but a lot of people would say Helen Keller stands out. She was a courageous‚ encouraging‚ and hardworking woman despite her many disabilities. She was a true hero. A hero‚ according to dictionary.com is “a person who‚ in the opinion of others‚ has special achievements‚ abilities‚ or personal qualities and is regarded as a role model.” That is the definition of who Helen Keller was; she was a role model to many people. One of the many things you could say about Helen is that she was courageous. Throughout
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One theme that Helen Keller offers in her story is about Perseverance and Determination. She develops this theme because in her story she did go through a major change in her life. The impact and lessons readers took away from The Story of My Life is the value of perseverance. Without the ability to see or hear‚ Keller learned to function and interact within the community in a meaningful and healthy way. Her motivation‚ commitment‚ and determination to make a place for herself in the world started
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Helen Keller once said‚ "Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement." Keller was an author and political activist who never let the fact that she was blind and deaf stand in her way of staying optimistic and keeping a positive attitude through all the ups and downs that life had to give her. According to the dictionary‚ optimism is defined as a disposition or tendency to look on the more brighter side of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome. Throughout my life I have
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are always taking what we have for granted and never come to be appreciative of what we do have. Helen Keller‚ although blind‚ deaf‚ and mute never let her disabilities stop her. She was a women who appreciated every day of life and demonstrates true heroism to all. Helen Keller was born on June 27‚ 1880 in 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
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Character - Helen Keller Helen Keller was the first person who was deaf and blind to attend and graduate from college. She became the first person who was deaf and blind to write a book. She wrote 14 total in her lifetime. These disorders clearly did not stop her from becoming an inspiration to all people around her. She has taught the world so many amazing life lessons that can be applied to everyday life today. One of her many famous quotes is about developing character. “Character cannot
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Helen Keller was not only blind and deaf but also the first person to learn to communicate and graduate from a college. Anne Sullivan was Helen Keller’s Teacher‚ she was able to break through and teach Helen Keller the once thought impossible. Helen Keller was and is an inspiration till this day; she was an author that spoke out on her beliefs. She campaigned for women’s suffrage‚ workers’ rights and socialism. She was an activist for the deaf & blind and the founder of the American Foundation for
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Madeline McIntosh Helen Adams Keller Research Paper English 9 28 March 2012 Helen Keller Courageous and Benevolent Some people can see but have no vision. There lived a phenomenal person who could not see but had great vision. This person was Helen Keller. Keller was both blind and deaf‚ yet she accomplished more than the majority of the world’s non-disabled population. Helen Keller’s benevolence and courageousness in overcoming her disability led her to be one of the most
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Malcolm X and Helen Keller lived in different eras. Both of them fought different battles. How can these two individuals have in anything in common? Though their hardships were totally different‚ Keller being blind and Malcolm X being imprisoned‚ they both won their battle with the English language and enjoyed a freedom beyond any dream either of them could have ever imagined Both Helen Keller and Malcolm X had hurdles in their lives to overcome in order to obtain an education. While Keller’s deafness
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Helen Adams Keller Amazing Story Helen Adams Keller (June 27‚ 1880 – June 1‚ 1968) was a deafblind American author‚ activist and lecturer. Helen Keller was born in Tuscumbia‚ Alabama. Her disabilities were caused by a fever in February‚ 1882 when she was 19 months old. Her loss of ability to communicate at such an early developmental age was very traumatic for her and her family and as a result she became quite unmanageable. Keller was born at an estate called Ivy Green‚ on June 27‚ 1880.
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