Tuscumbia‚ Alabama. She was the first born of two girls‚ born to Arthur and Katherine Keller. In 1882 she contracted an illness called “Brain Fever‚” resulting in her becoming blind‚ deaf‚ and mute. At the age of six she began learning from Anne Sullivan. These two stayed very close up until Anne’s death in 1936. Keller’s obvious
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look into how the scene would look in real life. (6 points) |Score | | | 3. How does Gibson’s depiction of Annie Sullivan affect the way readers view her? What experiences does Annie have that make readers believe in her ability to help Helen Keller? 4. Answer: Gibson’s depiction of Annie Sullivan made the readers feel that she was strict‚ but kind. She cared for Helen and wanted her to do well in life so she worked with her and disciplined her.
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speak‚ read‚ or write. The breakthrough came when the Kellers visited noted inventor Alexander Graham Bell in Washington‚ D.C.‚ who referred them to the Perkins Institution‚ a school for blind children in Boston. The school sent a woman named Anne Sullivan to teach young Helen to behave properly and‚ if possible‚ to teach her to be a “normal” child. Most of the book deals with Sullivan’s training of Keller‚ showing her how to behave decently‚ to use the manual alphabet to communicate her thoughts‚
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Ngoc Nguyen (Lyn) Mr. Schoenfeld‚ Trevor U.S History Period 1 12/03/2013 Helen Keller “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened‚ ambition inspired‚ and success achieved” – said Helen Keller (http://www.msa.state.mn.us/sharedservices/doubleimpact/helenkellerquotes.asp). Helen Keller did a lot of things that stimulated people’s spirit worldwide. The most noticeable thing she accomplished‚ even though she was
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books and many articles) 2. Most of her books generally thrived in the genres of non-fiction stories‚ memoirs and biographies II. Helen Keller had a positive outlook on life Helen Keller’s teacher‚ Anne Sullivan‚ taught her many things (even though she failed many times) Keller met Sullivan when she was six years old. She said “it was the most important day of my life.” When she first started learning the alphabet‚ she failed many times‚ but never gave up on herself. (Quote: “What I’m
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anyone around you. Imagine how frustrating that would be. You might have a similar outburst. That world of darkness is what Helen Keller lived in for six years. When she was a child she was put under the care of Anne Sullivan Anne would become her lifelong friend and companion. Sullivan began to teach her by writing the name of the objects in Helen’s hand with her finger. Keller began to learn very swiftly. She started to write very quickly using a ruler to guide her sentences. This woman had been
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The Miracle Worker The Miracle Worker is about Helen Keller who is deaf and blind and initially almost feral child and the struggle of Anne Sullivan to teach her how to communicate. Helen had no manners at all. She would grab food off other people’s plates. She would run around the house‚ and kick and scream. Helen would even throw tantrums when she could not get something‚ but she’ll be quite for a while if you’ll give her a piece of candy. When the first time Annie came‚ she brought a doll
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life was dark and glooming after her illness. She could not do anything until Anne Mansfield Sullivan came into her life. Sullivan started teaching Keller alphabet by using her fingers to spell letters into Keller’s hand. At first Keller was very confused. However‚ she did not give up trying. She soon knew how to spell many words in the correct order‚ but she did not know what the words meant. One day‚ Sullivan took Keller outside to the water pump‚ she put a stream of water over Keller’s hands as she
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cutting of slices and buttering them. Pinching a tiny bit of skin on her had meant “small”‚ spreading her fingers wide and bringing her hands together meant “larger”. When Helen was 7 year old‚ her family brought her a family teacher named Annie Sullivan. She was a nice lady and she almost blind when she was a little baby‚ too. So she can totally understand how Helen felt and it made Annie understand Helen more. She taught her everything‚ she taught her letters‚ she wrote every each letter in her
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world‚ filled with knowledge. She was born with a disease that caused her to be blind and deaf. But Helen pushed past her inabilities when her parents hired a teacher‚ Sullivan‚ to help her learn. And then‚ the impossible happened; she started to learn how to communicate with those around her. "One month after her arrival‚ Sullivan had taught Keller the word "water." This sudden learning that things had names unlocked a whole‚ new universe for the child"("Helen Adams Keller"). This first step gave
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