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Topic: Was Rizal a fence-sitter?

Description:

Objectives:

FACTS ANALYSIS OUTCOMES

Valenzuela left historians with In this case, we can say that Rizal Always think before you say and
four conflicting accounts of his is not an impulsive person. He do for every decisions and
meeting with Rizal. Therefore always considered a lot of things actions you do, there are always
depending on which historian before he made decisions. responsibilities and
you are reading. Rizal can either Although the situation was worst consequences, either good or
be a hero or an anti-hero. Rizal during that time because of bad depending on the situation.
can either for or against revolution, he still remained In other words, in everything you
revolution. calm, instead, he found better do or every decisions, always
and non-violent ways in dealing consider the other sides.
with that issue. As long as there
were still good things which
were possible to do, he went
with it. In other words, Rizal was
also a wise person when it came
to war. It did not mean that he
was an anti-hero because he
rejected to fight against the
enemies. It may also mean that
he wanted a better solution
which was not bloody. That was
why he preferred to write to
attain peace that to fight with
bloody result.
Conclusion: Therefore, we cannot say that Rizal is an anti-hero since the evidences or proofs are not
strong enough to support such ideas. Either he is called a hero or anti-hero, he just did the thing which
he thought was right and for the benefit for all. The speculations were not strong and it’s not even
consistent. We cannot say that because he rejected to fight violently to the enemies he is opposed to
revolution. There could be other reasons or considerations why he made the other ways which he
considered good for all the Filipinos.

Recommendation: We recommend to research more about the dialogues before of Valenzuela and Rizal
during the visit and cite more factual events as to what are the ways of Rizal in response to revolution.
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Topic: Oh, what a beautiful morning!
Description:
Objectives:
FACTS
Feasting his eyes on this
scenario, he said, “What a
beautiful morning like this. I
used to take walk here with my
sweetheart”.
Rizal was generally described by
eyewitnesses as serene. He was
a bit pale not because he was
afraid but because he did not
have any breakfast.
ANALYSIS
Rizal is a hero that Filipinos’
would always remember. Rizal is
also like us enjoying the beauty
of his country until the last day
of his life. Each one of us has a
favourite place to go to where
we enjoyed walking with our
loved ones, especially when the
sun rises. Like us, every time
morning comes, there is beauty
but there lies the sadness.
Rizal is a proud and brave hero
despite that his life was prone to
death. The way he walked and
dressed were the proofs of his
love of our nation.
OUTCOMES
Take a stand of every decision
and be responsible of every
action by doing it and living it
every day. Also, appreciate the
beauty of every day despite of
the many trials and hardships in
life by spending our time with
our families making moments
even just a talk.
Every time we walk there has to
be propriety and also our dress
should be proper which pays
also respect to others. The way
we dress reflects who we are
and therefore it has to be proper
most especially in front of the
public. The proper and formal
dress we have when in public,
the more people respects it.
Conclusion:

Rizal’s life was offered to his country. Until the last day of his life, he was proud of what he did for his
country and to fought for his country was a mark that he is proud with the country, Philippines.

Recommendation:

Watch the video when he was shot on 1896 to feel how Rizal was really suffered which proved his love
for our nation.

References:
NOVA

Topic: Did Rizal retract from Masonry?

FACTS ANALYSIS OUTCOMES

History can often be confused or
confusing.
History is a readily filled-in by
imagination and bias. Just as
each generation (people
nowadays) write their own
history about Rizal. Each one of
us is a writer of each own life
history.
In making your own history, you
should be as honest as possible
and be contented of what you
have. Be who you are and enjoy
life without confusing others.

Even if the document is
authentic, it will not always
convince there, who refuse to
believe it is authentic.
People argue with problem If you want to believe
rather than your evidence at something, you must prove it.
hand. But unlike Rizal, to show You must work for it and be
how much he love, his own prepared always.
country, he died because for it.
People as we are, we want to
believe what we wanted to
believe because we are human.

The changing attitudes Filipinos
have toward the Father of the
Nation.
Rizal’s attitude to fought for his Be mindful to what makes your
country was heroic. But Filipinos’ country progress. Be responsible
attitudes nowadays are really in everything you do.
different from Rizal. People do
what makes them happy even
though the country will suffer.

Conclusion: The question of Rizal’s retraction is the search for the elusive truth. But the search for truth
is essential for the writing of our national history It depends on which source you are reading, you can
make Rizal speak for either side because history can often be confused and confusing. In that way, you
can know the secret of Rizal’s relevance.
Recommendation:

There are many books of Rizal written by different writers which have different observations of how
they see Rizal and their researches. There are many gaps in history that are filled-in by imagination.
Thus, I recommend to read more about Rizal’s life by the different writers’ perspectives. Thus make a
case study of the different writers on how they talk about Rizal.