1. DEAD STARS Pas Marquez Benitez
2. The story is about a love triangle between Alfredo, Esperanza and Julia
3. Under the tree, Alfredo was remembering what happened six weeks ago…
4. One evening, he had gone “neighbouring” with Don Julian(Alfredo’s father) to Judge del Valle’s house wherein he met Julia Salas(Judge’s sister-in-law)
5. One Sunday morning, after the mass, Esperanza indirectly asked Alfredo about the visits they did. Uneasy feeling crept into his thoughts about the girl next door(Julia). Esperanza wanted to know if Alfredo goes straight at home after mass. Alfredo realized that after every mass, he was excited to go on “neighbouring”
6. Alfredo answered untruthfully, he said he went home to work or sometimes he goes neighbouring with Don Julian to Judge del Valle’s house Esperanza dropped the topic. She believed that if a man is engaged, he could not possibly love another woman
7. Just before the Holy week, Don Julian invited Judge del Valle and his family to go in Tanda to spend their Sunday afternoon there. In Tanda, Don Julian had a coconut plantation and a house on the beach
8. Julia & Alfredo talked. There was breeze from the water. It blew Julia’s hair away on her forehead. “I hope you’re enjoying this” “Very much. It looks like home to me, except we do not have such a lovely beach”
9. As they talked, Julia said that it might be the last time that they’ll see each other. “Why did you say this is the last time?” he said quietly as they turned back “I am going home”
10. Alfredo went to church. Soon, a row of lights emerged from the church down the street like a huge jewelled band studded with glitters where the Saint’s platforms were
11. He saw Esperanza and Esperanza’s mother pacing behind Our Lady of Sorrows. Esperanza stiffened consciously, tried to look unaware but couldn’t. The line moved
12. The line kept on moving, going away from the church and them back again After the procession, Alfredo and Julia Salas met again. But Julia found out about his wedding so she congratulated him
13. “Julita, did you ever have to choose between something you wanted to do and something you have to do?” “NO!” “I thought maybe you had that experience; then you could understand a man who was in such situation… You are fortunate” “Is– is this man sure of what he should do?”
14. Without lifting her eyes, she quickly turned and walked away Alfredo went home to Esperanza. They talked and there, the last words has been said…
15. "one tries to be fair--according to his lights--but it is hard. One would like to be fair to one's self first. But that is too easy, one does not dare--" "What do you mean?" she continued "Whatever my shortcomings, and no doubt they are many in your eyes, I have never gone out of my way, of my place, to find a man."
16. "Esperanza--" a desperate plea lay in his stumbling words. "If you--suppose I--" Yet how could a mere man word such a plea? "If you mean you want to take back your word, if you are tired of--why don't you tell me you are tired of me?" she burst out in a storm of weeping that left him completely shamed and unnerved.
17. The last words has been said But still, Alfredo and Esperanza got married He was not unhappy in his marriage. He felt no rebellion: only the calm of capitulation to what he recognized as irresistible forces of circumstance and of character.
18. After eight years, Alfredo was sent to a distant village due to a legal assignment. The place is names Sta. Cruz, Julia’s hometown He went to Julia’s house and found her there. Still unmarried. They talked.
19. Then he realized that his love for Julia was gone. He felt emotionless. So that was all over
20. Theme Forbidden love is apparent and it haunts the person until he/she realizes his/her faults
21. Estanislao, Yowela Paule, Josaiah Paul.

Chapter 4- SCHOLASTIC TRIUMPHS AT ATENEO DE MANILA (1872-1877)-Summary
By: Ianne Merh F. Tuazon, BSN II-1, Group 4
Jose was sent to Manila four months after the martyrdom of Gom-Bur-Za and with Dona Teodora still in prison. He studiedin the Ateneo Municipal,, a college under the supervision of the Spanish Jesuits. Ateneo Municipal * Bitter rival of the Dominican-owned College of San Juan de Letran * Formerly the Escuela Pia(Charity School)- for poor boys in Manila established in 1817
-In 1859- name was changed to Ateneo Municipal by the Jesuits and later became theAteneo de Manila. Rizal Enters the Ateneo: * June 10, 1872- Jose, accompanied by Paciano, went to Manila to take the entrance examinations on Christian Doctrine,arithmetic, and reading at the College of San Juan de Letran, and passed them. His father was the first one who wishedhim to study at Letran but he changed his mind and decided to send Jose at Ateneo instead.
Father Magin Ferrando, college registrar of Ateneo Municipal, refused to admit Jose because: * He was late for registration and; * He was sickly and undersized for his age (11 years old).
Upon the intercession of Manuel Xeres Burgos, nephew of Father Burgos, he was admitted at Ateneo. Jose adopted the surname ³Rizal´ at the Ateneo because their family name ³Mercado´ had come under suspicion of the Spanish authorities. Ateneo was located in Intramuros, within the walls of Manila. He boarded in a house on Caraballo Street, 25 min walk from the college. The boarding house was owned by Titay, who owd Rizal family P300. Jose boarded there to collect part of the debt.

Jesuits System of Education:
Jesuits trained the character of the student by rigid discipline, humanities and religious instruction. They heard Mass earlyin the morning before the beginning of daily class. Classes were opened and closed with prayers.Students were divided into two groups:1. 1. Roman Empire - consisting of the internos (boarders) with red banners2. 2. Carthaginian Empire - composed of the externos (non-boarders) with blue banners
Each of these empires had its rank. Students fought for positions. With 3 mistakes, opponents position could lose his position.
1st best: “emperor”
2nd best: “ tribune”
3rd best: “decurrion”
4th best:”centurion”
5th best:”Standard-bearer”

Ateneo students uniform is consisted of ³hemp-fabric trousers´ and ³striped cotton coat´. The coat was calledrayadillo, andwas adopted as the uniform for Filipino troops during the days of the First Philippine Republic.
Rizals First Year in Ateneo (1872-1873). * Rizals first professor in Ateneo was Fr. Jose Bech.

* Rizal was placed at the bottom of the class since he was a newcomer and knows little Spanish.He was an externo(Carthaginians), occupying the end of the line. But at the end of the month, he become ³emperor´ of his Empire. Hewas the brightest pupil in the whole class, and he was awarded a prize, a religious prize.

* Rizal took private lessons in Santa Isabel College during noon recesses to improve his Spanish language payingthree pesos for those extra lessons.

* He placed second at the end of the year, athough all his grades were still marked ³Excellent´