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Bite The Hand That Feeds You Poison Analysis

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Name: Charles Liu, Drew Riveral Institution Name: Cebu International School
Title of Article: Bite the Hand that Feeds you Poison
“Land dear and holy, cradle of noble heroes, ne’er shall invaders trample thy sacred shores...” a translation of the original “Land of the Morning” Filipino national anthem commissioned by the American colonial government in 1920. The echoing of every Filipino is heard throughout schools, cinemas, terraces, each bearing these exact lyrics ingrained within their consciousness separately acclaiming the final words ,“Ang mamatay ng dahil sa iyo,” which directly translate to ,”For us thy sons to suffer and die.” Nonetheless, explicit nationalism thriving within young and old as outsiders are ambiguous towards the …show more content…

“History is a set of lies people have agreed upon,” exclaims an exuberant Napoleon Bonaparte. However, that is all it can be, a collection of stories told from different perspectives; some, left untold, are permanently forgotten, forever remaining in unsettling darkness. To what extent, are the world’s nations willing to go to increase patriotism within their own …show more content…

People see what they choose to see; some are blinded are by their unending devotion towards a certain cause, while others are simply born into it. In many Philippine history classes or “Civics” as we like to call it, it is widely accepted that Magellan, a Spanish explorer, died at the hand of Lapu-Lapu. However, it has been proven that this is a national myth; Magellan died from a variety of factors and variables that went wrong throughout the entire duration of his international voyage. Through the nation-wide acceptance of this set of perspectives, this piece of manipulated information has been established as a factual part of Philippine history. Another example of this propaganda is the depiction of the Spanish colonials in the Philippines; they, who brought with them the belief of Christianity which 85% of Filipinos as of 2012, were shown as absolute, tyrannical rulers who abused their power over many Filipino people. These ideas of oppression and violation introduced to the Philippines multiple national heroes and organizations such as Dr. Jose Rizal, the GomBurZa (three priests who advocated for the rights of their fellow countrymen) and the Kataastaasang Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng Mga Anak ng Bayan. All of which significantly attributed to the increase in nationalism and patriotism in the

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