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English D Learning Task 1: Read President Manuel L. Quezon's taken from his privilege speech delivered in 1933. The questions that follow. Do this in your notebook. "I was born a poor man, the son of a school teacher in one of the smallest towns in the Philippines Baler. My father had, besides his salary, a two-hectare rice-land which he cultivated. While I was a boy and during my early youth, my father saved as much as he could from his meager salary and from what he could get from his rice-field, only to have a few hundred pesos with which to give me an education. During those Spanish days, a Filipino family could live in a small town on four pesos a month and a supply of rice. Thus, did my family live for years. When I was at the age of five, an aunt of mine started to teach me to read and write and mother, and the priest of the town later gave n instruction. At the age of nine, I was brought by my fathe began my secondary education at the San Juan de Letran lived in the Convent of San Francisco serving as a room-a one priest, receiving no salary, except board and room. T moved me to the house of an aunt where for some pesos boarded. The house was located in Paco, too far from the him who could only use his own feet as a means of tra classes started at seven o'clock in the morning and I had early to reach my classes on time. Again, this impaired my following year, I was taken by my father to San Juan d intern. I remained as an intern until I graduated as A.B. honors. By this time, the savings of my father had all be education. He owed money, and simply told me that I E studies unless I could work my way through university ed to Manila and spoke to my Dominican professors, who, by become very fond of me, and told them of my situation. I lawyer, but could not pay for my expenses. They secured a as one of the helpers in the University of Santo Tomas with and free tuition. Thus, I was able to take up the study of lav Source: http://www.quezon.ph/familyinfo/ autobiography-of-manuel-l-que: 1. Are you inspired by his journey in the pursuit of his d 2. What do you think was his purpose in sharing this p his audience? 3. How did his story affect your personal views about y your dreams? 7 PIVOT 4A CALAB​

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