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    How would you feel if you were famous at a young age just for overcoming deaf and blindness? Helen Keller was one of the few people back in her time to become really famous over something she couldn't help. Helen was famous because of how she was able to make things better for children and adults with disabilities, and while she did this she had no forms of communication. Helen actually wasn't deaf and blind; she was born perfectly normal in a small town in Alabama called Tuscumbia on June 27, 1880

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    reliable sources. Who was Helen Keller? Helen Keller was born in 1880 in Alabama. About two years later she became very ill which resulted in blindness and deafness. Helen and the family’s cook’s daughter, Martha Washington, created signs to communicate. Later, upon a suggestion from Alexander Graham Bell, the Kellers took Helen to the Perkins Institute for the Blind in Boston, Massachusetts, where she met Anne Sullivan. Sullivan became Helen’s teacher in 1887, and helped Helen learn to communicate using

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    Helen Adams Keller was born a healthy little girl, but she became very ill when she was just eighteen months old and was struck blind and deaf. When she about six Helen got a teacher, Annie Sullivan, who taught her how to read, write and communicate with people. She was able to have many works published and worked as a lecturer to educate people about others with disabilities. Helen Keller despite her condition was able to do great things in her life and to help benefit herself and the lives of other

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    Helen Keller was an amazing woman, before she became blind and deaf, she was already doing amazing things as a baby. At only six months old Helen was already starting to speak and form words. On Helen’s first birthday, she began to walk. As an infant she was already doing amazing things, things 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

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    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

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    Helen Keller Goals

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    Since Helen Keller’s early years in life she has always been blind, deaf and mute. Members in her family knew there was sure to be many difficulties in teaching her basic life routines, and from where the family stood there was no way to teach her. Helen sometimes got so frustrated she would lash out. Until one day her family, with hopes to teach her, hired someone with experience to help. The teacher's name is Annie Sullivan. Sullivan had some difficulties getting through to Helen, but once she

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    Essay On Helen Keller

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    Helen Keller House and Museum at Ivy Green When I heard about this assignment I didn’t really know what I wanted to do. I heard about a special lady who was born in Tuscumbia Alabama. The special lady I was referring too was Helen Keller, I didn’t really know much about her except for the fact that she was blind and deaf. I have also heard about the play and the movie “Miracle Worker” that was based off of her life. Little did I know I was in for a treat, learning about this magnificent woman’s

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    Helen Keller, a very profound person, who was deaf and blind who turned into a great and sophisticated person after persevering to be a regular human. Helen Keller was diagnosed with blindness and deafness at age 1 and that impacted her for life. But, she had not let that get in her way and when she reached 18 years old she was able to perfectly talk and even wrote books which was unbelievable. She showed great sympathy when working at child care centers for the blind. Helen Keller greatly impacted

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    Helen Katz Essay

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    1931, Helen Katz was born into and raised in a very religious Jewish family in a town in northeastern Hungary. Being the youngest of eight children, she was the baby of the family and was often the focus of everyone’s hopes and affection. Helen was born with the Hebrew name Hannah, but her family mostly called her by her nickname, Potyo, which meant “the dear little one.” Helen had a very pleasant childhood that was filled with love and affection from everyone she knew. 1933-39: Helen was a very

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    Helen Keller Quotes

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    Helen Keller’s acts influenced the disabled. Even while being disabled she was still able to achieve her goals. She was born on June 27th, 1880 as a healthy baby and over time developed a sickness which caused her to lose her hearing and seeing, but this did blind. She stop her from exploring the world. Her parents cared much about Helen, they called every teacher or school possible to help Helen get through this sickness. Until they found a teacher that was top rated, Anne Sullivan. She came to

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