipinos; they used their power to do what they want to do. Especially I remember the system of the government, religious group and the justice implements in our country during the time of Spaniard colony. The whole time that I watch I feel blessed and proud for being one of the Filipino because we Filipinos fight for freedom in a good and nice way. We fight even we don’t have strong weapon to fight Spaniards army. I believed that the hero of El Filibusterismo is a rich jeweler named Simoun. He was Crisostomo Ibarra of the Noli Metangere. One good thing I saw in the play was that, it did not only show simoun’s (Jose Rizal) strong or positive points but his weaknesses and personal struggles also. It only shows that no man is perfect as was our national hero. However, this does not degrade his personality and character. Instead, it strengthens even more the views that Dr. Jose Rizal understood and had a good heart for his fellow countrymen. The impact of El Filibusterismo is to awaken the eyes of the Filipinos, to make revenge against the Spaniards, it just for peace and to get back the freedom. To show how Spaniards abused Filipinos. How the government system affects our lives. How religious groups used their power to manipulate Filipinos. Also El Filibusterismo...
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...------------------------------------------------- Noli me Tangere Chapter 5 summary Crisosto Ibarra proceeded to his room after being dropped off. Too preoccupied with what he had just heard, Ibarra, although looking out the window, did not notice the house on the opposite bank, well-lit and with orchestra music being played. Had he observed more closely, he would have noticed the different class of people surrounding the lovely Maria Clara: Chinese, Spaniards,Filipinos, soldiers, curates, old men and young. Maria Clara, clothed in a picturesque garment, was having her hair fixed by Dona Victorina. Father Damaso was admiring her beauty while Father Sibyla was talking to her. Only a young Franciscan, who looked thin and wasted, was indifferent to her and what was happening around him. Ibarra, tired from all the thinking, fell asleep and only the Franciscan stood awake all night. ------------------------------------------------- Noli me Tangere Chapter 4 summary While admiring the tranquil night, the elder Lieutenant greeted Ibarra while he was deep in thoughts. He surprised Ibarra by revealing how much he knew about the elder Ibarra. Don Raphael Ibarra was the richest man in the province. While many did like him, there were also some who despised him out of envy. Once, there was a Spanish ex-artilleryman who was discharged from the army. Because hard labor would bring shame to their prestige, he somehow got himself a job as a tax collector. But this Spaniard was illiterate and...
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...José Rizal, a Filipino nationalist and medical doctor, conceived the idea of writing a novel that would expose the ills of Philippine society after reading Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin. He preferred that the prospective novel express the way Filipino culture was backward, anti-progress, anti-intellectual, and not conducive to the ideals of the Age of Enlightenment. He was then a student of medicine in the Universidad Central de Madrid. In a reunion of Filipinos at the house of his friend Pedro A. Paterno in Madrid on 2 January 1884, Rizal proposed the writing of a novel about the Philippines written by a group of Filipinos. His proposal was unanimously approved by the Filipinos present at the party, among whom were Pedro, Maximino and Antonio Paterno, Graciano López Jaena, Evaristo Aguirre, Eduardo de Lete, Julio Llorente and Valentin Ventura. However, this project did not materialize. The people who agreed to help Rizal with the novel did not write anything. Initially, the novel was planned to cover and describe all phases of Filipino life, but almost everybody wanted to write about women. Rizal even saw his companions spend more time gambling and flirting with Spanish women. Because of this, he pulled out of the plan of co-writing with others and decided to draft the novel alone. Plot Having completed his studies in Europe, young Juan Crisóstomo Ibarra y Magsalin comes back to the Philippines after a 7-year absence. In his honor, Don Santiago delos Santos...
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