Summary of Helen Keller: The Story of My Life For my personal choice book I have chosen Helen Keller: The Story of My Life, by James Berger. I chose this book because it was very interesting to read about how her education developed throughout her life. It was also fascinating to know how she learned to understand what people were saying because she wrote how sometimes she would place her fingers on their lips and would discover what they were saying from the movements of their lips. At other times
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Summary of Helen Keller: The Story of My Life For my personal choice book I have chosen Helen Keller: The Story of My Life, by James Berger. I chose this book because it was very interesting to read about how her education developed throughout her life. It was also fascinating to know how she learned to understand what people were saying because she wrote how sometimes she would place her fingers on their lips and would discover what they were saying from the movements of their lips. At other times
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Story of my Life by Helen Keller The Story of My Life by Helen Keller is an autobiography of Helen, a girl who was born without any abnormalities until the age of 19 months that she came down with a fever. Leading to an acute congestion of the stomach and the brain, the doctor said she might not recover, although she did survive it lead to her being blind and deaf as a result. Helen’s autobiography talks about her childhood when she met Anne Sullivan, to learning to use sign language, to being
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qid=20100124132526AAe3nwd Helen Keller was born on June 27th, 1880, in a small town in Alabama. What makes her extra ordinary is the fact that at the age of 19th months she suffered from something that may have been scarlet fever. The illness left her blind and deaf. Keller did not let this make her give up on opportunities that most children and women have had. She was the first blind-deaf women to graduate from college. She attended Radcliffe College and graduated in 1904. Upon her college graduation Keller devoted her
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Helen Keller I chose to write my paper on Helen Keller. Helen overcame disabilities to become an author, a college graduate, a political activist, as well as co-founding different organizations making her an inspiration to many people.. At 19 months old Helen Keller contracted a disease that is still mysterious today, that greatly elevated her body temperature to a point that caused her to go blind as well as deaf. On top of these disabilities, other than simple hand gestures to communicate;
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Helen Keller: A True American Hero What makes a hero? A hero represents the values of a society and is seen as a savior figure who conquers evil and helps people. Helen Keller, a woman who worked hard for the benefit of others and inspired people all around the world despite being blind and deaf since nineteen months old, fits this exact definition. Helen Keller is an example of a hero because she overcame numerous challenges and made great contributions that impacted the lives of many people
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Helen Keller: An Extraordinary Woman The name Helen Keller is known around the world as a symbol of courage in the face of overwhelming odds, yet she was much more than a symbol. She was a woman of luminous intelligence, high ambition, and great accomplishment. She was a woman to stand up for her believes in and would challenge anyone who would stand in her way. She had an ability to demand and captivate her audience. She was outspoken in her principles, and she inspired change in the
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HELEN KELLER She was a great woman that overcame great obstacles in a time period where women, especially those considered disabled, were put into mental hospitals. When she was 18 months old she suffered from Scarlet Fever, which left her blind and deaf. Her articulate speech was gone as well. With these disabilities she also had problems with relationships. She never had children or got married. Her greatest confidant was her teacher, Anne Sullivan. Ms. Keller commented on her relationship
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Keller's Family Helen Adams Keller was born a healthy child in Tuscumbia, Alabama, on June 27, 1880. On her father's side she was descended from Colonel Alexander Spottswood, a colonial governor of Virginia, and on her mother's side, she was related to a number of prominent New England families. Helen's father, Arthur Keller, was a captain in the Confederate army. The family lost most of its wealth during the Civil War and lived modestly. After the war, Captain Keller edited a local newspaper
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I chose Helen Keller as my person for the individual project. The reason I chose Helen Keller is that I think she was an extraordinary person. She overcame some very difficult and personal battles. I have been intrigued, fascinated, and curious about her and her disabilities since I was around 12 or 13. I even learned to sign the alphabet, partly so I could talk to my friends in class, the teacher would not know what we were doing, and I wanted to know what it was like to use my hands to communicate
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