Anne Sullivan Macy

Helen Keller was one of the most inspirational person that everyone can look up to. In fact, she has had a tremendous success in her lifetime when she was blind and deaf. However, she didn’t do it alone. She had some help from her close friend, Anne Sullivan Macy. As of today, her story has captivated millions of people when Helen was alive and when she died, and the motivation, preparation, and accomplishments that Helen did would indeed inspire generations of kids and adults, blind, deaf, both, or

Form and Content The Story of My Life is an account of the early years of a woman who overcame incredible problems to become an accomplished, literate adult. The book does not give a complete account of the author’s life, as it was written when she was still a college student. It is, however, a unique account of one young woman’s passage from almost total despair to success in a world mostly populated by hearing and seeing people. This book is relatively short, but the modern editions also include

philosopher and scientist. Anne Sullivan Macy was a great teacher, because her student Helen Keller’s achievements were outstanding. She has influenced and helped hundreds and thousands of people around the globe, due to the Sullivan’s guidance. Anne Sullivan dedicated her entire life on the education of people with disadvantages. She grew up mostly independent and experienced various problems without any advices,but her impact on people similar to her is enormous. Anne Sullivan struggled throughout her

So the school sent her twenty year old, Anne Mansfield sullivan. Who came to Tuscumbia to be her teacher. Anne was a graduate of Perkins school for the blind. Anne herself was blind but through a series of operations regained her sight. Therefore she was able to relate to what Helen was going through. But at first Helen did not know or trust Anne but in time she did and grew really close to her. (American Foundation for the Bind) By the

name Anne Sullivan entered her life. A soon as Anne arrived Helen started learning. Her first word was “doll” which Anne had spelt in her hand and gave her doll which had been made for her. Soon she would be taught more words. Anne felt that Helen wasn’t concentrating on her so she asked to take Helen out of the house to a nearby cottage to teach her more things. Anne went outside to the water spicket, ran some water and stuck Helen’s hand in it, while it was running through helen’s hand Anne took

In 1882, she fell ill and was hit blind, deaf, and mute. Helen Keller is an admirable woman in history because she helped other people with similar diseases and was the co-founder for the American the Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Meanwhile, Anne Sullivan helped her with her life, education, and social activism. As Keller grew up in her childhood she had a companion, Martha Washington, who helped her develop a limited method of communication. First of all, Helen's life was tough when she became

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. ==Youth and Sickness== Helen Adams Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama, on June 27, 1880. McGinnity, Seymour-Ford

that they had, had enough. They were tired of Helen crying so much, and her getting frustrated. Helen’s father decided that it would be best, against everyone’s wishes, to let Anne Sullivan go back to her own home. This is the same day that Anne and Helen finally connected the sign language to the actual objects. Anne Sullivan was on her way to the car when she noticed Helen standing by the water pump. She quickly ran over and signed one of Helen’s very familiar words, “Water.” She repeated the process

that most babies cannot do at that age. When Helen was only two years old, she got very ill and lost her senses of sight and hearing due to the fever and sickness. Helen was afflicted with feeling very lost and alone for about six years until Annie Sullivan, “The Miracle Worker” came along. After a treacherous two weeks, Helen began to learn from her favorite teacher. From this point on, this is when the real miracles and accomplishments started to happen. Helen Keller made many accomplishments in her

she wrote at the age of 11. It was alleged that this text was heavily plagiarized from another book i.e. “The Frost Fairies”. At the age of 22, she published her autobiography The story of my life with the help of her teacher Anne Sullivan and Sullivan’s husband, John Macy. It tells us the story of how Balyan 02 Helen Keller blossoms into the person she become with the help of her teacher. It tells us all about her life up until the age of 21 and was written entirely during her college time.