March 30 - April 2, 2020

5:30-7:00 MON.-THURS. RIZAL LIFE AND WORKS GEN.ED./FIL/ IT/HTM

Lesson: The Making of a Hero

Present Realities:
Heroism is connected with various concepts. For historians, heroes are nationa-
listic persons from our past who died while defending the Philippines sovereignty and who,
at present, serves as role models among Filipinos. For government administrators who are
concerned with economic development, heroes are synonymous to overseas contract work-
ers who remit dollars to our country, thereby adding to our dollar reserves which are badly
needed to keep us competetive in the global market. For environmentalists, heroes are
those who keep the environment clean and green, making sure that it could still be used and
enjoyed by future generations. To the ordinary Filipino, heroes are those who simply do the
right thing without its and buts, those who do good to help others without asking for anything
in return. Personality, nowadays, is often related with an individual's physical bearing and
ability to deal with others with grace. Personality development ads, which appear on lead-
ing newspapers, promise that after their offered short-term course, their clients will surely
have a better personality because of improved communication and work skills, knowledge
of correct etiquette in everyday activities, and better dress and make-up sense, forgetting
that there are more to personality development than these mentioned elements. One's
personality reflects one's outlook in life, attitude, and behavior. Thus, one's devision
making style and practice depend upon her or his personality.

Activity: Follow the instructions and write your answers.

1. Give the differen definitions of the term "hero".
2. Give the different definitions of the term "personality".
3. Enumerate and discuss the different factors which influence the development of an indi-
vidual's personality.
4. Give at least two specific examples of the different factors which have influenced the
shaping of Dr. Jose Rizal's heroic personality.
5. Give at least two specific examples of the different factors which have indluenced the
shaping of your own personality.
6. Describe your own personality.
7. If the ideal Filipino citizen is described to be socially concerned, productive, morally up-
right, and patriotic, like our National Hero Dr. Jose Rizal, how would you rate yourself in a
scale of 1 to 10, with 1 as the lowest and 10 as the highest?
8. Do you see a need to improve your personality? Explain your answer.
9. If your answer to question number 8 is yes, what do you intend to do about it?
10. Which factors in personality development are within your control? Explain your
answers.