About Great Men and Women - Some Keywords and Adages

Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay

British National Hero Horatius Nelson

Florence Nightingale, founder of the nursing profession

Abe V Rotor

Here are some interesting things I gathered in teaching Humanities and History.

1. Story telling is an art. Strive for the “state-of-the-art of story telling”

2. Rhett Butler played by Clark Gable had this famous line, “Frankly my dear I don’t give a damn.” Movie title - Gone with the Wind.

3. There is a famous statement that captures how powerful Rome was at its height. “All roads lead to Rome.”

4. England became the biggest empire in 18th century and had colonies all over the world – India, Australia, US, Canada, to name the most important. There is a famous statement which says, “The sun never sets on English soil.”

5. This is one element of a good anecdote that stimulates the intellect, sagacity, understanding. It shows cleverness. Wit.

6. This is another element of good story that lifts the spirit, and brings man towards optimistic goals. Inspirational

7. Bato batio sa langit …. Doesn’t speak well of a good story. This refers to fatalism. Bahala na is a bravado stance.

8. Avoid this aspect in story telling, promoting an idea, thing or person. Propagandism.

9. This is one aspect we should avoid in story telling: directly imposing a norm or moral obligation. Moralism

10. It took this man to convince four kings to support his plan to reach East if he goes strait West – thus he name the island he first landed as East Indies. Christopher Columbus.

11. If you are presented with a simple problem that has a simple solution instead of wasting time and resources, they say, “Cut the Gordian Knot.” Who first showed it this way by cutting the complicated Gordian Knot with one slash of his sword. Alexander the Great

12. He is known even to the present as the “man of the masses” who at one instance promoted a engineer on the spot. Annual awards given to outstanding Asians in his memory is equivalent to the world's highest award - Nobel Prize. Ramon Magsaysay.

13. The most loved anecdote teller of all time. His anecdotes and anecdotes about him are known all over the world. Abraham Lincoln.

14. He took the crown from the hands of the Pope who was about to crown him, and crowned himself. Napoleon Bonaparte.

15. This is the Lady with a Lamp who made her rounds in the hospital with a tiny lamp. Florence Nightingale

16. Emperor, a city was named after him, whose mother was a Christian in disguise, latter became liberal ti Christian in practicing their faith. Constantine, the Great

17. Ordered by his superior not to proceed in his mission because the enemy ships were waiting, he took the telescope and trained it on his right eye which is blind, and said, “I can’t see the enemy, sir.” He proceeded and won in one of the most celebrated naval battles in history. National British hero. Horatius Nelson.

18. He isolated himself in his room for days, eating but little, and when he emerge, his face lighted like that of a saint, and holding his masterpiece Hallelujah. Who is this composer. Handel

19. He attended a concert which played his masterpiece. At the end, the audience stood to pay respect to the composer. Someone had to signal him to acknowledge. Ludwig Van Beethoven

20. This flying insect circled the a lamp from which Rizal used it as symbol of martyrdom. Moth

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