Jose Rizal’s Retraction Controversy Many historians arguing whether Rizal retracted from what he had stated about the Catholic Church or not. From Rizal’s statement: "I retract with all my heart whatever in my words, writings, publications and conduct have been contrary to my character as a son of the Catholic Church.", some says that this document is a forgery and the other are asserting that it’s authentic and Rizal was the only who wrote and signed the retraction paper. There are arguments found that depend the both claims. But the only thing is, even Rizal retracted or not, the knowledge he inculcated to us will not change.
According to Teodoro Kalaw, a professional on our hero’s writings and other handwritings experts, the retraction was originally written by Rizal and it has been judged by them through their deep study. There are also prominent Philippine historians who uphold the authenticity of Rizal’s retraction such as Nick Joaquin, Nicolas Zafra, Gregorio Zaide and many more. As of them, they consider the witnesses when Rizal wrote the retraction paper, signed the book of prayers of the Catholic, and recited the prayers of the Catholic. Base on them, there were also people who saw him when he kissed the crucifix before the execution. Rizal was also said that he had his 4 confessions, beheld by different qualified witnesses, news papers, and historians including the leader of the Spanish Supreme Court. And this affirmation was stated by Rizal’s great nephew,
Don Juan de Onate, wrote the letter after the expedition took place, the subject of the document included the travels to the new colony and the hardships that were endured. He described the culture, religion and living conditions of the indigenous people. Although gold was not found, other riches were to be had, such as furs, mines, foods to harvest and wildlife. Don Juan de Onate also told of his commitment to Spain and the
In chapter two of the book Enrique’s Journey, Enrique has made a total of seven attempts trying to cross the borders. In the first attempt, la migra caught Enrique and his friend, Jose del Carmen Bustamante, while they were riding the train from Honduras and to Veracruz in Central Mexico. They got sent back to Guatemala on El Bus de Lagrimas, the Bus of Tears. In the second attempt, Enrique traveled alone and got caught by the police. They, once again, put him on the bus and sent him back to Guatemala.
Unicorns don’t exist, BUT apparently WITCHCRAFT does!!!! The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, is a well known play that tells the tale of a small town, Salem, Massachusetts, where witchcraft is frowned upon. John Proctor, an infamous man of the town, had decided to destroy his confession about witchcraft at the end of the story.
The Crucible has a few main characters such as Abigail Williams, John Proctor, Reverend Hale, Reverend Parris, and Mary Warren.
From Mexico to the United States, a very dangerous journey some take to have a better life or to reunite with their family. Even people who are as inexperienced, such as Enrique, go through this dangerous path to reunite himself with his mother. In the novel, Enrique's Journey, author Sonia Nazario uses literary devices such as theme, characterization, and POV to show us how events change a character along the way and reveals how a character truly is. Sonia Nazario uses theme to show us the drastic change in character, characterization to show us how the dangers of this journey has an impact on someone, and POV to show us how the character is someone else’s perspective.
There are many characters throughout many of the world’s literary works, who will lie no
matter what the outcome is. Author Miller was one of the many authors that wrote about
characters that lied throughout the play “The Crucible”. The play depicted the events that
happened during the infamous “Witch Trials” that occurred in Salem, Massachusetts. In Arthur
Miller’s play, “The Crucible”, Miller conveyed an important idea that although it’s hard,
standing up for what you believe in can give you a positive influence in life. Because of the fact
that it is sometimes hard to stand for your beliefs, John Proctor first hesitated in what he should
do at the end of act IV even though standing for his beliefs can ultimately decide if he lives or
dies.
The Crucible
The Crucible written by Arthur Miller is a book/play that explains the witch trials that
happened in Salem Massachusetts. Because we need a good reputation to have a good self-
esteem, John Proctor struggles to decide what is the most important to him, life or reputation.
In this book John has a conflict with himself on whether his life or his reputation is more
important. In the book Proctor says “You are the high court, your word is good enough!
The book Enrique’s Journey by Sonia Nazario is a nonfiction book based on a real story told throughout 367 pages. The reason why I decided to read this book is that it was highly recommended by one of my former English teachers. I was extremely persuaded to read this book by her but I also personally believed that by reading this book I would gain a new understanding of life by really opening my mind to new experiences that other people go through.
For the last trial, he is arrested because the Defarge’s and an un-named person denounced him. There are more similarities than differences. There are a great amount of similarities between all three trials, but there are also a few between just two trials.
For all of the trials, the arrest was sudden and unexpected.
Mexican people’s view of Catholicism differs from European that is why it is important to compare it with the verses from the Bible, understand their interpretation and find its motives in the novel.
The author of “Pedro Paramo” Juan Rulfo raises Mexican Christianity elements all over the novel. According to Christianity, a deceased person goes to Hell, Heaven or purgatory after death. The purgatory is a place, where souls, that are sinful for Heaven, but too pure for Hell, go to be purged of their sins (de Chaparro 2007, 13; Espinosa 1910, 407).
This novel was written based on the Mexican revolution, which was an important event in history for the people of Mexico. The author of this novel, Juan Rulfo portrays the characters as being lost in purgatory to show how the people of Mexico felt during the time of Porfirio Diaz. Juan Rulfo used his experiences and suffering during the revolution and turned it into literature. During the Mexican revolution, there were situations in which men were more powerful and played a more important role in society than women. The use of descriptive language and imagery in the novel allows readers to understand how horrific the time period was and how the people felt.
The Crucible final essay
Refugee situations has been increasing by a vast amount each year, and ISIS is hiding under their curtain by sneaking into countries and committing terrorist attacks. The crucible, a play written by Arthur Miller, took place in Salem. In the town of Salem the people believed in witchcraft and their imagination perhaps went wild, when they thought that witchcraft can cause chaos in their town. Compare this with salem, in the old days they feared from witches, in these days people fear terrorists! Fears that encounter us today are might be so threatening.
The Dawn by Garcia Lorca
Dawn is poem written by Federico García Lorca. Lorca wrote this poem to his family after he arrived in New York. Lorca writes about his visits in New York and how he felt miserable being there. The Dawn is a poem that talks about an author’s feelings or point of view about the dawn in New York. Garcia Lorca expresses how he felt miserable and empty during dawn in New York because it brought no hope to him.
Márquez’s novella ‘Chronicle of a Death Foretold’ tells the story of Santiago Nasar’s murder. It is based on the real-life incident that occurred in the 1950s in a small Colombian town, Sucre. Cayetano Gentile was murdered by the brothers of Margarita Chica for having allegedly stolen her virginity. This was revealed when she was returned to her family after her newlywed husband had discovered that she wasn’t a Virgin. In his novella, Márquez displays the influence of the social mores and shows how these supersede the law of the statute books and the authority of Catholicism, which was otherwise so important and therefore how these social mores affect the characters and their actions.
