FINAL REQUIREMENT: BIOGRAPHY RESEARCH

INSTRUCTION: Research the biography of Dr. Jose Rizal and choose one (1) among the heroes cited below. Follow the
format given and be guided by the rubric.

IMPORTANT: Two (2) Biography Research will be submitted.

1. Jose Rizal 6. Nelson Mandela

2. Mohandas Gandhi 7.Mother Theresa

3. Abraham Lincoln 8. Jim Levy

4. Steve Jobs 9.Malala Yousafzai

5. Martin Luther King Jr. 10. Rosa Lee Parks

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Family Life
In Calamba, Laguna, the Rizal family was
well-known for being wealthy and was one of the
biggest families at the time. Since they had a
comfortable and prosperous lifestyle, many believed
that his family belonged to the town's ruling class.
Father Don Francisco Mercado II and Mother
Teodora Alonso Realonda made up the 13-person
family when Jose Rizal was born into. There were
nine sisters and one brother for Jose Rizal. The
siblings were Paciano, Narcisa, Olympia, Lucia,
Maria, Jose, Concepcion, and Soledad Rizal, with
Saturnina being the youngest.
Name: Sinfuego, Jasmine Claire Soriano, Lerma Soraino, Louishe Dale Villareal, Laerall Visaya, Brigette

Biography of ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Early Life

PICTURE
Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks Lincoln had their first child, Abraham, on
February 12, 1809, in a log cabin on Sinking Spring Farm, Kentucky, not far from
Hodgenville. His paternal grandpa, Captain Abraham Lincoln, inspired the name
Abraham Lincoln. He was the sister Sarah's younger brother. Thomas, the younger sibling
of Abraham Lincoln, died as a newborn.

Thomas Lincoln, the father of Abraham Lincoln, was just eight years old when he
saw Captain Abraham Lincoln die during an Indian attack in 1786. Thomas began working
soon after, picking up odd jobs to help support his family. Thomas has always valued
physical labor above scholarly study. They traveled to many states before arriving in
Kentucky, including New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

After losing their land due to property title disputes, the family eventually relocated
to Indiana in 1816. They made their home in an "unbroken forest" in Hurricane
Township, Perry County, Indiana. This relocation was primarily motivated by Indiana's
more trustworthy land titles and surveys and the absence of slavery.

Family Life
When he initially arrived in New Salem, Abraham Lincoln courted many ladies. However, no marriage resulted
from his relationship since one woman died from typhoid sickness. And drifted apart from them, taking various
routes in life.

Abraham wed Mary Todd on November 4, 1842, at Springfield, Illinois, where they had first met. She came
from a wealthy household; her father was a merchant and an attorney. At the time, Mary Lincoln operated the
home with assistance from a family member and a hired servant. The couple purchased a house close to
Abraham Lincoln's law office two years later.

Despite his hectic work schedule, he was a committed husband and father who did his best to maintain
balance. He had four sons: Robert Todd Lincoln, Edward Baker Lincoln, Willie Lincoln, and Thomas Lincoln. He
adored his family. He frequently allowed children to join him at his legal office, and at the time, his partners
regarded his liberal parenting style to be quite inconvenient.

 “House Divided” Speech- Lincoln's presidential campaign got underway in 1858 with this succinct yet
powerful address. Stephen A. Douglas was opposed by the Senate. "A divided home cannot hold together.
During his speech at the Illinois Republican state convention, Abraham Lincoln said, "I feel that this
government cannot exist, permanently, half slave and half free. “. . . In other words, slavery will either be
permitted or prohibited across the country. It will either become all one thing or all the other.
 Lincoln-Douglas Debates -Senator from Illinois and --Democrat Stephen A. Douglas served in the Senate.
Republican candidate Lincoln ran against him. Seven debates between the two took place in towns across
the state. Most of their arguments centered on whether Kansas and Nebraska should be included in the
country's expansion of slavery's borders. Lincoln rejected the idea because it was morally incorrect.
Douglas thought that the inhabitants of those territories should have the last say. In 1858, Lincoln came in
second place. But after the debates, he became a household name, and people started to wonder if he
would make a good president.
 Presidential Election of 1860 -Two years after their Senate contest, Douglas and Lincoln squared off once more. The
race this time around was for the president. Lincoln triumphed over Douglas and the other two contenders. Lincoln
was able to win the presidency with little to no help from the South due to the large field. South Carolina was the
first state to leave the Union a few weeks after the election.

  First Inaugural Address -In this address from 1861, Lincoln emphasized that he had no intention of interfering with the
institution of slavery in the states where it still existed. He said that the United States could not break up unless all
parties consented to do so and that he believed he had no legal right to do so and had no desire to do so. He declared,
"The Union of these States is eternal." Additionally, Lincoln vowed not to fight any region of the nation until it attacked
the Union first. There shouldn't be any killing or violence, he declared, and there won't be any unless the national
government is compelled to use it.
 Wartime Leadership -Despite not being present at the Battle of Fort Sumter in South Carolina in April 1861, Lincoln's
policies influenced how the conflict turned out. Lincoln had the option of removing Union forces when Confederates
seized the fort. The fort itself wasn't very useful militarily. He also had the option of launching an assault, but he
preferred to avoid having the Union open the fighting. Lincoln made the decision to provide food to the Union soldiers
stationed at Fort Sumter. The Confederates launched an attack before the supplies got there, starting the war. Lincoln's
presidency was entirely occupied by the ensuing Civil War. He was a superb military commander who established a high
command to focus all of the Union's resources and efforts on winning the war. With what some have referred to as mia
litary genius, he blended statecraft and general control of the army.
 Emancipation Proclamation -The Emancipation Proclamation did not immediately release any slaves, which is
something that a lot of people misinterpret. The slaves who lived in the states that had rebelled against the Union were
instead declared free. No slaves were set free until the proclamation could be put into effect in the South since the U.S.
government did not yet have power over those regions. But the proclamation, which was made on January 1st, 1863,
was very important. It made it possible for the Union to enlist black men, who were important to the war effort. The
proclamation proved to be the beginning of the end of slavery in the United States, as Lincoln put it: "the greatest
stroke yet inflicted to the insurrection." Politically, the proclamation was significant. The Southern states assumed that
in exchange for Southern cotton, France or Britain would provide them with military support. Neither nation would
support the Confederacy when Lincoln declared slaves in the South to be free.
 Gettysburg Address -On November 19, 1863, at the National Cemetery dedication in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Lincoln
gave a brief but now-famous speech. Four months before, one of the Civil War's most important engagements had
taken place there. According to Lincoln, the troops who perished there made the area holy. In contrast, he wished that
"our nation, under God, shall have a fresh birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the
people, shall not disappear from the world," urging that "we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have perished
in vain."
 Second Inaugural Address -Like the Gettysburg Address, which was delivered in March 1865 after Lincoln's reelection in
1864, this address was brief but memorable and significant. Lincoln considered how much had changed in the preceding
four years in it. He emphasized that neither side anticipated the conflict to be so brutal or last as long as it did. He
added that both sides prayed to the same God and read the same Bible. Lincoln noted that veterans, widows, and
orphans would all require care and stated his intention for all Americans to act "with hate toward none; with kindness
for all." A little more than a month later, John Wilkes Booth shot and assassinated the president, saying he wanted "to
tie up the nation's wounds" and ensure "a just and permanent peace."

Major Accomplishments
Interesting Facts

 He was largely self-educated. Despite becoming a successful lawyer, Lincoln did not have a degree. His total schooling,
obtained from traveling teachers, is estimated to total only around 1 year.
 Before pursuing national politics, Lincoln served 4 consecutive terms in the Illinois state legislature. Though lawyers are
often considered untrustworthy, his reputation for honesty and fairness helped ‘Honest Abe’local elections.
 Lincoln was a ‘president of firsts. He was the first bearded US President, the first to hold a patent and the first to be in an
inaugural photograph. John Wilkes Booth can also be seen in the photo, standing on a balcony above.
 Lincoln’s wife came from a wealthy slave-owning family. Lincoln married Mary Todd of Lexington Kentucky on 4 November
1842. Several of her half-brothers died serving in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
 Lincoln was not an abolitionist. Lincoln was long allied with abolitionists and outlawed slavery by issuing the Emancipation
Proclamation on 1 January 1863, legally freeing some 3 million slaves.
 His main purpose in the Civil War was to preserve the Union. There were abolitionists, slavery supporters, pro-unionists,
and neutral sentiments in both the North and South, but it was Confederate secessionists who began the war by firing on
Fort Sumter on 12 April 1861.
 The bill to create US Secret Service was on the President’s desk the night of his assassination. One of the principal purposes
of the Secret Service is to protect national leaders such as the President. It is possible that their presence would have saved
Lincoln’s life.
 During his assassination, Lincoln’s bodyguard was absent.
 The brother of John Wilkes Booth saved Lincoln’s son. Not long before the President was assassinated, Edwin Booth, a
famous actor at the time, pulled Robert Lincoln to safety at a train station after he had fallen on the tracks. It was just as a
train was about to leave the station.
 Lincoln is consistently ranked as one of the ‘top 3’ Presidents of the United States. Along with George Washington and
Franklin D. Roosevelt, most polls of academic historians, political scientists, and the public put Lincoln as one of the 3 all-
time greats.
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AOM. (2015, September 15). The Libraries of Famous Men: Abraham Lincoln. Retrieved from
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Szczepanski K. (2019, November 15). Biography of José Rizal, National Hero of the Philippines. ThoughtCo.
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Valdeaville R. (2018, June 8). The Life and Legacy of José Rizal: National Hero of the Philippines. culture trip.
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