Essay

Direction: Answer briefly.

What were the motives of the Spanish government in Jose
Rizals trial an verict!
"he motives was the Spanish government was afrai that Rizal may provo#e the heart an
tho$ght of every Filipino to fight against the Spanish government. "hey were e%pecting
that if Rizal will verict an sentence to ie he may stop the &ilipino revol$tionists in
their plans b$t the res$lt was not something they anticipate''or ha they! "he b$rning
esire of &ilipino to become inepenent flame more.
(. Disc$ss the impact of Jose Rizals novels to the &ilipinos an Spaniars.
Jose Rizals two istinct novels) *oli +e "angere an El &ilib$sterismo) ha a
great impact in the in every patriotic &ilipino. "hese two novels ha been fame
thro$gho$t the co$ntry $ring the Spanish colonization.
,is first novel) entitle *oli +e "angere was first p$blishe in (--. in /erlin)
0ermany. ,is ob1ectives in pro$cing this novel were:
to efen &ilipino people from foreign acc$sations of foolishness an lac# of
#nowlege2
to show how the &ilipino people lives $ring Spanish colonial perio an the cries
an woes of his co$ntrymen against ab$sive officials2
to isc$ss what religion an belief can really o to everyay lives2 an
to e%pose the cr$elties) graft) an corr$ption of the false government at honestly
show the wrongoings of &ilipinos that le to f$rther fail$re.
*olime"angere is consiere to be romantic b$t more socio'historical beca$se of its
nat$re.
After p$blication) *oli me "angere was consiere to be one of the instr$ments that
initiate &ilipino nationalism that le to (-34 5hilippine Revol$tion. "he novel oes not
only awa#ene sleeping &ilipino awareness) b$t also establishe the gro$ns for aspiring
an inepenence. *oli was originally written in Spanish) so the li#elihoo that Spanish
a$thorities will rea it first is very high6which) Rizal act$ally wante to happen. 7opies
of boo#s were reirecte to ch$rches) many have been estroye) many anti'*oli writers
came into the pict$re) 7atholic leaers in the 5hilippines that time regare the boo# as
heretical) while Spanish colonial a$thorities eclare it as s$bversive an against the
government. While the Spaniars banne his novel) $nergro$n copies were istrib$te.
8mpact also incl$e the e%p$lsion of Rizal9s clan in 7alamba) :ag$na. E%traition
cases were file against him.
"his le to his ecision to write the se;$el of *oli me "angere) the El filib$sterismo
which he eicate to the three martyr priest. <nli#e El fili) as what they calle it) *oli
me "angere is more elicate an oes not invo#e rebellion. El fili o so. So to ens$re
revol$tionary ieas an o$tb$rst patriotism) Rizal reefine his caref$l concepts in *oli
to aggression in El fili. "he Spaniars were terrifie that these may lea to a ma1or
revol$tion of the &ilipinos. ,owever) they still int s$ppress his ieals to $nite the
&ilipinos. Rizals novels serve as the lamp of the &ilipinos esire for freeom.
(. Disc$ss the impact of Jose Rizals e%ec$tion to the &ilipinos.
December =>) (-34) Rizal was e%ec$te at /ag$mbayan. ,e ie witrho$t even
saying the light of the ay which logically means 5hilippine freeom. ,owever) his
oings were worth eno$gh beca$se his goals were achieve. Despite achieving Rizal9s
earthly emise) the friars were $nable to stem the tie of his ieals. "he whole co$ntry
imploe into arme rebellion nonetheless) an for a time it seeme as tho$gh Rizal9s
$ltimate ambition of a free 5hilippines with national soliarity was achieve.
?*ever)? says an eyewitness) ?never shall 8 forget that awf$l morning) nor the
horror'thrill that came with the report of crac#ling rifles as his mangle boy fell on the
p$blic promenae) ami the 1eers of Spaniars an mon#s) who ha cons$mmate th$s
one of the most col'blooe crimes registere in history. +y bloo boile) an from that
ho$r 8 espo$se the &ilipino ca$se.?
Rizal9s eath ca$se him to be viewe as a martyr by the &ilipinos. "his le to the
ownfall of the Spanish government in the 5hilippines.
(. E%plain how Jose Rizals parents contrib$te in his $nerstaning on the
importance of e$cation.
Since the mother of Jose Rizal was an ill$strao) she val$e an $nerstoo the
importance of e$cation. She patiently ta$ght Jose Rizal the A/7s an stim$late her
sons imagination by telling many stories. She even enco$rage Jose Rizal to write poems
an mae the necessary corrections if neee.
With all these enco$ragement Jose Rizal gra$ally $nerstoo the importance of
e$cation.
@. 8s e$cation significant in the preparation for leaership! E%plain.
E$cation is important in the preparation for leaership beca$se e$cation serves
as one of the best way to b$ilt the Abetter $s?. "hro$gh e$cation) we can learn on how to
$nerstan other people) thro$gh e$cation we can #now o$r wea#nesses) strengths an
evelop them thro$gh wie learning. We st$y certain topics that we will absol$tely
enco$nter when the right time comes for $s to become leaers. /y being e$cate) we
can more #nowlege) better tho$ghts an wie $nerstaning abo$t o$r chosen fiel an
abo$t o$r people. "heir emans) their e%pectations an even their impressions with
regars to their leaers) politicians rather. ?E$cation mols o$r charactersB. 8t helps $s to
be more aware) more etermine an more prepare person) a well'prepare person for a
well'#nown 1ob' ?leaer?. E$cation contrib$tes a lot of things to $s an those things can
serve as o$r weapon as we face the real challenge of being a goo leaer) things li#e
e%periences) fail$res) active participation an even the frienship that we have mae
between the people the s$rro$ns $s both in school an in o$r home. Always bear in
min that ?e%perience is the best teacher?.
Direction: E%plain briefly how the following events awa#ene nationalism in Rizal.
A. E%ec$tion of 0om/$rCa
D$ring the Spanish era there were two #ins of priests: the reg$lar an the
sec$lar. "he reg$lar were the Spanish priests traine an st$ie in seminaries in Spain
belonging to the ma1or missionary orer li#e Jes$its) Recollects) Dominicans)
A$g$stinians) an /eneictines while the sec$lar were &ilipino priests st$ie an traine
in the seminaries in the 5hilippines.
"he Spanish a$thorities were able to get a chance to silence the 0om/$rCa in
their sec$larization cr$sae by having them implicate as plotters of the 7avite m$tiny.
7onse;$ently the 0om/$rCa were e%ec$te espite of archbishops plea for clemency
beca$se of their innocence. +o$nte fabricate eviences an false witnesses sent them
to garrote on &ebr$ary (.) (-.@. 8t was consiere martyrom by the Rizal family an
some patriotic &ilipinos in the 5hilippines. Rizal came to realize the in1$stice an racial
iscrimination in the 5hilippines.
"he e%ec$tion left a profo$n effect on many &ilipinos2 JosD Rizal) the national
hero) wo$l eicate his novel *oli +e "angere to their memory. "his in1$stice triggere
the awa#ening nationalism of the &ilipinos an provo#e them to secretly form
movements against the foreign invasion an see# inepenence.
/. 8mprisonment of his mother
Jose Rizal ha a taste of in1$stice on J$ne of (-.@) when her mother was acc$se
together with his $ncle) Jose Alberto of trying to poison the latters wife. ,is $ncle 1$st
ret$rne from his b$siness trip in E$rope an iscovere that his wife abanone their
home an chilren an live with another man. Alberto wo$l li#e to file a ivorce $e to
infielity of his wife b$t Dona "eoora iss$ae him from oing so to avert the family
scanal an pers$ae him instea to forgive his wife. Accoring to acco$nts) the wife
with the connivance of Spanish lie$tenant of the 0$aria 7ivil file a case in co$rt
against her h$sban an Dona "eoora of attempting to poison her.
"he sai lie$tenant ha a personal gr$ge against the Rizal family beca$se at one
time Don &rancisco EJose Rizals fatherF ref$se to give him a foer for his horse.
"a#ing an opport$nity to get even) he arreste Dona "eoora with the help for the
gobernaorcillo. She was incarcerate in the provincial prison for two years an a half.
"he mother of Jose Rizal was finally ac;$itte of the allege crime by the Royal
A$iencia Es$preme co$rtF. 8n the co$rse of the imprisonment of her mother) Jose Rizal
e%perience the in1$stice of the Spanish a$thorities. "his event in his life was inc$lcate
in his min an opene his eyes to reality an reame to have e;$ality between
&ilipinos an Spaniars before the law.
+a#e an in;$iry on the c$rrent legal process of changing s$rnames. Doc$ment
yo$r ;$ery below.
8n the 5hilippines) to change yo$r name yo$ will nee to file a petition at the
Regional "rial 7o$rt in either the city of +anila) if yo$ resie there) or at the R"7 in the
specific province in which yo$ o resie. "he petition is hanle thro$gh the J$venile an
Domestic Relations 7o$rt) an there is a re;$irement that yo$ m$st be a legal resient of
yo$r province for three years before yo$ can act$ally file the re;$est.
Instructions
(. &ile the petition for name change with yo$r local R"7 an incl$e in the petition
the reason yo$ want the name change an the new name yo$ are petitioning for. Go$ m$st
sign the petition or have it signe by another person on yo$r behalf.
@. Re;$est a hearing ate. Accoring to the R$les of 7o$rt) R$le (>=) the co$rt will
arrange for the notice of yo$r re;$est to be p$blishe in a newspaper that has circ$lation
in yo$r province. Go$r hearing will not be set before fo$r months after the final notice
p$blication.
=. Atten the hearing where it is possible for anyone to appear an oppose yo$r
re;$est.
H. 7ontact the civil register in the city or m$nicipality yo$r re;$est for a name
change is grante to confirm that it has been registere properly.
+a#e an Essay on the importance of parents as the A&irst "eacherB.
Every parent who sings the A/7s) or helps her chil with her homewor#) or
teaches them to rie a bi#e or tie their shoes or to coo# or o la$nry is e$cating them.
Especially in matters of faith) a parents e%ample is of the $tmost importance. Every
parent who ta#es his chil to 7h$rch or says prayers with them or shows them the val$e
of charity is e$cating his chil.
+ost parents teach their chilren manners an co$rtesy) by both telling them the
right way to behave an showing them by e%ample. "hey also teach chilren right from
wrong. "hat it is not right to snatch or ta#e other peoples things for e%ample. Wise
parents also teach their chil that he will not always be the centre of attention) an that
other people also eserve their moment to shine. Also that other peoples opinions matter
an those they have a right to them even if they iffer from yo$r own.
5arents are their chilrens first an best teachers. "hey teach their chilren val$es
an they lay own the fo$nation stones for the ro$ne inivi$al an goo citizen that
the chil will) hopef$lly) become. "hey $nerstan their chil) in a way that no other
teacher will. 5arents #now their chils talents an fa$lts) his strengths an wea#nesses
an his fears an worries. Some parents #now how their chil learns an can e%plain
things in e%actly the way that their chil can $nerstan. A parent may not have a egree
in E$cation b$t a goo parent is a chils first an best teacher.
Does the D*A of a person carry ancestral ientity! E%plain.
Ges) D*A is a living recor of o$r ancestral ientity. When #is are born) the
parents9 D*A is within the chil) creating a new combination of information on
the D*A stran. 8t happens again an again with each new generation. I$r D*A
lin#s to all o$r ancestors an shares certain D*A patterns with them.
+a#e an ill$stration of yo$r ancestral lineage.
Was Jose Rizal g$ilty of the charges! Why!
*o) Rizal was not g$ilty of the charges against him. 8t is very m$ch obvio$s that
those were all plante to s$e him. ,e has nothing to amit on the charges against him.
,e ha nothing to amit on the eclarations of the witnesses) he ha not met nor
#new) against him.
"he :a :iga &ilipina was not a revol$tionary organization an he was not the
leaer of the Jatip$nan. 8f he was the leaer) he sho$l have escape alreay. Get) he
was even against revol$tion. Also) his writings were not to go against Spain however
it only epicts the real sit$ation of the &ilipinos from the Spanish regime. "he *oli
+e "angere an El &ilib$sterismo oes not point names of people. "he characters are
mae to represent 5hilippines from Spain.
"he witnesses presente by complainants were $n#nown by him. ,e ha never
even met them once.
"herefore he sho$lnt have been e%ec$te. "he Spaniars are 1$st $n1$stifiable
beca$se they were afrai that the &ilipinos will go against them.
(. Why o yo$ thin# the Jatip$neros i not attempt to resc$e Jose Rizal from the
e%ec$tion!
@. D$ring the e%ec$tion) Jose Rizal s$enly t$rne his bac# an faces his
e%ec$tioners. What message Jose Rizal trie to convey to the people! E%plain.
/eca$se Jose Rizal wants to face his eath an prie against the
Spaniars) an he also want to prove to everyboy that he is not a traitor to
his motherlan.
8f yo$ were the Defense 7o$ncil K :awyer of Jose Rizal) what will be yo$r
efense! En$merate below.
First L regaring the rebellion. &rom J$ly 4th) (-3@) 8 ha absol$tely no connection
with politics $ntil J$ly (st of this year when) avise by Don 5io Malenz$ela that an
$prising was propose) 8 co$nsele against it) trying to convince him with arg$ments.
Second L A proof that 8 maintaine no political relation with any one) an of the falsity
of the statement that 8 was in the habit of sening letters by my family) is the fact that it
was necessary to sen Don 5io Malenz$ela $ner an ass$me name) at consierable cost)
when in the same steamer were travelling five members of my family besies two
servants.
Third L "hey cr$elly ab$se my name an at the last ho$r wante to s$rprise me.
Fourth L 8n Dapitan 8 ha boats an 8 was permitte to ma#e e%c$rsions along the coast
an to the settlements) absences which laste as long as 8 wishe) at times a wee#.
Fifth L Some one has sai that 8 was the chief.
Sixth L As to the A:iga)B N>HO it is tr$e that 8 rafte its /y':aws whose aims were to
promote commerce) in$stry) the arts) etc) by means of $nite action) as have testifie
witnesses not at all pre1$ice in my favor) rather the reverse.
Seventh L "he ?:iga? never came into real e%istence nor ever got to wor#ing) since after
the first meeting no one pai any attention to it) beca$se 8 was e%ile a few ays later.
Eighth L 8f it was reorganize nine months afterwars by other persons) as now is sai) 8
was ignorant of the fact.
Ninth L "he ?:iga? was not a society with harmf$l tenencies an the proof is the fact
that the raicals ha to leave it) organizing the Jatip$nan N>PO which was what answere
their p$rposes.
Tenth L As to my letters) 8 beg of the co$rt that) if there are any bitter criticisms in them)
it will consier the circ$mstances $ner which they were written.
Eleven L "hat 8 have en$re e%ile witho$t complaint) not beca$se of the charge
allege) for that was not tr$e) b$t for what 8 ha been able to write.
Twelve L All these facts an consierations estroy the little'fo$ne acc$sation of
those who have testifie against me) with whom 8 have as#e the J$ge to be confronte.
Essay
Direction: Describe how the following people contrib$te in the travel of Jose Rizal.
Write yo$r answer on the space provie.
Dr.Jarl <llmer
,e is a :$theran +inister. Rizal stays at his ho$se when he was attening lect$re co$rses
in the famo$s ol <niversity of ,eielberg. Dr. Jarl <llmer teaches Rizal abo$t 0erman
Religio$s ieas.
&erinan /l$mentritt
,e is an A$strian'Spanish ethnologist. ,e became a best frien of Rizal even tho$gh they
int personally see each other. "hey have the same ieology. ,e enco$rage Rizal to
write more boo#s.
:$cie 7erole
+aam :$cie 7erole was the private t$tor of Rizal in &rench lang$age so that Rizal.
,ans /eyer
A 0erman anthropologist)
Dr.&eoor Jagor
A 0erman scientist'traveller. "he a$thor of Rizals favorite boo#)A"ravel in the
5hilippinesB. ,e enco$rage Rizal by means of his boo# that artic$late on what wo$l
happen to the 5hilippines in $pcoming years.
S$mmary If El &ilib$sterismo
Simo$n) wealthy an mysterio$s) is a close frien of the Spanish governor general. ,e
was nic#name /rown 7arinal an /lac# Eminence beca$se of his infl$ence in +alaca!
ang. /y $sing his political infl$ence an wealth) he enco$rages corr$ption in the
government ans hastens the moral egraation of the co$ntry so that the people may
become esperate an fight. ,e sm$ggles amm$nitions into the co$ntry with the help of a
rich 7hinese merchant) Q$iroga) who wants very m$ch to be 7hinese cons$l of +anila.
Simo$n9s initial attempt to start the $prising i not p$sh thro$gh beca$se at the lat ho$r
he hear the sa news that +aria 7lara ie in the convent. 8n his agonizing moment of
bereavement) he i not give the signal for the attac#.
After his illness bro$ght abo$t by the eath of +aria 7lara) Simo$n fine't$nes his plan to
overthrow the government. In the occasion of the weing of 5a$lita 0omez an J$anito
5elaez) he gives a weing gift to them a bea$tif$l lamp. Inly he an his confiential
associate) /asilio ESisa9s son who 1oine the revol$tionalry ca$seF) #now that when the
wic# of his lamp b$rns lower) the nitroglycerine hien in a secret compartment of the
lamp will e%ploe. "h$s) all the g$ests where the weing feast is being hel will be
#ille) incl$ing the governor'general) the friars) ans the government officials. At the
same time) Simo$n9s followers will attac# the government b$ilings in +anila.
As the weing feast begins) 8sagani) who has been re1ecte by 5a$lita beca$se of his
liberal ieas) is staning o$tsie the ho$se) saly watching the merriment insie. /asilio
chances $pon 8sagani an) warns him to go away beca$se the lighte lamp will soon
e%ploe. <pon learning the secret of the lamp) 8sagani realizes that her former girlfrien)
5a$lita was in grave anger. ,e r$shes into the ho$se to save her life. ,e steals the lamp
an h$rls it into the river where it e%ploes. "he revol$tionary plot was th$s iscovere.