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1. Who were the important persons that influenced Rizal intellectual pursuits?
Her mother
Rizal devoted much effort in Dapitan He tilled the soil and planted rice, corn, abaca and many
fruit trees. He practiced his profession as physician and eye surgeon. Constructed residential and
little hospital houses. He also assisted to the beautification of the public square.
Rizal's weakness for this matter was his failure to fully understand his people. He was
unsuccessful in empathizing with the true sentiments of the people from below in launching the
armed rebellion. He repudiated the revolution because he thought that reforms to be
successful should come from above