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Dr. Jose Rizal is commonly known as the "Father of Filipino Nationalism" and the First Filipino. He was a man of many talents and interests who excelled in both science and arts. As a nationalist and patriot, Rizal helped establish an independent Philippine state through peaceful means such as writing books like Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusteriamo that emphasized reforms over revolution. He advocated for greater rights and independence for Filipinos under Spanish colonial rule through logical and political solutions rather than violence.

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Rzal Essay

Dr. Jose Rizal is commonly known as the "Father of Filipino Nationalism" and the First Filipino. He was a man of many talents and interests who excelled in both science and arts. As a nationalist and patriot, Rizal helped establish an independent Philippine state through peaceful means such as writing books like Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusteriamo that emphasized reforms over revolution. He advocated for greater rights and independence for Filipinos under Spanish colonial rule through logical and political solutions rather than violence.

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Dr.

Jose Rizal is commonly known as the “Father of Filipino Nationalism” and the First
Filipino”.

Jose Rizal as a person is known for his intelligence and skills in both science and arts.
Many considered him a genius, a master of all trades, a patriot, a model brother and an
ideal son. Typical of Filipino families even at present, his mother was his first teacher
until he was sent to a nearby town, Biñan, to study under Maestro Justiniano Aquino
Cruz. Like his peers, and perhaps contrary to the general perception that he was always
a well-behaved boy, the young Pepe, as he was also called, engaged in brawls with his
classmates. One brawl ended with Rizal being hit in the butt with the teacher’s bamboo
stick. For college he went to the Ateneo, where he was one of the high achievers– but
not the valedictorian of his class, as most teachers of a Rizal course today usually
overstate. The truth is, he was only one of nine in a class of 12 who got sobresaliente,
the highest grade. While at the Ateneo, the teenage Pepe busied himself with his
studies, extra-curricular activities including sports like chess and fencing, making friends
and wooing young girls of his age. He sometimes failed in his pursuits but it was all part
of growing up. For his further education, Rizal enrolled at the University of Santo
Tomás, where he at first took Philosophy and Letters and then shifted to Medicine – just
a normal young man with many interests and talents but still in search of a direction in
life.

Jose Rizal as nationalist and patriot, he helped establish an independent Philippine


state, in fact, he specifically and explicitly denounced the 1896 Revolution against
Spain. He is an advocate for great reforms during Spanish era that shows his love for
our country, the Philippines. His famous books like Noli Me Tangere and El
Filibusteriamo have shown principles that up to day, people are still learning from it. He
emphasized the importance of the Tagalog language and that language will not be a
basis to know their status in life. As an analysis of his works and speeches will show,
Rizal did not support violent uprisings or revolutions in calling for an independent state.
He was not a war monger but rather an academic seeking as much as possible a
peaceful, logical, and political solution for the independence of Filipinos from colonial
rule over the political and social aspects of life in the Philippines. He preached for and
encouraged Filipinos to recognize their potential as Filipino citizens and also their
obligations and duty to their motherland.

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