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Assessment 7 Essays Life and Works of Rizal
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Polytechnic University of the
Philippines)
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CAUSING, FRANCES C.
BSA 1-14
PAYUMO, JAYSON S.
UNIT IV: FAMILY, EDUCATION AND MATYRDOM OF RIZAL
LESSON 7 Jose Rizal in the La Solidaridad and his views on the Revolution
ASSESSMENT 7
A. Based on the excerpt of Pio Valenzuela’s visit to Jose Rizal in Dapitan,
1.
What were Rizal’s views on the impending revolution? Explain your answer
and provide evidences from the excerpt.
The Katipunan, according to Rizal, was not yet prepared to initiate the revolution
against the Spanish colonial rule. It will be hard to fight a well-equipped opponent; it
will be disastrous, and many lives will be lost as a result. He claimed that the
revolution they were planning would fail because they were not ready, especially
because they lacked sufficient weapons.
2.
What did Rizal learn from the history of Cuba and his intentions of going
there?
Rizal learned from the history of Cuba is the difficulties faced by the Cubans in
their multiple failed revolutions, that is why he’s warning the people from the
organization that the revolution is not yet ready, since he does not want his country to
go through something like that. Rizal’s true intention of going to Cuba was becoming a
military doctor since there was a scarcity of physicians to support medical attention for
the Spanish army and the Cuban people.
3.
What were Rizal’s warning in dealing with the rich and influential Filipinos?
He advises the Katipunan to seek assistance from wealthy Manila residents and
to use the experience of Antonio Luna, who has links with wealthy Filipinos, to gain
support for their upcoming attack. Rizal, on the other hand, warns them that if they
don't attract those aristocrats, they will be their biggest foes. Those aristocrats will
choose the side of opponents if they commit to initiating the revolution without
preparation or weaponry.
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BSA 1-14
PAYUMO, JAYSON S.
B. Utilizing the principles introduced in the lesson, write an essay that applies the
idea of difference, context, and process. There should be at least three paragraphs in
which each paragraph is focused on one principle with supporting evidences from the
discussion above.
Understanding the concepts of difference, context, and process is essential for
effectively understanding or interpreting history. If we look at the principle of difference,
we can see that historians have various interpretations of historical events, different
sources, and different ways of providing facts and information. When new evidence is
discovered, historians' viewpoints change. Historians have based their works on a
variety of perspectives. Perspective can "taint" history in this way. Historical cause
and effect will be interpreted differently by many people. Thus, Filipinos'
understanding of how to view and interpret history is affected.
When it comes to context, one of the idea of it is when the Americans decided
which papers from the Spanish Colonial period to include and which to leave out,
aiming to create misconceptions in some of the events so that they can make a
convenient justification for their conquest here in the Philippines. Thus, this influenced
how we viewed Rizal during the Spanish colonial time. Our understanding of Rizal
was affected by the careful selection of what can be easily used to analyze the past.
Just like when many individuals thought Rizal's concept or stand on the fight for
independence was different. Many people assumed he disliked violence and hence
did not support the revolution's use of weapons to fight oppressors, but the truth is
that he din not agree to continue the revolution because they were unprepared and
their weapons were insufficient.
In the principles of Process,
Rizal's life, works, and writings is part of the
growing process that leads to Rizal's purpose of charting the destiny of the Philippines.
He did not support the revolution plan, because the association must
have a proper
planned, enough weapons and funds to win over against the Spaniards. He was able
to fully understand the process by which the revolution could gain some advantages
if he went to Cuba to learn the things that must be included in the process of starting
the revolution.
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