First Blog entry

1.) "Imaginative or creative writing, especially of recognized artistic value." I chose this because it has the closest meaning to my understanding of literature.
b.) Literature are writings we let us pass by without knowing what it's worth...
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2.)
a.) Francisco Balagtas - was born in Panginay Bigaa (now Balagtas), Bulacan on April 2, 1788. His parents were Juan Balagtas ang Juana de la Cruz. He ws also called Francisco Baltazar or Kikong Balagtas.(taken from http://hubpages.com/hub/Talambuhay)
a1.) Florante at Laura
a2.)Balagtas was became famous as author and called him “The King of Tagalog Poets”.
a3.) Julian Cruz Balmaceda and Hermenegildo Cruz (taken from http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Francisco_Baltazar)
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b.) José Rizal - José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda(full name)
b1.) Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not), and El Filibusterismo (The Reign of Greed)(taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines#Mythology_and_literature)
b2.) Encouraged the Filipino to take action and stand up for themselves
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b4.) The Filipino People

c.) Nick Joaquin - Joaquín was born in Paco, Manila, one of the ten children of Leocadio, a colonel under General Emilio Aguinaldo in the 1896 Revolution, and Salome Marquez, a teacher of English and Spanish.(taken fromhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Joaquin)
c1.) The Summer Solstice
c2.) Nick served as literary editor in the Philippines Free Press magazine in the 1950s and 1960s.
c3.) Jose Rizal
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