helen keller Helen Keller was an American writer and speaker. She was born in Tuscumbia‚ Alabama in 1880. When she was nineteen months old she became sick and lost her eyesight and hearing. The doctor didn’t know what it was‚ so he called it a"congestion of the stomach and brain." Some people say that it was scarlet fever or meningitis. When Helen was seven years old‚ her family decided to find a teacher for her. They wrote to Michael Anagnos‚ who was the director of the Perkins Institute and
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THE PERSON I ADMIRE It’s difficult to choose only one person‚ because we can admire a lot of people in our life. I think it’s nice to admire someone. We have motivation to be better. In some case‚ it’s good. On the other hand‚ when we have bad model it can be a tragedy‚ because our models impress us very often. When I was small I admired a lot of singers like Robbie Williams‚ Britney Spears or Michael Jackson. Now‚ when I am older I realized that it’s more important to respect people‚ who have
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THE PERSON I ADMIRE It’s difficult to choose only one person‚ because we can admire a lot of people in our life. I think it’s nice to admire someone. We have motivation to be better. In some case‚ it’s good. On the other hand‚ when we have bad model it can be a tragedy‚ because our models impress us very often. When I was small I admired Britney Spears‚ Heidi Klum and Michael Jackson. Now‚ when I am older I realized that it’s more important to respect people‚ who have the biggest meaning for
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I admire Bill Gates very much. He is a talent who was born on October 28‚ 1955 evening. I admire Bill Gates because he is attentive‚ brainy‚ persevering‚ and frugal. And he has a great motto which hears with reason. When young Gates was born‚ although nobody shall be able to foresee this child shall be a great businessman at that time‚ everybody liked him very much. Gates likes studying extremely. When the other children watch cartoon‚ he likes a master who reads books alone in the room. He spends
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Person I Admire My Grandpa is a short man‚ he is bald on the top of his head‚ smells of aftershave‚ and he is stern‚ but yet gentle‚ at the same time. His hugs are tight‚ gentle and loving. I admire my grandpa the most because of his courage and determination to make a good life here in the United States for himself and his family‚ instead of just coming over to the United States and expecting everything handed to him. The person I admire the most is my 76-years
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Chynna Deaner Mrs.Whren Honor’s English 11 24 May 2013 Helen Keller Helen became ill at the age of nineteen months old in 1882. Helen sickness left her feeling alone where she began having temper tantrums. Her parents couldn’t communicate with her which made it impossible for them to be able to discipline her. Her parents desperately began looking for help through doctors and specialists. With help from doctors they were referred to Alexander Graham Bell. He later referred them to the director
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Personal Statement A person I admire is the current president of the Unites states of America Barack Hussein Obama. He is the 44th president of the USA and is the first African American. He really is mixed raced‚ but a drop of black blood makes you black. He was mainly raised by his maternal grandparents. He is very intelligent‚ he is a great father‚ a loving caring husband and in my opinion a great president. President Obama’s‚ mother was white and his father was African. His parents were married
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tunnel. In “Three Days to See” by Helen Keller the author in a descriptive manner goes through three days vividly explaining the sights she wanted to see and explore had she gained her vision for the allotted time. “Helen Keller was born in sweet home Alabama in 1880. In the small town of Tuscumbia at nineteen months old Helen fell very sick” (Keller 210) . Though the sickness that ailed her had passed rather quickly‚ it left her permanently blind. I feel as if Helen Keller overcame the most adversity
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Hello John‚ how are you? I am writing this letter because I want to inform you about a famous person I admire. A month ago I went to a bookstore in order to buy a book for my cousin named “The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig”. The author of this book is Eugene Trivizas who also happens to be the writer I adore. Eugene Trivizas is a criminologist‚ teaching international and comparative criminology at the University of Reading in England and the Pantion University of Athens Greece
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Life & Works of Helen Keller The life of Helen Keller is brilliantly presented in The Story of My Life‚ which is authored by an optimistic Helen who is full of flowery language about all that is good in the world. . Keller has become an icon of perseverance‚ respected and honored by readers‚ historians‚ and activists. When she was a child‚ Keller received a letter from a writer that she quoted in her autobiography: ‘‘some day you will write a great story out of your own head that will be a comfort
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