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In 1896, on the eve of his execution, Dr. Jose Rizal penned his last poem before facing the firing squad. Many believe his writing to have ignited the revolution against the Spanish colonizers. Shortly after his death, the new colonizers from America have declared him a national hero.

The poem Mi Ultimo Adios was originally written in Spanish, ( Read more... )

Trufax, all this.


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Liz asked me to plug this on my blog, so plug this I will:

The Green Ribbon Project

For the 53 JOURNALISTS murdered
For the 58 ACTIVISTS abducted
For the 168 FARMERS left landless
For the 2,461 HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS neglected
For the 100,000 VOTES cheated
For the SIX BILLION PESOS stolen

For the little HOPE extinguished

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From the Wall Street Journal article What makes Finnish kids so smart?Finland's teens score extraordinarily high on an international test. American educators are trying to figure out why ( Read more... )