Melissa Veloso

Dent 1-B

A. Rizal’s Educational Background:

1.
1.1. Paciano enrolled Rizal to the school of Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz.
1.2. 9 years old
1.3. Primary Education
1.4. Old Juancho, father-in-law of the school teacher, freely gave Jose painting
lessons. Jose Rizal became an apprentice of the old painter.
1.5. Rizal surpassed his other classmates in Spanish, Latin and other subjects.
2.
2.1. Ateneo Municipal de Manila
2.2. 11 years old
2.3. Secondary Education
2.4. Rizal was a member of the academy of Spanish Literature and the
Academy of Natural Sciences.
2.5. Bachelor of Arts degree in 1877 at the age of 16. Graduated as one of the
nine students declared ​sobresaliente.
3.
3.1. University of Santo Tomas
3.2. 16 years old
3.3. Tertiary/postsecondary education
3.4. Shifted to Medicine, wanting to be a physician so that he could cure his
mother’s failing eyesight
3.5. Obtained the global grade of Notable (Very Good) in all his subjects and
was the second best student in a decimated class of seven who passed the
medicine course
4.
4.1. Universidad Central de Madrid
4.2. 21 years old
4.3. Tertiary/postsecondary education
4.4. Prepared himself
4.5. Conferred the degree of Licentiate in Medicine, passed all subjects leading
to the degree of doctor of medicine and was awarded the degree of
licentiate in Philosophy and Letters with a rating of excellent
5.
5.1. University of Paris
 5.2. 24 years old
5.3. Tertiary/postsecondary education
5.4. Specialized in ophthalmology because he wanted to cure his mother's eye
ailment
5.5. Gained some experience in ophthalmology
6.
6.1. University of Heidelberg
6.2. 25 years old
6.3. Tertiary/postsecondary education
6.4. Wanted to cure his mothers failing eyesight
6.5. Completed his eye specialization course

B. Rizal’s Literary Milestones:

1.
1.1. Sa Aking mga Kabata
1.2. 1869
1.3. Poem
1.4. Expression of nationalistic sentiment.
1.5. To feel close to our people, to preserve our culture and our own ways, to
protect who we are, loving one’s own language let us acknowledge and
take pride in our own unique individuality.
2.
2.1. In Memory of my Hometown
2.2. 1876
2.3. Poem
2.4. Rizal remembered his hometown with fondness while he was studying in
school located in another town of Laguna.
2.5. The poem illustrates that where we grow up will always be a part of us.
Everything contained in them is what we are and whether we realize it or
not, they are a part of who we are still becoming.
3.
3.1. La Juventud Filipina
3.2. 1879
3.3. Poem
3.4. Encouraged filipino youth to apply their genius in various fields of human
work since they were the hope of the fatherland
 3.5. The youth in today’s society has the ability to connect and have access to
all the information in the world. Instead of the youth being kept docile,
they should be empowered and feel that they are capable of making their
own decisions. As we aspire to produce meaningful change, we must
respond with a sentiment of hope and positivity amongst the volatile
aspects of modern society.
4.
4.1. To the Flowers of Heidelberg
4.2. 1886
4.3. Poem
4.4. Fascinated by the blooming flowers along the Neckar river
4.5. Despite​ experiencing rampant bigotry, brutatlity, discrimination and
hostility, Rizal is able to recognise the ​beauty of nature​ around him.
5.
5.1. Noli Me Tangere
5.2. 1887
5.3. Novel
5.4. His reading of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin inspired him
to prepare a novel that would depict the miseries of his people (Filipinos)
under the lash of Spanish tyrants.
5.5. Those who are more secure than the poorest of the Philippines aren't
necessarily fighting for themselves or to achieve a higher social status, but
out of empathy toward those who were wholly disenfranchised and
downtrodden. ​It is important for the youth to acknowledge that many of
their decisions will determine their future in the next few decades. ​We
must have strong faith in the will of the people to change and our own
revolution.
6.
6.1. El Filibusterismo
6.2. 1891
6.3. Novel
6.4. Written against the background of threats and oppressions he and his
family suffered because of the Noli and so-called Calamba agrarian
trouble.
6.5. Some pay a high price for being who they really are; some pay a high
price for never being who they really are. We must let this understanding
lead us to more empathy for others, for ourselves. To work toward
liberation for others, for ourselves, for to be who we really are and to
allow others to do the same. It is thriving in all the ways we are and must.
C. On Rizal’s Famous Quotations:

1. The youth is the hope of our nation.

In today’s society, the youth mobilize themselves for a variety of

causes. They are arguably the ones that are inspiring to produce
meaningful change as they are more globally aware with prevailing issues.

2. Ang hindi marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay di makakarating sa kanyang

paroroonan.

We can’t unlive the pain no matter how hard we try to erase it, to
pretend that it never existed. However, we can examine it and learn new
ways to live. Pain is an unavoidable, but necessary part of life. It needs to
be embraced, processed, felt and learned from before it will free us.

3. Ang hindi marunong magmahal sa sariling wika ay higit pa sa mabaho at

malansang isda.

To feel close to our people, to preserve our culture and our own
ways, to protect who we are, loving one’s own language let us
acknowledge and take pride in our own unique individuality.

4. There can be no tyrants where there are no slaves.

There are people making decisions for systems to make it “the way
it is” and we can fight them only through real effort to address and
reconcile the injustices and inequalities. It is a matter of making things
right in a way that we can move forward on equal footing on our own
terms. It is time for us all to decide who we are.

5. I wish to show those who deny patriotism that we know how to die for our
country and convictions.

The youth must ask themselves what price they might pay, to think
about what exactly they are willing to give to the cause. One must realize
the cost of their battle, and must have long accepted that this will not
effect the change one wants. Regardless of being aware that one is heading
straight to their own death, one shouldn't give up or back down; they know
that even if they fall, new revolutionaries will rise in their place, and the
cycle will go on until one day, finally, their fight is won. At this point,
they aren’t fighting to create a better world for themselves, but to bring the
world only a little closer to how they’d like it to be.