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Helen Keller was an inspiration to many people. Her full name is Helen Adams Keller, and she was born on June 27, 1880. Helen’s hometown was in Tuscumbia Alabama. Tuscumbia has a very historic downtown. Unfortunately a very tragic and devastating event happened to Helen in 1882. This event had become known as scarlet fever. Scarlet fever is an infection that is caused by bacteria called streptococcus. As result of this Scarlet Fever she had become very ill, and she was not able to see, hear, or speak anymore. Once she was diagnosed with Scarlet Fever her parents decided to bring in a teacher, and her name was Anne Sullivan. Her teacher’s full name was Anne Sullivan Macey. Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain) dubbed her a “miracle worker.” Helen Keller’s Archives at the American Foundation for the Blind have some of Anne’s letters that she had written over the years contained inside of them. Anne Sullivan was born in 1866, and she died in 1936. Anne was a pretty strict teacher, but we can obviously see that that criticism really helped Helen to become a better, and a smarter person. Even when Helen was being stubborn Anne was always right there with her, and she never gave up on her. Anne was an amazing teacher; she knew just what to say and what to do to get Helen to cooperate.
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Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain) dubbed her a “miracle worker.” Helen Keller’s Archives at the American Foundation for the Blind have some of Anne’s letters that she had written over the years contained inside of them. Anne Sullivan was born in 1866, and she died in 1936. Anne was a pretty strict teacher, but we can obviously see that that criticism really helped Helen to become a better, and a smarter person. Even when Helen was being stubborn Anne was always right there with her, and she never gave up on her. Anne was an amazing teacher; she knew just what to say and what to do to get Helen to

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