Jose Rizal

 

Dr. Jose Rizal is often called the face of the Philippines because he helped the Philippines become one country. Before that the Philippines was a bunch of islands that were not really connected. Dr. Jose Rizal was a smart man who could do a lot of things. 

He was a doctor he could draw and he could speak many languages.. What he did that really helped the Philippines was make people realize they were Filipinos and they should be proud of who they are. He wrote things that showed people that just because they were ruled by Spain for a long time it did not mean they were not good enough. Dr. Jose Rizal gave the people something to believe in and a reason to work together. He did all of this by writing, not by fighting with a sword. By using his pen to express his ideas, about the Philippines and the Filipino people.

Jose Rizal wrote two important books, Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. These books were like a mirror that showed Filipinos the things that were happening to them. They saw the corruption of the friars and the people in charge of the country. Rizal talked about the problems of his time. He called these problems a " cancer". By writing about these problems Jose Rizal did not just complain about the government. He actually helped his fellow Filipinos understand what was wrong, with their society. Jose Rizal taught Filipinos to look at their problems and try to fix them. The man said that the fight for freedom is a deal. It is something that people have to think about and feel deeply about. He said that people have to think they are worth being free before they can really be free. This means they have to respect themselves and learn things. The struggle for freedom is an intellectual journey. People must be worthy of liberty through self-respect and education before they can truly be free which is what the fight for freedom is, abo

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