Paper On Helen Keller
All around the world, people know of Helen Keller as the deaf and blind girl. In this paper, you will learn about the highs and lows of her life. Helen Keller was an inspirational woman who overcame the difficulties of being deaf and blind to live a full life and impact many people. She was an author, a speaker, and an advocate for the handicapped. Keller had to go through difficult challenges and many things brought her down. Yet, she maintained perseverance and trust throughout her life, and this enabled her to be one of the most influential women to ever live.When Helen Keller was only 19 months old, she was hit with an unknown illness that left her deaf and blind for the rest of her life. She was born on June 27, 1880, in Tuscumbia, Alabama.
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Due to this realization that she was not interacting the same as them, she would feel their lips as they talked. Yet, she flew into a rage when she wasn’t a part of conversations. Keller wrote in her biography, The Story of My Life, “After a while, the need for some means of communication became so urgent that these outbursts occur daily, sometimes hourly.” (Keller) As Keller got older, she became more and more wild and unruly. Her parents couldn’t handle her. They tried hiring many different teachers, but none stayed permanently until Anne Sullivan came and dramatically changed her life.On March 3, 1887, Anne Sullivan came to Alabama to be Keller's teacher. 20-year-old Anne was a graduate of Perkins school for the Blind. She was 14 years older than Helen, and she also suffered from vision problems. Though being Keller’s teacher was tough, Anne remained a strong-willed woman. Keller punched, kicked, hit, pinched, and knocked out one of Anne’s teeth. Through patience and trust, Keller finally started to be obedient and get on with her education. Sullivan started with the techniques developed by Perkins College. She began by manually signing words into Keller’s hand. For example, Anne spelled “d-o-l-l” into Keller’s hand and then gave her a doll that Anne had
Due to this realization that she was not interacting the same as them, she would feel their lips as they talked. Yet, she flew into a rage when she wasn’t a part of conversations. Keller wrote in her biography, The Story of My Life, “After a while, the need for some means of communication became so urgent that these outbursts occur daily, sometimes hourly.” (Keller) As Keller got older, she became more and more wild and unruly. Her parents couldn’t handle her. They tried hiring many different teachers, but none stayed permanently until Anne Sullivan came and dramatically changed her life.On March 3, 1887, Anne Sullivan came to Alabama to be Keller's teacher. 20-year-old Anne was a graduate of Perkins school for the Blind. She was 14 years older than Helen, and she also suffered from vision problems. Though being Keller’s teacher was tough, Anne remained a strong-willed woman. Keller punched, kicked, hit, pinched, and knocked out one of Anne’s teeth. Through patience and trust, Keller finally started to be obedient and get on with her education. Sullivan started with the techniques developed by Perkins College. She began by manually signing words into Keller’s hand. For example, Anne spelled “d-o-l-l” into Keller’s hand and then gave her a doll that Anne had