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An Essay About Jose Rizal

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AN ESSAY ABOUT JOSE RIZAL Who is Jose Rizal to common people? What is the impact of his life, woks and writings? When we ask most average persons today these questions, they might answer something like, he is our national hero, he died in Bagumbayan, and he wrote two great novels. Beyond that nothing more is explicitly said about Jose Rizal. As I read through the chapters of the book I have come discover many more things that is admirable about this man. In his childhood, he wrote a poem to his fellow children reminding them to always love their native tongue. The children of today tend to like the invaders tongue. Maybe they are ashamed of their true language assuming that they are more superior if they speak the more popular …show more content…

Without education life will be very difficult to live since we don’t have the proper tool or knowledge to face the challenges. So, to me this is one of the things that have an impact. A great deal to be given much thought. Because according to some teachers today education among youth is fast diminishing. What would become of us? What would become of the country that Jose Rizal died for? Let us not put to waste what our ancestors put together. Let us embrace their “pamana”. Even if this saying is true “only in their dreams can a man be truly happy and free”, let us not forget the lives of those who perish to set us free. Let us help in guiding the youth. Help them find the right path, the path of righteousness. It may be difficult but we have to try. And another thing that caught my attention is the dedication of the book to the three martyrs of Cavite, Fathers Gomez, Zamora and Burgos. Although he was away and still just a little child when the execution of the three priests happened, he never forgot what they did. He said that they are victims of injustice. This type characteristic is very rare nowadays. He did something good for others without his own agendas in mind. Is there a man of that quality now? Men today will do whatever it takes just to satisfy his needs and wants. Just like the character of Simoun in El Fili. He befriended the enemy just to get even. He laughed with them, dined with them but with a dark purpose. Simoun, in his quest for vengeance

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