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    The Miracle Worker —was published in 1959—, but is still a popular play, movie, and book today. The play was originally written by William Gibson, and is a highlight of the young life of Helen Keller, and how Anne Sullivan affected her for the better. Helen barely into her life, became deaf as well as blind, and was a wreck for it, but only until Anne Sullivan arrived. Deafness as well as blindness was not handled as well as it is today in the 1800’s, so the Keller’s—and even Annie too at first—did

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    about Marie to get inspired and to be like her. A Woman who thinks that they can’t win anything in this male dominating world should read about her. Those who read about her would have become bold enough to face the world without fear. HELEN KELLER Helen Keller overcame many struggles being blind and deaf. she spoke about her experiences to motivate others .she was the first person to earn Bachelor degree in Arts.. she was a speaker among the disabled. “ Once I knew only darkness and stillness…

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    I accept it as a morose thought, but I have come to think of literacy as a tool most significant to those who feel they cannot communicate with the world. This idea seems mundane, very far indeed from pessimistic, but you must understand that I am not speaking about individuals who are physically handicapped, but rather those who are depressed or emotionally stripped. It takes some literacy skills to write a poem about cold, dark depression and it takes even more skill to write your own suicide letter

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    maltreatment of them to benefit themselves are the same people that support oppression. Those who support the oppressed, knowing the repercussions, are the same ones who fight for social justice. One such person that fought for equality was Hellen Keller, whom was blind and deaf, but still received a bachelor or arts degree and used it to fight for the underprivileged. In fact, she helped make braille the

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    Kenneth A.“Keller, Helen” The World Book Encyclopedia. 2006 ed. Vol 11. Chicago:World Book, Inc.1998.255,Print "Keller, Helen Adams - Biographical Dictionary - S9.com." Biographical Dictionary S9com. 7 Aug. 2015. Web. 13 Dec. 2015. Bio.com. A&E Networks Television. Web. 13 Dec. 2015. “Helen Keller.”Biography(Activist).Web.10 Dec.2015. infoplease.infoplease.Web.10.2015 On June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama an inspirational figure was born. Her name was Helen Keller. Helen was

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    Helen Keller How would you feel to be born a healthy baby when you can see and hear? Helen Keller was like everyone else until she got very sick. The very next morning she woke up she felt better, her mom took her a bath and was scrubbing her hair all of a sudden mom noticed she wasn’t blinking.Her mom was freaking out she called the doctor and he said take her in tomorrow. The doctor said she had what was called "brain fever" that produced a high body temperature. As Helen Keller grew into childhood

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    Helen keller was born on June 27, 1881; nine months later she became ill and lost her sight and her hearing (“history.com”). Until Anne Sullivan came to help her when she was six years old; Helen controlled her house and her family, screaming to get what she wanted and doing whatever she wanted (“biogragpy.com editors”). She had her family in the palm of her hand, they would do anything that she pleased (“Dash”). When Anne came to the house, she had no idea what she was in for, she was trying to

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    Summary Helen Thomas is a 94 year old female Caucasian. She is a widow. Nine months ago, Mrs. Thomas has suffered a stroke. Three months later, she was place in the nursing home after her accident. The accident result in Mrs. Thomas’s right hip fracture. Mrs. Thomas has a hard time feeding herself not only that, she have hearing and vision problems. After suffered a stroke she become fragile which require her to use a wheelchair and mental problems. Mrs. Thomas has trouble remembering place and

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    “The Miracle Worker”, A play created by William Gibson in 1957 is a play about a young girl, Helen Keller, who is blind and deaf. She is trying to figure out how to communicate with others. The Kellers find a teacher for their child. Annie Sullivan, Helen’s teacher helps her unlock language. “The Miracle Worker”, a movie also about Helen Keller was directed by Arthur Penn in 1962, starring Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke. The play and movie have similarities and differences along with advantages and

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    Miracle’s Breakthrough Miracle McCloy, the main character of Han Nolan’s Dancing on the Edge, does not have the picture perfect life. Her entire life her family made her feel small and unimportant and the children at school did not help make her feel welcomed either. Throughout the story Miracle continually grows and changes in many ways, Miracle grows as a dancer, grows in her relationships with her aunt Casey and her grandfather Opal, and changes when she learns that she is loved. Miracle has danced

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