MARK STEPHEN P.

MADRONIO BSEE-2C AUGUST 20, 2020

I’m Mark Stephen P. Madronio, and I’m called

Stephen by my friends. I am 20 years old and I was born on
July 26, 2000 at Kawit, Cavite. I’m from Colacling, Lupi,
Camarines Sur. I have five siblings and I am the oldest one.
Two of them are boys and three are girls. The boy next to my
age is currently a first year college student, the next one is a
girl who is currently a grade 11 student, next one is a boy
who is a grade 3 pupil, and my youngest sisters are currently
two years old and one year old toddlers. My parents have taught me of being responsible in
every aspect of my life, including my health, actions, and decisions that I had made. They also
taught me on how important education is for my future and how I should value my time. My
parents made me a better person I’m currently right now. My mother is a secondary school
teacher while my father is a farm owner.

I graduated as the batch valedictorian in Colacling Elementary School. I took my Junior

High School in Colacling National High School and I graduated as the valedictorian with flying
colors. And this year I graduated in Ateneo de Naga University Senior High School, having a
2nd honors award or also known as a with high honors award. At this moment I am currently
taking Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering at Bicol University as a first-year college
student.

I was an altar server or sacristan back in the parish in my hometown. I am also a member
of the Boy Scout of the Philippines, having awarded last November 24, 2018 of the highest
rank in scouting, the Eagle Scout rank. I consider myself as a semi introvert person whereas I
try to not express myself more to other people and yet at the same time I am also a social person
where I frequently have a conversation with others. In other words, I like to socialize and yet
I’m failing to express more of myself to others where I tend to be alone with myself. I like to
eat delicious and at the same time, affordable foods. I also love drinking coffees. The things I
dislike are slow internet connection, noises, super-hot weather, and other stuff that are
annoying and uncomfortable. I like to read novels and mangas online. I also like to watch
animes and play games on phone and the computer. I like to do those stuff while lying on the
bed and having no worries. I also play chess, basketball and table tennis. Back on my junior
high school days, I played chess in the palaro, but I just reached the River Meet level.
 I decided to take electrical engineering since I was hooked in the lessons in physics on
my senior high school days. But then at first, my first choice was architecture and it was not
covered by the DOST scholarship which is my priority since it can help lessen the financial
burden on my parents. So, then I decided to enroll in my second choice, which is the electrical
engineering and thankfully because of the helpful and kind faculty, I was accepted.

What I expect in the subject is that it would be more informative about Dr. Jose Rizal
than the past subject I had in the past. I expect that it won’t only focus on introducing him and
his works but also the deeper meaning of their existence and the events surrounding his life
and the events after his death. I also expect that the subject would also discuss the significance
of his work to the Filipinos and the reasons why he is honored as the national hero of the
Philippines instead of the other great heroes we had in the past.

I expect that the subject professor would be already familiar with the lessons of the
subject. I also expect Ma’am Gina would be more considerate and approachable regarding the
difficulties that each students would face during this pandemic. I also expect that she won’t
also be stressed out because of the situation, since I know the difficulties the professors and
teachers are experiencing right now in order for them to provide education to the students. I
hope together with her we can overcome the situation that this pandemic have brought towards
us and successfully finish this school year without mishaps.

I want to learn a new branch of our history, rooting from the life and works of Dr. Jose
Rizal. I also want to learn the reasons he wrote his works and the meanings behind his works
in a more detailed way. I also want learn the events during his life that may had affected his
works. I also want to learn the basis of him becoming our national hero and the reasons that
differed him from the other heroes we have.

As far as my knowledge about him goes, we consider his works as the spark of the
revolution against the Spaniards. His works, Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo made a
great depiction of what is the situation of the Philippines under the Spaniards’ rule. His works
made the blood of the Filipinos boiled, and thus came the huge revolutionary movement
throughout the country. Regarding his life, I know him as a genius and from a well-off family.
He studied not only in the Philippines but also in the western countries. I also know him as a
womanizer. Because of his works he was arrested and was killed under the hands of fellow
Filipinos that were soldiers under the Spaniards. Regarding the issue of whether he should
really be honored as our national hero or not, I think he should be. Even if I really don’t know
the basis that made him the national hero, experts won’t put the title on him without reasons
and deeper deliberations. But I think it was because of without his works Filipinos won’t be
one in starting a revolution. His works served as the spark the Filipinos were waiting for,
without them I think many Filipinos won’t have the courage to face the unruly conquerors.
Also, I think because of his works there wouldn’t be large revolutionary movements where
leaders were born and there would only be small skirmishes between a bunch of the oppressed
and the oppressors. I hope the subject would help me in understanding more of this topic, so I
can be enlightened whether my own idea is correct or not.