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Interpreting Points of View and Making Comparisons Assignment
Interpreting Points of View and Making Comparisons Assignment
Interpreting Points of View and Making Comparisons Assignment
College of Education
The life and Works of Rizal-CASS
Instruction:
The general public's twisted mindset to why does it matter on the off chance that we possibly give the
most elevated acknowledgment to one individual when there was a large number of individuals who
worked connected at the hip to foster the idea of a country?
B. “Who made Rizal Our Foremost Hero, and Why?” by Esteban A. Ocampo
It centers around the Prominent works and his honorable part that Dr. Jose Rizal is taking the
development that his compositions become the feature that contributed hugely to the arrangement of
Filipino Independence from the oppression of the Spanish colonial rule and the formation of Filipino
Nationality.
2. Gather background information about the authors and their articles’ subject
matter.
A. Renato Constantino Background Information his articles’ subject matter:
He was a Filipino Historian, born on March 10, 1919, and died on September 15, 1999. A leftist
member of the tradition of Philippine Historiography. In his early days during college, he was the
youngest editor on UP School Publication. During his Workdays, he published many writings and that
includes the “Veneration Without Understanding” where it drastically emphasizes the matter of
question about the twisted mind of Filipinos on the acknowledgment of Rizal as the most elevated
individual on fostering Idea of our country, when in fact he addresses that there was a large number of
individuals who worked connected at the hip to foster the idea of our country.
These are two articles’ subject matter of Renato Constantino that his works of articles simply
emphasized to revisit to articulate advocate the importance of a correct understanding of Filipino history
in the past just to correct and able to have insights to the problems of the present.
The articles’ subject matter includes the writing of “The miseducation of Filipino people” in 1959 which
simply emphasizes the expounded views on historiography on the American Educational System that
disfigure the minds of Filipinos the true story of their past. Lastly the Philippines a Past Revisited where
it highlights rejecting the point of view of Philippine History proposed by the colonial powers or by the
Filipino itself. These articles’ subject matter has an interconnection to his write-ups on “Veneration
without Understanding” that drastically interprets the general idea on the Concept of history of Filipino
in the past particularly on the Twisted mind of Filipinos about taking a chance of acknowledgment of
Dr. Jose Rizal as the prominent and highly chosen Hero among others who also have certain respective
contributions on the formation to foster the Independence of the country.
Esteban A. Ocampo though limited in his background information, but was a well-known Filipino
author and writer, historian, and a known college anthology of Rizal’s Work. His articles subject matter
as we look at his most widely held works and write-ups are all centered on the Life and Works of Rizal:
these are the few most widely held works, a Rizal’s biographical sketch, where it centers on knowing
Riza better, this also includes the College Anthology of Rizal ‘s Work which it is all about his full
biography and lastly “who made Rizal our foremost Hero and Why? Where this book-article centers
around Rizal that even the foreign-made him proud that through his writings they see the light and the
immortality of the writer which it was written with the blood of the heart that his prominent works
become the foundation that contributed hugely to the Filipino Independence.
D. “Who Made Rizal Our Foremost Hero, and Why?”: Topic Excluded
4. Identify words or phrases that suggest a personal opinion like the greatest,
everybody, unique, exploits, lambaste, and provocative.
A. These are the words or phrases that suggest an opinion: on “Veneration Without
Understanding” by Renato Constantino
1. In our case, our national hero was not the leader of our revolution. He repudiated
that Revolution
2. Those words were treasonous
3. This means Constantino is doing exactly what he accuses everyone else of doing
with Rizal: Putting one man above the idea of a nation.
It was Governor William Howard Taft who in the 1900s suggested to the
Philippine Commission that the Filipinos be given a national hero.
Does he simply emphasize the twisted mindset of all Filipinos as to why does it matter on the off chance
that we possibly give the most elevated acknowledgment to one individual when there was a large
number of individuals who worked connected at the hip to foster the idea of a country? And to articulate
that a true hero is one with the masses: he does not exist above them. A whole people can be heroes
given the proper motivation and articulation of their dreams.
B. Esteban A. Ocampo Point of View:
He simply emphasizes that no one can deter of a hero who his prominent works become central
in taking admirable part that contributed largely to the Independence of Filipino, including the
contribution of all people that draws him as the candidate of all greatest hero as well as he posses
himself excellent qualities and merit.
Making Comparison
Making comparisons is done to determine similarities and differences between data to conclude.
Instruction:
The two articles discussed the job/title of Jose Rizal in the Philippines. One appears to go against it
while the other one upholds the name given to Jose Rizal. The article "Veneration Without
Understanding" by Renato Constantino lets us know that Jose Rizal the main Filipino will be recognized
as an incredible catalyzer in the transformation of the de-colonized Indio, not as the best saint of his
kin. He underlined the assignment of Rizal as a public saint that it was embraced and upheld by the
Americans
2. Examine every argument emphasized by the authors and take note of the
information.
A. Renato Constantino Argument emphasized:
1. Rizal shouldn’t be the National Hero
Constantino once said that the true hero is one with the masses: he does not exist above them.
A whole people can be heroes given the proper motivation and articulation of their dreams.
2. Rizal is an American-made Hero
His pre-eminence among our heroes was partly the result of American sponsorship. For he
cannot reject that he has introduced an alternate face of a well-known piece of the country's
set of experiences in an exceptionally convincing way. He has referred to realities I have
thought I previously put by heart, similar to what the word Filipino implied.
3. Rizal as a great catalyzer
He will be negated by the true Filipino by whom he will be remembered as a great catalyzer
in the metamorphosis of the de-colonized Indio.
The is truly indeed well known to all textbooks in all schools, universities, places and executive numbers
and laws for no one can deter the description that was given unto him a great elevation of
acknowledgment fro his prominent works become the foundation in which he becomes the greatest of
all heroes that his works signified to a greater change in which it drastically becomes the foundation of
Filpino Independence since through.
2. A true hero is one with the masses 2. Rizal as the greatest hero among
the Filipinos
3. Rizal is an American-made hero 3. All together contributed to make
him the greatest hero of his people
4. Rizal as a great catalyzer in the 4. Great hero possess himself excellent
decolonized Indio qualities and merit
In conclusion, the two have different views and interpretations as they sought to describe Rizal and give
him the acknowledgment as to recognize him as the National hero. Does Constantino simply argue on
the matter of Questioning that identifies whether Rizal deserves to be a national hero but rather is it
necessary to have one most elevated national hero? While on the other hand Ocampo simply emphasizes
that no one can deter the perception that his prominent work become the central figure of propaganda
movement where through his works it becomes the foundation that contributed hugely to the Filipino
Independence. Thus, it all says that Rizal is the greatest hero among the Filipinos.