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Social Soci al Sc Scie ienc nce e 3 ± Jo Jose se Rizal¶s Life, Works & Writings
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2 ± Childhood Years in Calamba www.company.com
Calamba at the time of Rizal¶s Birth
Calamb Cala mba a wa was s bl ble ess ssed ed wit ith h be beau auti tifu full sc scen ener erie ies s wh whic ich h se serv rved ed as inspiration for Rizal to hone his poetic and artistic abilities Calamba at Rizal¶s Calamba Rizal¶s time was an agricultur agricultural al town. Due Due to its fertile soil soil and favorable climate, the Calambeños were able to raise and harvest different kinds of crops but specialize in sugar The town was virtually owned by the Dominican friars. As a result, those who wh o se serv rved ed as te tena nant nts s ha had d a di diff ffic icul ultt li life fe.. How owev ever er th thei eirr li life fe wa was s considerably better than those living in other towns in Laguna at that time The hardships suffered by the tenants from the guardia civil and friars had instilled in Rizal¶s young mind hatred of oppression and exploitation of the weak by the strong
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Birth of the Young Jose Born as Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado Realonda on June 19, 1861
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Acco Accord rdin ing g to Ri Riza zall him himse self lf,, her her mo mothe therr ne near arly ly di died ed during his delivery because big head. The midwife was named Celedonia Three days later he was baptized by Father Rufino Coll Co llan ante tes s at Ca Cala lamb mba a Ca Cath thol olic ic ch chur urch ch wi with th Fa Fath ther er Pedro Casañas as his godfather Rizal was the 7th of the famil ily y of eleve ven n of Do Don n Francisco and Doña Teodora www.company.com
Rizal¶s Ancestry
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Rizal¶s Immediate Family Rizal was raised by a typical family belonging in the principalia class. The affluence of the Rizal family is clearly evident from the following: - Family predisposition to studies Stone house of adobe and hardwood - Ownership of carriage and horses(jose had a personal horse) - Home library - Personal servants - Private tutor of children in the family¶s fam ily¶s home - Business in rice sugar production - Ability to send the children for education in Manila www.company.com
Childhood Days and Memories Because of the happy and comfortable life Rizal had , most of his memories in his childhood days were pleasant. In him, he always treasured the care of his parents because of his poor health. He¶lll ne He¶l neve verr fo forg rget et wh when en hi his s fa fami mily ly st stay ayed ed in th thei eirr ga garrde den n to exchange stories. Different types of stories always interest the young Rizal Fathe Fat herr Leon onci cio o Lo Lop pez, th the e pa parrish pr priies estt of Ca Callamb mba a was responsible for his religious upbringing. At the age of three, he learned to pray and read the bible. At the age of four, he experienced his first great sorrow. Her your younger sister Cencepcion, whom she fondly call Concha died.
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Childhood Days and Memories Rizal was a good observer ever since he was a child, taking note of every detail of what he saw and experienced, especially the violence and unjust treatment treatment Guardia Civil and Gobernadorcillo to his fellow Clambeños.
Jose had a pony and used to take long rides through all the surrounding country, so rich in picturesque scenery
Besides these horseback expeditions were excursions afoot; on the latter his companion was his big black dog, Usman
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Story of the Moth and the Flame The story of the moth and the flame was told to Rizal by his mother on a night when her mother was teaching him how to read a book entitled El Amigos de los Niños. His mother grew impatient of his poor reading and lack of focus and always straying his eyes on the flame of the lamp and the cheerful moths surrounding it. Knowing his interest to stories his mother decided to stop teaching him and instead read him an interesting story. Upon hearing the story, it gave a deep impression on Rizal. However, its not the story¶s moral that truly struck him, he actually envied the moths and their fate and considered that the light was so fine a thing that it was worth dying for f or
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Important lessons learned learned in his childhood
1. From the story of the moth and the flame, he realized the sweetness of dying in search of the light. Rizal came to realize that one has to sacrifice sacrifice and to suffer suffer the consequences of of one¶s action for the attainment of a goal.
2. From the death of his favorite little sister, It was the first of many ma ny gr grie iev ves es,, bu butt he qui uic ckl kly y re real aliz ized ed th that at li life fe is a co con nst stan antt struggle and he learned to meet disappointments and sorrows with the tears in the heart and a smile on the lips.
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Early Demonstration of Inborn Talents
As a young boy, Rizal Ri zal showed several signs that he was naturally gifted with exceptional talent and intellect With his mother, Doña Teodora, as his first teacher, he was able to hone his inborn skills especially in reading which he showed great interest The young Rizal also showed an aptitude in sketching, painting, sculpture, and literature Sometimes Jose would draw a bird flying without lifting pencil from the paper till the picture was finished. At other times it would be a horse running or a dog in chase.
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Early Demonstration of Inborn Talents
Clay at first, then wax, was his favorite play material. From these he modeled birds and butterflies that came ever nearer to the originals in nature. Sleigh Slei ghtt-of of--ha hand nd tr tric icks ks were were a fa fav vor orit ite e am amus usem emen ent, t, an and d he deve de velop loped ed a de dext xter erit ity y wh which ich my myst stif ifie ied d th the e si simp mple le fo folk lk of th the e country At the age of eight, he was able to write his first poem entitled Sa aking Kababata, which did not only show his talents in writing but also his sense of nationalism. Here he showed his love for his own language and the awareness that his fellowmen had their own language. Through the poem he is encouraging his fellow children to also love their language www.company.com
Early Demonstration of Inborn Talents
Clay at first, then wax, was his favorite play material. From these he modeled birds and butterflies that came ever nearer to the originals in nature. Sleigh Slei ghtt-of of--ha hand nd tr tric icks ks were were a fa fav vor orit ite e am amus usem emen ent, t, an and d he deve de velop loped ed a de dext xter erit ity y wh which ich my myst stif ifie ied d th the e si simp mple le fo folk lk of th the e country At the age of eight, he was able to write his first poem entitled Sa aking Kababata, which did not only show his talents in writing but also his sense of nationalism. Here he showed his love for his own language and the awareness that his fellowmen had their own language. Through the poem he is encouraging his fellow children to also love their language www.company.com
First taste of Injustice In his young eyes, Rizal already witness the unjust and brutal treatments of the Spaniards to his town mates. Howeve Howe verr wh what at truly truly op open ened ed his ey eyes es to th this is injust injustic ices es wa was s th the e arrest and the imprisonment of his mother due to the alleged complicity in the attempted murder of his uncle¶s wife. Doña Teodora was made to walk a distance of fifty kilometers from Calamba to Santa Cruz, Laguna and was imprisoned by two and one-h one -half alf ye years ars.. She wa was s fre freed ed by Gov Govern ernoror-Ge Gener neral al Iz Izqui quierd erdo, o, who was charmed of the graceful dancing of Rizal¶s youngest sister Soledad Another incident that greatly influenced his life was the martyrdom of Gomb mbur urz za whi hich ch ins nspi pire red d hi him m to re red dee eem m the op oppr pres esse sed d Filipinos. www.company.com
Preparation for Formal Schooling Most of his early studies where initiated by his mother. It was Doña Teodora who was responsible that Rizal was able to learn the prayers and the alphabet at the age of three, and to enhance his skills at poetry she encourage Rizal to write verses Three uncles, brothers of the mother, concerned themselves with the intellectual, artistic and physical training of this promising nephew. Jose,, the youngest, a teacher, looked after his regular lessons Jose Manuel, developed the physique of the youngster, until he had a supple Manuel, body of silk and steel and was no longer a sickly lad Gregorio, he taught him also the value of rapidity in work, to think for Gregorio, himself, and to observe carefully and to picture what he saw. He instilled in the mind of young Rizal that it was not the world's way that anything worth having should come without effort www.company.com
Preparation for Formal Schooling Later on his mother realized Rizal needed a private tutor to teach him at home. His private tutors were: Maestro Celestino, Maestro Lucas Padua, and Maestro Leon Monroy Rizal like any other son of the principalia class was trained to be a middle class c lass intellectual intellectual or illustrado. His training as an illustrado could explain why he didn¶t have any real social consciousness
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Childhood inspirations to his later works As a child Rizal spent most of his time at the church where he enjoys watching people. Through his observation he was able to create the true-to-life types of the characters in "Noli Me Tangere" and "El Filibusterismo³ The emphasis on the oppressiveness of the Guardia Civil and the friars in his novels can be taken in his experience when he was a child in Calamba The unjust arrest of Sisa from ³Noli´ may be an allusion of the arrest of his mother His second novel, ³El Filibusterismo´ was dedicated to Gomburza which martyrdom served as huge turning point in his life www.company.com
Class Activity
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