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Helen Keller is a name that almost everyone in our country knows. She is famous, not only for her unfortunate and extremely limiting disabilities, but for the unrelenting effort she put forward to overcome them. Despite being both blind and deaf, she was eager to learn. In this excerpt from The Story of My Life, Keller tells the story of the day that the fire for learning was lit inside of her. Through her writing, Keller uses tone, perspective, and emotional appeal to present her feelings to readers

Helen Keller is a huge inspiration to many people, and a great leader too. She is patient, inspirational, and intelligent. Having the childhood that she had, she definitely learned to be patient with certain things, and as for being inspirational, she was blind and deaf and learned how to talk and write books! And according to www.biography.com/people/helen-keller-9361967 Helen Keller went to Cambridge School for Young Ladies before changing to Radcliff College for a full four years. Helen Keller

with heart,” quoted this unbelievable journalist, Helen Keller. She was a bright, healthy child until a severe fever left her deaf, blind at a very young age, which made it nearly impossible for her to talk. Regardless of the disabilities she had, she still managed to master how to read lips, type, write, and even speak with help from her teacher, Anne Sullivan. Her courage and effort brought inspiration and encouragements to billions. Helen Adams Keller had a happy, wealthy childhood until she

On June 27, 1880, in Tuscumbia, Alabama, Helen Adams Keller came into the world. She was struck by an illness when she was only 19 months old that left her both blind, and deaf. There were several different illnesses that it may have been but the exact one will never be known. Not being able to communicate very well really started to frustrate Helen. When she was seven her parents decided she needed help. Determined to find help the Keller family took her to a specialist and eventually was hooked

thanks to you," Helen told Annie her teacher. As an infant she could see and hear, but by the age of two, due to an illness, she no longer could. Helen Keller is considered to be a hero among many people. She has had a lasting effect on everyone with disabilities and everyone else. Her history and background are different from everyone else, she has many obsticles that she overcame and became her accomplishments, and her legacy, she left behind is still important for everyone to hear. Helen Keller has

Helen Keller has taught the entire nation that it is possible to overcome obstacles and obtain goals. At the age of nineteen months, she was stricken by an illness called “brain fever”, that left her blind and deaf. It is evident that Keller lived a strenuous life, but along the way she managed to establish the American Civil Liberties Union and received many honors in recognition of her accomplishments. The fact that a blind and deaf woman accomplished so many achievements over the course of her

The leader i chose from the twentieth century is Helen Keller. Helen Keller was an american educator, one of the 20th century’s leading humanitarians and also a co-founder of the ACLU and she was able to accomplish all these things even with a setback of being blind and deaf since the age of two. Helen was born on June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama. Growing up she had a teacher named Anne Sullivan and then later on began speech classes at the Horace Mann School for the deaf along with a couple different

Helen Keller Helen Keller Early life and family Helen was born as a healthy, seeing and hearing child on 27th June 1880 in Tuscumbia. Her parents were Kate Keller and Colonel Keller. When Helen was 19 months old, she became deaf and blind as a result of scarlet fever. As she grew from infancy into childhood, she became unruly and often lashed out in anger at her inability to communicate and and comprehend the world around her. Annie Sullivan and her influence on Helen When Helen was 6 years old

SULLIVAN - ___________________________ HELEN KELLER - ________________________ SCRIPT: On June 27, 1880, a girl named  Helen Adams Keller, a very well-knowned writer, was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama,   in a white, frame cottage called “Ivy Green.” Her parents were captain Arthur Henley Keller and Kate Adams Keller. (Helen is two years old.  Mrs. Keller enters the bedroom) MRS. KELLER: Helen, wake up, sweety!.  It’s a beautiful day!. (she tries to wake her up, but Helen doesn’t open her eyes. Mrs. Keller

able to see or hear anything. Now, imagine your whole life being this way. This is how Helen Keller lived since the age of 19 months. Despite these challenges, she was determined to live to the fullest. Helen Keller was a determined and intelligent woman who faced tremendous adversity due to her disabilities. She was able to accomplish as much as the average person if not more. With all the difficulties Helen Keller had to face, she proved her intelligence in various ways. The beginning of it all