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Mi Primera Inspiracion
Poems and
Artistic In Memory of My Town
Works
Intimate Alliance Between Religion
and Good Education
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University of santo tomas: medical studies
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RELEVANCE:
The similarities of the youth of Jose Rizal and today can
be observed.
1. He was not sure in his plans
2. He needed an advice and pursued a career which is not
his passion
3. He became aware of the negative things and got
distracted.
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VALUE:
1. He used his talent in writing.
2. He obeys the people he respected.
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University of santo tomas: a la juventud filipina
Hold high the brow serene Come down with pleasing light,
O youth, where now you stand; Of art and science to the fight,
Let the bright sheen O youth, and there untie
Of your grace be seen, The chains that heavy lie,
Fair hope of my fatherland! Your spirit free to blight.
See how in flaming zone
Come now, thou genius grand, Amid the shadows thrown,
And bring down inspiration; The Spaniard’s holy hand
With thy mighty hand, A crown’s resplendent band
Swifter than the wind’s violation, Proffers to this Indian land.
Raise the eager mind to higher station.
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Go forth, and then the sacred fire
Of thy genius to the laurel may aspire;
To spread around the fame,
And in victory acclaim,
Through wider spheres the human name.
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RELEVANCE:
The message of “A La Juventud Filipina” is still applicable
today. We are suffering in this pandemic, the economy is
failing, political issues, and undisciplined citizens. It is a
reminder that we, the filipino youth have a responsibility to
stand with what is right and not be blinded.
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VALUE:
He used his literary skills in a competition but it serves as
motivation to different generations.
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Educations and travels abroad
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Rizal in Europe, 1882 – 1885
The first voyage to spain: Views and impressions
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Rizal in Europe, 1882 – 1885
The first voyage to spain: Views and impressions
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Relevance and values
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Relevance:
We can relate this move of Rizal to some people who,
after finishing their studies here in the Philippines, move to
another country to pursue additional studies to further gain
knowledge on their chosen field.
Value Integration:
• We can succinct that being courageous can bring you on
to improvements. Just like Rizal, he was not afraid to
travel alone and to explore more of his abilities. He was
courageous to explore more of what he thinks Readinghe can
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The Circulo Hispano-Filipino
Relevance:
One good example is the rallies and protest of some
groups to the government. Rallies are held because some of
the actions of the government make a significant change
which affects the life of other people. Protest is so important
for democracy because, people realize that they are not
alone; by protesting, we alter the agenda and start a debate; it
provides an essential voice for minority groups and we
sometimes win.
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The Circulo Hispano-Filipino
Value Integration:
Courage. I think that making a propaganda takes
courageousness, and we know for a fact that Rizal was
courageous on anything that he fights for. It is a good value
to possess, and it can help others by being the voice of the
oppressed.
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Entry into the Freemasonry
• Freemasonry is a fraternal organization that arose from
obscure origins in the late 16th to early 17th century.
• It is administratively organized into Grand Lodgesor
sometimes orients, each of which governs its own
jurisdiction, which consists of subordinate (or
constituent) Lodges.
• Grand Lodges recognize each other through a process of
landmarks and regularity.
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Entry into the Freemasonry
• Rizal was made a Master Mason on November 15, 1890
at Logia Solidaridad 53 in Madrid, Spain.
• He affiliated with a lodge under the jurisdiction of Grand
Orient of France on October 14, 1891 and was made
honorary Worshipful Master of Nilad Lodge No. 144 in
1892.
• He delivered a lecture entitled “La Masoneria”
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Entry into the Freemasonry
Relevance:
Joining groups that has the same ideals as you have some
benefits. For example, here in the PSU, we have different
groups that share the same ideals, like the Philippine Society
of Mechanical Engineers (PSME), we possess the same
attributes, and we want connections someday with
colleagues, so we decided to join the group.
Value Integration:
Being sociable can help having connections. By joining
groups, it can help engage activities that canReading
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Noli Me Tangere
• Rizal's first novel Noli Me Tangere consist 63 chapters and an epilogue which exposes the
abuses and inequities of many Spanish Catholic friars and government officials during his
time.
• Rizal was a student of medicine at the Universidad Central de Madrid when he started writing
it and was 26 years old at its publication.
• The author fittingly dedicated the novel to the country of his people whose miseries and
sorrows, he brought to light in an attempt to awaken them to the truths concerning the ills of
their society.
• Published in early 1887 in Europe.
• The novel is now commonly called by its shortened name Noli. Its English translation is
usually titled “Touch Me Not and The Social Cancer.” The Latin title, which means "touch me
not" was taken from Christ's words.
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The Writing of Noli Me Tangere
The Writing of the Novel
• Influenced by Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin an anti- slavery novel.
• Rizal suggested the creation of the book in the meeting of the Filipinos in Madrid at Paternos
Residence in January 1884. The present are including the Paternos,Graciano Lopez Jaena,
Valentin Ventura. Eduardo de Lete, Evaristo Aguirre and Julio Llorente.
• The proposal that all of them would contribute papers on the various facets of life in the
Philippines was unanimously approved by those present at the reunion.
• Rizal explained in his letter dated January 2 1884, the plan nonetheless did not materialized
• Rizal started to writing alone the novel in Madrid towards the end of the same year and
finished about of half of it.
• Leaving for France in 1885, he had written the third quarter of the novel in Paris.
• In Wilhelmsfeld, he penned the last few chapters of Noli from April to June 1886.
• The novel was completed in Berlin, Germany at the end of 1886, and the final draft was ready
for publication at the onset of the year 1887.
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The Writing of Noli Me Tangere
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The Writing of Noli Me Tangere
In another letter to Ferdinand Blumentritt, Rizal described what he expects when the novel will be
in circulation. Finally, he pointed out his primary objective:
• to defend Filipino people from foreign accusations of foolishness and lack of knowledge;
• to show how the Filipino people lives during Spanish colonial period and the cries and
sadness of his countrymen against abusive officials;
• to discuss what religion and belief can really do to everyday lives; and
• to expose the cruelties, graft, and corruption of the false government at honestly show the
wrongdoings of Filipinos that led to further failure.
But the real objective of Rizal in writing Noli Me Tangere is not to free our country, he just wants
Philippines to be part of Spain
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The Writing of Noli Me Tangere
Relevance
Value Integration
• Jose Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere tells us that we should reflect on our actions and beliefs for our
country.
• It teaches us the values of wisdom, fighting what is right, and loving our country. This novel is
being taught in school in order to not repeat the history itself by learning how to love our
country and to empower the youth as the catalyst of change for our country.
• Being a true Filipino is what Jose Rizal wants us to be, to know who we are and what is our
true goals will make the country flourished.
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Ophthalmic training under Dr. Louis de Weckert and Dr. Otto
Becker
Dr. Louis de Weckert and Dr. Otto Becker
• Rizal first studied the eye under the famous French ophthalmologist, Louis de Wecker (1832-
1906)
• Although he held no academic position, de Wecker was a prolific author and an active
teacher.
• He introduced ophthalmoscopy into France and advanced ocular surgery
• Rizal was highly impressed by de Wecker's surgical skills and felt his surgical training was
progressing well.
• In February 1886, Rizal moved to Heidelberg. There he found university students at a pub and
inquired about good professors in ophthalmology. He was directed to the Eye Clinic of Otto
Becker
• Becker (1828-1890) was professor of ophthalmology at the University of Heidelberg from 1868
to 1890 and helped make this department one of the best in Germany.
• He wrote a text on the anatomy of the normal and diseased lens and collected more than
1800 pathologic specimens.
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Rizal's Ophthalmic Training
• Rizal served as assistant at de Wecker's clinic from November 1885 to February 1886
• According to Rizal's letter sent to his family, there were 50 to 100 patients go daily to the clinic
of Wecker; there are days when they perform as many as 10 major operations.
• He learned how to perform all the operations; and he need to know what is going on inside the
eye, which requires much practice so he decided to go to Germany.
• Rizal spent the next 6 months working as assistant to Becker.
• He practiced in the hospital and examine the patients who come every day: the professor
corrects their mistakes in diagnosis, he also help in curing.
• On his way back to de Wecker's clinic in Paris in 1887, Rizal took time to travel through
Europe to learn from and visit with some additional prominent ophthalmologists and scientists.
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Rizal's purpose of training
• Rizal decided to become an ophthalmologist as he was receiving letters from home about his
mother’s failing eyesight
• He became an ophthalmologist also because of love, but love for his mother. His mother was
turning blind and he desired to give her back her vision.
• Just like he wanted to heal his countrymen from the "blindness" by the oppressive foreign
power, the Spanish friars.
Values
Responsible - Rizal is being responsible because when he learn about the condition of his
mother's eye which suffering to cataract, he spend time to train in Europe to became an
ophthalmologist.
Love - Love for his mother which inspired him to study an ophthalmology so that when he is
going home he can cure his mother's eye.
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Friendship with Ferdinand Blumentritt
• Ferdinand Blumentritt is an Austrian scholar and school teacher to whom Rizal
first wrote in July 1886
• Before heading into the Philippines Rizal arrived in Leitmeritz on 14 of May 1887
to meet Ferdinand Blumentritt
• The death of his “best and dearest friend” did not end Blumentritt’s relationship
with the Philippines. The Austrian scholar continued his ethnographic and
historical studies on the Philippines and remained a loyal advocate of Philippine
independence.
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Completion of Studies in Spain
• Rizal was conferred the degree of Licenciado en Medicina (Licentiate
in Medicine) by the Universidad Central de Madrid on June 21, 1884.
• Continued Doctorate in medicine but was not awarded the degree
because of his failure to present the thesis requires for graduation
(he wasn’t able to paid the corresponding fees)
• On his 24th birthday he was awarded the Licenciado en Filosofia y
Letras (Licentiate in Philosophy and Letters)
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