Andres Bonifacio (1863-1897)‚ a Philippine revolutionary hero‚ founded the Katipunan‚ a secret society which spearheaded the uprising against the Spanish and laid the groundwork for the first Philippine Republic. Andres Bonifacio was born in Tondo‚ Manila‚ on Nov. 30‚ 1863. He grew up in the slums and knew from practical experience the actual conditions of the class struggle in his society. Orphaned early‚ he interrupted his primary schooling in order to earn a living as a craftsman and then as
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Midterm- Females of Today Do you think that Louise accurately represents a woman of our times? Why or why not? “The Fat Girl” by Andre Dubus is about a girl named Louise. Louise is an overweight girl. When she was nine years old her mother tells her that being fat or overweight is not pretty‚ when she gets to high school if she’s still overweight that boys will not pay any attention to her. Her mother would make her eat “bare” meals‚ if she at a potato during dinner she would have to skip dessert
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sadly‚ vestiges of old social norms still have a toehold in some parts of the country and the unilluminated parts of many people’s psyches. In this story‚ Dubus reminds us of what it might have been like for a young female in what is likely the 1950’s to 1960’s era (not that long ago)‚ where the high standards of female
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Surrealism is a style of art and literature stressing the subconscious or non-rational significance of imagery. Andre Breton is thought to be the founding leader of the surrealist movement. Breton was a follower of Dadaism movement but believed it should have more of a direction. Dada art was known as anti-art by its proponents‚ it stood in direct opposition of everything art stood for. Where ‘art’ was concerned with aesthetic‚ ‘anti-art’ was not. Dadaism was a protest against war and characterized
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“Summary and Analysis of Killings by Andre Dubus” Murder‚ a rightfully known act of immorality is proven to be justifiable in Andre Dubus’s “Killings”. The alluring temptations of vengeance‚ too strong for Matt Fowler to push aside‚ were eventually accepted. Fowler commits the exact same crime as his son’s killer‚ both murders seek out revenge‚ however for different reasons. Fowler kills for the sake of his wife‚ he grieves seeing her in agony and he himself is in anguish knowing his son’s killer
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The Fat Girl Her name was Louise. Once when she was sixteen a boy kissed her at a barbacue; he was drunk and he jammed his tongue into her mouth and ran his hands up and down her hips. Her father kissed her often. He was thin and kind and she could see in his eyes when he looked at her the lights of love and pity. It started when Louise was nine. You must start watching what you eat‚ her mother would say. I can see you have my metabolism. Louise also had her mother’s pale blond hair
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for all the accusations of supposed theatricality‚ Mario O’Hara’s flawed yet masterful Ang Paglilitis ni Andres Bonifacio (The Trial of Andres Bonifacio) is truly cinematic‚ probably the most important and cinematic creation that the Cinemalaya Film Festival ever produced in its six years of existence. Ang Paglilitis ni Andres Bonifacio starts off after the Tejeros Convention where Andres Bonifacio (Alfred Vargas)‚ a commoner from Tondo who is the founder and regarded father of the Philippine
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Life and Times of Andres Bonifacio Andres Bonifacio simmered with rage and humiliation. The movement that he had created to oppose Spanish colonial rule inthe Philippines had just voted (likely in a rigged election) to make his rival Emilio Aguinaldo president in his stead. Bonifacio was given the lowly consolation prize of an appointment as Secretary of the Interior in the revolutionary government. When this appointment was announced‚ however‚ delegate Daniel Tirona objected on the grounds that
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Rizal was phenomenonal. He earned his first degree at 16 in the Philippines and never looked back. At 18 he ran away to Europe and earned a medical degree in Spain‚ and followed it up with degrees in France. While in Europe and in many in other countries during his travels around the world‚ he taught himself fluency in Spanish‚ German‚ English‚ and French and he did it all in a short 35 years of life. From childhood‚ he was a prolific writer and he remained so right up until minutes before being
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Cheryl Alberti Art Appreciation - Midterm September 5th‚ 2010 “Andre Derain‚ London Bridge” Visual Elements Line - I believe implied lines were used in this painting. Some edges are clear with a defined start and finish. The line weight varies. The lines also vary in width and length. Mostly straight lines with a few curves. Shape - The shapes range from rectangles‚ arches‚ and squares‚ to blurs that appear to be buildings in the far back corner. Mass - I believe the mass is actual
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