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Your country is a great country. It has a great past, and a great future.
The Philippines of yesterday are consecrated by the sacrifices of lives and
treasures of your patriots, martyrs, and soldiers. The Philippines of today are
honored by the wholehearted devotion to its cause of unselfish and
courageous statesmen. The Philippines of tomorrow will be the country of
plenty, of happiness, and of freedom. A Philippines with her head raised in the
midst of the West Pacific, mistress of her own destiny, holding in her hand the
torch of freedom and democracy. A republic of virtuous and righteous men and
women all working together for a better world than the one we have at present.
Excerpt from the ful transcript of the speech of the late President Manuel L. Quezon in 1920s
1. What information is presented in the excerpt?
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2. Do you agree with the author's statement that Philippines has a great past and
a great future? Why or Why not?
3. Does this speech sound persuasive? Support your answer.
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Your country is a great country. It has a great past, and a great future.
The Philippines of yesterday are consecrated by the sacrifices of lives and
treasures of your patriots, martyrs, and soldiers. The Philippines of today are
honored by the wholehearted devotion to its cause of unselfish and
courageous statesmen. The Philippines of tomorrow will be the country of
plenty, of happiness, and of freedom. A Philippines with her head raised in the
midst of the West Pacific, mistress of her own destiny, holding in her hand the
torch of freedom and democracy. A republic of virtuous and righteous men and
women all working together for a better world than the one we have at present.
Excerpt from the ful transcript of the speech of the late President Manuel L. Quezon in 1920s
1. What information is presented in the excerpt?
analog
2. Do you agree with the author's statement that Philippines has a great past and
a great future? Why or Why not?
3. Does this speech sound persuasive? Support your answer.
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1.)The Philippines in the new and old. Our forefathers willingly put their lives at risk, and now we reap the benefits.
2.)I agree. Because there have been so many righteous men who have sacrificed their lives in the past. We will cherish the history and continue to protect our country in the future.
3.)It sounds persuasive because the author convinces us that we are righteous men, and I was persuaded.