EXERCISE 1 – The Making of a Hero

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1. Give five different definitions of the term “hero.”

Answer:

a.) Hero is a mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent endowed

with great strength or ability.

b.) Hero is a person admired for achievements or noble qualities.

C.) Hero is a person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose, specially
one who has risked or sacrificed hisbor her life.

d.) Hero is an illustrious warrior.

e.) A hero is anyone who can show courage when faced with a problem, and
someone who is able to help another in various ways.

2. Give the five different definitions of the term “personality.”

Answer:

a.) Personality is the combination of characteristics or qualities that forms an

individual's distinctive character.

b.) Personality is a famous person especially in entertainment or sports.

c.) Personality is defined as the characteristic sets of behaviours, cognitions, and

emotional patterns that evolve from biological and environmental factors.

d.) Personality, a characteristic way of thinking, feeling, and behaving.

e.) Personality embraces moods, attitudes, and opinions and is most clearly
expressed in interactions with other people.

3. Enumerate and discuss the different factors which influence the

development of an individual’s personality.
Answer:

The different factors which influence the development of an individual's

personality are as follows:

a.) Heredity - This refers to the influences on your personality that you are born
with. They're in your genes and there is not much you can do to change these
traits. They can include your temperament, which helps to determine how you
react to situations and how easygoing you are. In kids, it may affect how well they
get along with others.

b.) Environment - Our environment is the nurturing aspect of our lives. It is the
type of environment in which we live and grow up. Environment would home,
school, work, or other places that you spend a lot of time. Environmental factors
also include such things as languages, religion etc..

C.) Situation - These are the experiences that each individual person goes
through. The various things that people experience will leave imprints on and
help to develop his or her personality. Everything from divorce, death, trauma
and even happy times fit into the situations category of shaping one'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.

Answer:

a.) From his Spanish Ancestors, he got his elegance of bearing, sensitivity to
insult, and gallantry to ladies.

b.) Tio Jose Alberto inspired him to improve his artistic ability.

5. Give at least two specific examples of the different factors which have
influenced the shaping of your personality.

Answer:

a.) From my mother, I inherited the great perseverance to work harder to lift our
family from poverty, my interest in gardening, kindness and respect to people
and valuing financial management.
b.) From my father, I inherited the love for basketball and the heredity of being
tall.

6. Describe your own personality.

Answer:

Me as myself is patient in everything. My personality is quite simple,

imperfect and has in common to others. I know how to love, respect and value
people specially my family and friends. Being tall is what I inherited to my father.
I used to play a guitar, chess, basketball and billiard during my free time as
bonding with my younger brother. In our simple living, I become interested in
gardening in our small backyard and sell the products to neighbours to have an
extra income.

7. If the ideal Filipino citizen is described to be socially concerned,

productive, morally upright 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.

Answer:

I would rate myself in a scale of 6.

8. Do you see a need to improve your personality? Explain your answer.

Answer:

Yes. I see a need to improve my personality because sometimes I felt that

there's something missing or gap in meeting other's expectancy. Honesty is what I
always want to give but it is being challenged by some people whom I want to
give favor for them to be safe. Sometimes I act so seriously which is not
applicable to a situation. My sister told me that I am too shy in approaching
others for help which turns out to unsuccessful results.

9. If your answer to question no. 8 is yes, what do you intend to do about it?

Answer:
 I intend to be fair to people for our own good no matter what
consequences that we have to face on for telling the truth. I suggest for myself to
avoid overthinking in order to make appropriate decision or to act nicely in a
situation. And also I have to boost my confidence in asking favor for it sometimes
helpful to achieve your goals.

10. Which factors in personality development are within your control?

Explain your answer.

Answer:

For me the factor in personality development that is within my control is

the environmental Influence because while I'm growing up it is always up to me
on how I am going to adapt to environment in order to upbuild myself and
sustain specific needs. Also I have my own decisions to choose the positive
influences that I can enrich and use to become successful person in the future.

EXERCISE 2 – RIZAL, IN THE EYES OF THE FILIPINO YOUTH

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1. Get a hold of several local/foreign newspapers/magazines.

2. Examine the pictures on the said newspapers/magazines.

3. Choose and clip a picture (preferably colored) which, seemingly, is not

related to Rizal but which best reminds you of him.

4. Paste the chosen picture on the yellow paper.

5. Explain why you have chosen the said picture.

Answer:
 I choose this picture because it marks my mind about how badly people in
the past and present value life just for their personal interest. During Rizal's time
it is so hard to achieve justice once you treated unlawfully due to dirty and unfair
governance of envaders. We are lack of power to fight for our rights and
freedom. This picture merely shows that changes is becoming real in our society.
Unlawful killings is now over because of our unity and good governance that
cares our safety.

6. What do adolescents, like you, think of Dr. Rizal? Are these, generally,
positive or negative? Explain your answer.

Answer:

I think of Dr. Jose Rizal as patriotic, genius, kind and talented. Yes it is
generally positive since most of his actions were made due to his love for our
country and fellowmen.

7. Is Dr. Rizal an ideal role model for the Filipino youth? Explain your .
Answer:

For me it's a hundred percent yes for him to become an ideal role model
for the Filipino youth because of his great endeavours to educate himself in order
serve and defend his country.

EXERCISE 3 – TOWARDS BECOMING AN IDEAL FILIPINO CITIZEN

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1. Research and define the terms fully-functioning person and healthy

personality.

Answer:

a.) Fully-functioning person is one who's in touch with their deepest and
innermost feelings and desires. Theses individuals understand their own
emotions and place deep trust in their own instincts and urge. Unconditional
positive regard plays an ess role in becoming a fully-functioning person.

b.) The healthy personality can be described, with a high level of

agreement, in terms of the 30 facets of the "big five" model of personality traits.
This model organises personality into five major factors: neuroticism,
extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness and conscientiousness.

2. Enumerate and explain the characteristics of a fully-functioning person.

Answer:

a.) Openness to experience

b.) Lack of defensiveness

C.) The ability to interpret experiences accurately

d.) A flexible self-concept and the ability to change through experience

e.) The ability to trust one's experiences and form values based on those
experiences.
f.) Unconditional self-regard

g.) Does not feel the need to distort or deny experiences

h.) Open to feedback and willing to make realistic changes

I.) Lives in harmony with other people

3. Compare a person with a healthy personality and a person with unhealthy

personality.

Answer:

A person with a healthy personality is capable to experience and express

emotions, confident in their own abilities, emotionally stable, fairly resilient to
stress, straight forward, warm and friendly.

5. Compare Dr. Rizal’s characteristics with the characteristics of a fully-

functioning person. Did he have a healthy personality? Explain and support
your answers with specific examples.

Answer:

Dr. Jose Rizal has the ability to interpret experiences accurately and lives
in harmony with other people like for example his living in Dapitan. I think he
has a common characteristics with a fully functioning person and healthy
personality.

6. Compare your own personality characteristics with the characteristics of

a fully-functioning person. Do you have all the characteristics with a person
with a healthy personality? If your answer is no, what do you intend to do
about it?

Answer:

Unlike the fully-functioning person my self concept is not flexible

enough and sometimes I'm not open to feedback and willing to make realistic
changes because not all the time what people say about your personality is not
always try sometimes there's cases that you know your self better than them.
Therefore I do not have all the characteristics of a person with healthy
personality. So I intend to make a wide understanding and self-realization.

7. What are the beneficial effects if majority of Filipino citizens will be able
to develop a healthy relationship?

Answer:

If majority of Filipino citizens will be able to develop a healthy

relationship we can have a more peaceful community where everyone will mind
their own business; where no one will judge your looks or clothing; where no one
will discriminate your gender; where everyone will support your ambitions and
not discouraged you that you cannot.

EXERCISE 4 – A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

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1. Why did Doña Teodora choose Jose as Rizal’s name? What was its
significance?

Answer:

Dona Teodora choose Jose as Rizal's name because she was a devotee of a
Christian Saint San Jose (Saint Joseph).

2. Have you seen the house of Jose Rizal in Calamba? Describe its structural
design.

Answer:

Not yet in personal, only in the picture. Rizal's house is well-structured

seemingly made of fine materials in order to be preserved. Every corner looks
like it is full of sweet memories of Rizal's family who has a simple living. The
largeness and spaces are just enough to make them comfortable and also I
appreciate its structural design and the beauty of the landscape's view outside.
3. Why is Calamba referred to as “the cradle of a genius”? Describe Calamba
as a town.

Answer:

Calamba is referred to as "the cradle of a genius" due to its impressive

natural beauty. The land is said to have inspiredand artists and became known
by this nickname early in history.

The town Calamba is situated on a verdant plain by the rippling Laguna de

Bay. A few kilometres to the south looms the legendary Mt. Makiling, and beyond
this mountain lies the coffee-producing Batangas. North of the town spreads the
Laguna de Bay, "a lake of poems and songs", with many sailboats gliding by the
somnolent Talim island and numerous birds flying in the azure skies. Beyond the
lake, to the far distance in the north is Antipolo, the famous mountain shrine of
the miraculous Lady of Peace and Good Voyage.

4. Identify the good qualities of Don Francisco Mercado as a father.

Answer:

The good qualities of Don Francisco Mercado as a father are kind, diligent,
loving father, strict in teaching good conduct, has self respect and love for work
and an independent thinker.

5. Identify the good qualities of Doña Teodora as a mother.

Answer:

Dona Teodora is a religious mother, softhearted, courteous, hard-working,

well-read and a primary teacher of Jose.

6. What could be the reason/s why Don Francisco chooses Rizal as the family
name of his children?

Answer:
 Don Francisco chooses Rizal as the family name of his children because
Rizal is a shortened form of the Spanish word "second crop", seemed suited to a
family of farmers who were making a second start in a new home.

7. Describe the Rizal family as a social institution. Why should the family
strive to attain its noble objectives?

Answer:

The Rizal family had a simple, contented, and a happy life. In consonance
with the Filipino custom, family ties among the Rizals were intimately close. Don
Francisco and Dona Teodora loved their children, but they never spoiled them.
They were strict parents and they trained them to love God, to behave well, to be
obedient, and to respect people, specially the old folks. Whenever the children,
including Jose Rizal, got into mischief, they were given a sound spanking.
Evidently they believe in the maxim: spare the rod and spoil the child.

8. Explain the old adage, “Spare the rod and spoil the child.” 9. What are the
functions of the family? How would you describe the Filipino family today?

Answer:

For me the maxim: "Spare the rod and spoil the child" means to hurt a
child as kind of disciplining is not applicable instead let them learn and mature
through words or sermons to avoid experiencing violence. The functions of the
family are to mold the minds of the children and develop values, good conduct or
character as they grow up. Most importantly is to teach them to respect people
and to be God fearing. Family has the significant role in the child intellectual,
physical, emotional, social, spiritual and moral development since it will serve as
their cocoon until they become fully grown and self-dependent. Our country is
now in a rapid growing population and the teenage pregnancy is one of the factor
that contributes on it. Teenagers are not yet ready to uphold their biggest
responsibilities as parents so what usually happens is that they escape to their
obligations and causes defeciency to child development. Most children grow up
without father or mother and as a result they suffer from bereavement and they
felt like that there personality is incomplete. Employment is also one of the
causes wherein some parents went abroad to sustain financial needs but it affects
the child rearing and brings a feeling of different from the child who is growing
up with complete family. Broken family is the most serious brought by infidelity.

10. Describe the life of Rizal as a young boy. Compare his life when he was
young to our boys today.

Answer:

Rizal as a young boy was a remarkable child who become interested in

poetry, music, art and European literature. At an early age you can see to him
that he was very talented and has a great potential. Rizal was so creative in
thinking and knew how to manage his negative emotions. Comparing to our
young boys today Rizal put his attention in developing his skills in reading and
writing literary articles while being entertained to what he was doing. Most
children nowadays are and not well-mannered and busy on online gaming rather
than exposing oneself to literature.

11. What do you think are the effects – psychological and emotional of a good
environment to a young growing child? Explain your answer.

Answer:

The effects in psychological and emotional of a good environment to a you

growing child are being righteous in making decisions and practice good attitude
and respect to self and to others. A child can have a positive views in life and
taking them away from doing violence. A child can learn a lot on how to improve
his/her self and discover different skills and talents.

12. As a young boy, what was Rizal’s bitter memory? When you were a young
boy like Rizal, can you remember an unpleasant memory or experience in
your life? Can you relate?

Answer:

As a young boy the bitter memory of Rizal was the death of his favourite
sister concha that brought a really bad impact to Rizal. Yes, one of the unpleasant
memory that I've experienced iny life was the death of my Grandfather Fidel
Abalon who was my dearest and supportive Lolo I ever had.
13. Do you think that at early childhood, the child should know the meaning
of discipline? Explain your answer.

Answer:

Yes, at early childhood, the child should know the meaning of discipline
in order for them to become good citizens in the near future and to guide them in
dreaming for their family. As a child it is important to introduce to them our
beloved God, the values and good character as a Filipino.

14. Why was Doña Teodora arbitrarily arrested by the Spanish authorities?

Answer:

Dona Teodora was arbitrarily arrested by the Spanish authorities

because of the malicious charge that she and her brother Jose Alberto, tried to
poison the latter's perfidious wife.

15. How did the unlawful arrest of the mother of Rizal affect his life? Explain
your answer.

Answer:

EXERCISE 5 – A MANILA STUDENT:SCHOLASTICTRIUMPH

. IN ATENEO AND UST
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1. What do you think at the outset; Don Francisco wanted Rizal to study in
Letran? What could be the reason why he changed his mind and finally
enrolled him in Ateneo?

Answer:

I think the reason why Don Francisco wanted Rizal to study first in
Letran is because he believed that Rizal could develop his knowledge in studying
in Letran but he realizad that for Rizal to attain his capabilities, he should study
in Ateneo where he can manage his abilities and improve all his skills with the
kind of teaching in Ateneo.

2. What is your impression about Ateneo de Manila as an educational

institution many years ago and today?

Answer:

Ateneo de Manila from many years ago is an educational institution

made for intelligent persons whom have money to support their studies. They
provide support with no payments from poor people. And as compared today,
Ateneo de Manila is now a privately held educational institution that offers their
services for thousands of pesos and mostly rich people are the one who can study
in there, but as compared long time ago, the degree of education they provide is
really exceptional.

3. What was the reason why Rizal was almost denied admission to Ateneo?

Answer:

The reason why Rizal was almost denied admission to Ateneo is that Rizal
was late for registration and he was sickly and undersized for his age, Rizal was
then 11 years old.

4. As a student, what was your experience during your first day in a new
school environment?

Answer:

As a student, my experience during my first day in a new school

environment was full of excitement as well as fear for the different challenges. I
was filled of joy when I met new friends and fascinated with the surroundings.
Everything was really different and I made a lot adjustment in dealing with
people and doing personal tasks. It is also my first to encounter such scary
teacher but good in teaching which made me more challenged and dealt pressure
to me.

5. What was his prize-winning poem at Ateneo? Can you tell the message of
the poem?
Answer:

Rizal's prize-winning poem at Ateneo is "TO THE FILIPINO YOUTH" which

tells about the love of the country and Rizal wanted each one of the Filipino
youths to develop their passion in fighting for freedom because he believed that
youths are the only of our mother land.

6. As a student, how can your teachers inspire you to study harder? Are
getting high grades the only motivating factor?

Answer:

As a student, teachers can inspire me to study harder by not making us to

be like threatened because in that way I feeling like hopeless and worthless
despite of the efforts I showed. They should be friendly and reminds us the proof
that there's no difficult. We should help us each other as the teacher learned also
to his/her students. For me it is not so appropriate for teachers to become hostile
to students because they didn't know what personal difficulties we are going
through specially that we expect the school as our second home and the teachers
as our parents. Comfortable learning is better giving pressure.

7. What are the qualities do you expect from a teacher?

Answer:

The qualities that I expect from a teacher are friendly, creative, patient,
diligent and cooperative. Another thing is that a teacher must have th knowledge
because the students are all dependent on the information they would give. A
good teacher must have an ability to transfer all his teachings to his students by
different strategies that make the compression of students faster. These empires
are always at war for supremacy in the class.

8. Identify the weak points of a teacher that impede the affectivity of the
teaching – learning process in the classroom.

Answer:
 One of the problems that may arise in the classroom concerning the
teacher is the poor ability of some to transfer information to their students
because they lack knowledge on a certain lesson. And also it is important for a
teacher to have a mutual connection with his students for him to easily handle
every class discussion.

9. Describe the system of education under the Jesuit educational

management.

Answer:

The system of education employed by the the Jesuits was more advanced
than any colleges on that period. They trained the characters of students by rigid
discipline and religious instruction. Student heard mass in the morning before
the beginning of the classes. Student were divided into groups: Roman Empire
and Carthaginian Empire.

10. Make a comparative analysis of the academic climate between Ateneo de

Manila and University of Santo Tomas during Rizal’s time.

Answer:

Ateneo de Manila which was formerly Ateneo Municipal, was a boy's

school and its graduates finish their education with the title bachiller en artes
which is in Rizal's time was equivalent to today's highschool. The University of
Santo Tomas on the other hands, was the only institution in the Philippines that
provided college degrees. As to the academic climate in both institutions, in the
Ateneo, classes last the whole day beginning with a mass at 7 o'clock in the
morning. All students are required to attend such masses. The students are under
strict supervision by their teachers. This explains why most of Rizal's poems and
other literary works were pro-Spanish and pro-Catholic such as his poem praising
the victory of Urbiztondo over the moros of Jolo and his poem about the Virgin
Mary. All the time in Ateneo is devoted to study, academics and co-curricular
activities such as contests in Spanish and Latin, Greek.

On the other, at the University of Santo Tomas, the students were given
more freedom. Half of the day is given to study and the rest was free time. The
students are not anymore required to attend mass. This freedom is not leniency
but this was allowed by the University authorities on the basis that the college
students are believed to be more matured and responsible. Rizal in his spare time
used returned to Ateneo to take up a course in land surveying. His other
classmate Rafael Palma also went back to the Ateneo to take up commerce. Both
courses were considered vocational courses. Some students used the spare time
on useless activities such as doing la cuacha - which at that time meant doing
nothing or playing truant. They wasted their time courting women. Rizal also did
that when he courted three women at the same time. The students also formed
their barkadas and in Rizal's experience formed El Companerismo. As for the
grades of the students, certainly study at the University of Santo Tomas was
harder than the Ateneo because UST was a University and the Ateneo was a high
school. It would be unfair to compare Rizal's excellent grades with the latter and
those with the former, plus the many distractions that faced young men such as
Rizal such as the women, the barkadas and the idle time at Ongpin's El 88 store
and the pancitan at the Panciteria Macanista de Buen Gusto at San Fernando
Street.

Another thing Ateneo remained a boy's school during the Spaniards

period. The University of Santo Tomas on the other hand, began admitting
women in its Escuela de Matronas y Pateras or the school for midwives in its San
Jose Building in the far side of Intramorus. The women had to be married or
widowed and if their husband was still alive, must have his permission.
Furthermore the women wishing to become a midwife must have the
endorsement of the local parish priest.