William Kotlinski
APUSH
Mr. Jacobs
Lies My Teachers Told Me Summaries and Reflection
Chapter One
Throughout history, people have been made into heroes. These heroes are portrayed as perfect or without mistakes. Helen Keller and Woodrow Wilson are two of the heroes who are discussed in the chapter. Helen Keller is famous for being the deaf-blind girl who learned how to read, write, and speak; but not much is known by the public about her political views. Loewen states, “Through research she learned that blindness was not distributed randomly through the population but was concentrated in the lower class,” (pg. 14). Men would become blind in work accidents, while women would become blind from syphilis, by working as a prostitute. In her later years, Helen Keller raised funds for the American Foundation for the Blind. But, Helen Keller was also a radical Socialist and supported Eugene V. Debs as he tried to become President, a fact that would construe Helen poorly, if the fact was widely known, and not as the hero many Americans and people around the world see her as today. The 28th President of the United States, Woodrow Wilson, is shown positively in textbooks, but there are parts of his life that aren’t covered. Loewen writes, “Under Wilson, the United States intervened in Latin America more often than at any other time in our history,” (pg. 16). Wilson is seen in textbooks to remove his troops, but not sending them in, quite
I believe Helen Keller had it the hardest because she couldn’t hear or see! I would hate to not know what is happening most of the time. If people are talking behind your back….they could literally do it standing behind your back. It probably took Helen a long time to be able to communicate with others, while i’m very impatient so i wouldn’t want to learn to causing my life to be horrible. Anywho, its states she joined the “Wright-Humason school for deaf…improving her communication skills and studied regular academic subjects.”
Do you think you could live being blind and deaf? Well, Helen Keller managed to live her very interesting life with those two problems. At the age of 2, she had a brain fever, and it caused her to go blind, deaf, and mute. She changed an impact on everyone who had disorders like her and let them know that they had a chance at the things that were difficult for them. Helen’s life as a child was confusing and even more difficult for her because she was just learning how to live with her disabilities.
If most people heard the name Helen Keller, they would think of that poor girl who was deaf and blind. They would think of her and remember the stories they heard about how she was taught how to communicate by a teacher named Anne Sullivan. That is probably all they would think about her. How she was world famous because of how she learned to read through Braille, letters pressed into her hand, and how she eventually learned to speak, however, this is not all there is to Helen Keller.
Woodrow Wilson announces the “missionary diplomacy” which ultimately stated that the U.S. would not recognize a government that it saw as undemocratic or hostile.
I have taken this from an external source to show the power of idealism, and how Woodrow was perceived.
all men, no matter if they were rich or poor (Collier's 509). He presented many
In his book, “Woodrow Wilson Revolution, War, and Peace” by Arthur Link, Link walks step by step through President Woodrow Wilson’s career beginning from the time he was born and focuses on his role during and after World War I. Through his entire book, Link acts as an apologist for the actions of Wilson as well as argues against the opinions of other historians. Link speaks about Wilson almost as if he idolizes him; as if despite what other historians and public opinion might say that he can do no wrong.
Helen Keller was a deaf and blind author, lecturer, and political activist from the United States. Her teacher, Anne Sullivan, taught her how to communicate and eventually Keller became the first deaf and blind person to receive a Bachelor of Arts. She wrote many books and advocated for labor rights, socialism, woman’s suffrage, antimilitarism, and many other controversial topics.
Woodrow Wilson was the first Southerner to be elected president after the Civil War. Born on December 28, 1856 in Staunton, Va., he was the son of a Presbyterian minister who supported the Confederates. Wilson assumed the presidency after a whirlwind career as a college professor, university president and New Jersey governor. However, Wilson left the Oval Office just as heartbroken as the Confederate soldiers that returned home when he was a boy.
Helen Keller stood up for people with disabilities by traveling around the world and giving them a voice. Later, she went to talk to the government about making more books for the blind. Eventually, the government listened to her and made more books. Helen Keller became blind, deaf, and wasn't able to speak. After college, she had decided to be a lecturer and a writer even though Anne, witch is Helen's instructor, and the others said she would be a good teacher and pass on what Anne taught her. This article will discuss information about Helen Keller and information about the problems she stood up against. The second paragraph will discuss things that she did to take a stand. The third paragraph will discuss how things changed for the better because of the hard work that Helen Keller did and how the world looks different thanks to what she did.
Born June 27, 1880 a baby named Helen Keller, she was a normal baby until 19 months of age when she became not only blind but blind and deaf. Anne Sullivan came to help the little child. She taught sign language on helen’s fingers and helped the child to connect objects with her signing. Once that was accomplished then Anne taught her to speak, she could never speak the clearest but what mattered is she could speak. At the age of 16 she could then speak and sign. Being able to attend school and not only finished high school but then she was the first ever blind person to get a Bachelor of arts degree. Her proud parents were Kate Adams and Arthur H. Keller, her brothers were William Simpson, Phillips, and James Keller, and she had one sister
Helen Keller’s “Speech at Carnegie Hall” states the activist’s concerns with actual interests of American Government, especially with the way in which it involves itself in war. She contends that wars are almost never in the best interest of the population and they only serve investors and speculators. Capitalist conflicts are fought to gain or defend the interests of the few and are carried out by the masses. The idea of isolationism is also propagated as it is noted that no nation would be irrational enough to consider an invasion of the United States. However, this viewpoint is not applicable to the increasingly global society that was emerging at the time the commentary was performed. To stand idly while allies are consumed by rivals is
Helen Keller was a woman who impacted American history. She was known for many quotes, books, and speeches. Many people have heard of the illness she had but many people also know that the illness did not stop her from doing anything. Helen could not hear or see. Helen once said “The only thing worse than being blind is having sight without a vision.” Helen sure had a vison but no sight, she lead out her vison until she died.
Hellen Keller is a well known woman who has made a huge impact on people around the planet. Not being able to see or hear, she did an adorable work to improve the condition of the blind, the deaf, and the speechless. She was born on June 27, 1880. When she was 1, a sudden illness destroyed her sight, hearing and perspectives. According to Hellen, her real birthday was on March 3, 1887 when she first met Anne Sullivan and she started to learn to read Braille. She started her charitable activities after World War II visiting hospitals, bringing comfort and hope to blinded soldiers and the women and children of other countries. Helen spoke out about the need for increased care of the blind, for education to help them to take their place in the
Helen Keller created hope for many people with disabilities, used managing impulsivity and gathering information from all senses there are also many others that she used, innovated ways to overcome deafness and blindness, and illuminated the world by writing books on how she came over those disabilities and grew to have an almost normal life.