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1. “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” – Helen Keller
2. Helen Keller was born with her vision & being able to hear, but at the age of 2 she got sick and became blind & deaf. She is best known for being able to understand the sign language for W-A-T-E-R meant something while having her hand under running water from a pump. She became a college graduate, teacher, advocate for the disabled – specifically for the blind and a motivational model for all.
3. When thinking of Helen Keller, there are three qualities that comes to mind. Persistence, courageous and inspiring. Throughout her life, she never gave up with what was handed to her. She persevered through all her trials! She was courageous. Despite being deaf & blind; she went on to become the first deaf-blind person to graduate with a bachelor’s degree from Radcliffe College, not only that but she was also the first deaf-blind person to ever attend college. She also traveled the world for over 37 years, giving motivational speeches to throngs of crowds. Lastly, she was inspiring, she received numerous awards given to the most prestigious of people.

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Persistence

A. At a young age, unknowingly longing to learn, she never gave up learning that the letters being fed into her hand, made up words and those words meant the everyday thing that

B. While being blind and deaf, the first time she swam in the ocean, she slipped and fell into the water while getting in. She continued to get back up and keep on swimming.

II. Courage
A. She moved by herself to various parts of the country, so she could continue her education.

B. She put forth so much effort to communicate with the people of this world. She yearned for loved being able to communicate with others that she spent over 50 years traveling the world and speaking

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