huge contributions to American history‚ one of the greatest people is Helen Keller. Severely handicapped with no sight and no hearing‚ she completed a college level education at normal speed and devoted the rest of her life to the reform of education for the handicapped. She has been associated with many famous people in American history and she also motivates people to this day. She deserves a spot in American history for all her contributions and accomplishments in her life. Motivation Helen Keller
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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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ever heard about‚ named Helen Keller. According to hki.org “Helen Keller was born in Tuscumbia‚ Alabama‚ in 1880. When she was only 19 months old‚ she contracted a fever that left her blind and deaf (Helen Keller’s Life). Although she had to adapt to harsh life without sight or sound‚ she could get through it. She was an influential person because she overcame her disabilities‚ graduated from school with honors‚ and wrote numerous famous books and articles. Helen Keller makes me amaze. It was so
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would are lives differ now? Will society treat you differently? Helen Keller was a person that was treated differently due to her disabilities. She was considered to be rude because she didn’t know how to act because of her disabilities. Today I will talk about Helen Keller‚ how she learned to communicate with others‚ and some achievements she obtained during her life. Helen Keller was born June 27‚ 1880 in Tuscumbia‚ Alabama‚and died on June 1‚ 1968. When Helen was born‚ she was a healthy child
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The life of Helen Keller began on June 27‚ 1880‚ in Tuscumbia‚ Alabama. However‚ nineteen month later Keller’s life was changed forever. Her mother noticed that she had not been reacting when the dinner bell had rung or even flinched when a hand was waved in front of her face. After consoling the family doctor‚ the diagnosis was made that Keller was now deaf and blind. The doctor did not know exactly what had caused such a horrific even to occur‚ but today doctors believe that it could have been
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Helen Keller once said‚ “Alone we can do so little but together we can do so much.” Helen Keller was blind and deaf and was not expected to go far in life. Her parents hired a teacher to help Helen and her name was Annie Sullivan. Helen Keller was the first blind and deaf women to ever finish college and get her masters. Helen learned to work through her disabilities by working hard and learning with Annie Sullivan (“2Helen”). Helen was born on June the 27th 1880 in Tuscumbia‚ Alabama. She grew
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typing? Helen Keller experienced it all. She had a deaf-blind illness‚ she was just 19 months when she caught the illness‚ but that didn’t stop her from accomplishing her goals and become a hero that people can look up to. Helen Keller achieved being the first deaf-blind person to earn a bachelor’s degree. She has also overcame challenges that got in her way. Helen Keller is inspiring and tenacious. She was always the type of girl that would look out and try to help people. For those reasons Helen Keller
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4‚022‚334 Americans. A women named Helen Keller‚ born on June 27th‚ 1880‚ was diagnosed to be deaf-blind. A rare disease where you are partially deaf and partially blind at the same time. Sometimes it goes away but not all the time. Helen Keller is a Progressive Era figure because Keller motivated herself to work hard and strive to be better everyday‚ Keller’s parents and mentors helped her prepare to accomplish the goals she wanted to have in life‚ and Keller accomplished anything and everything
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Helen Keller Helen Keller was born like any ordinary baby‚ without any abnormalities. She was born June of 1880 in Tuscumbia‚ Alabama. It was a sleepy and very southern town. The beginning of her life was very normal. She came‚ she saw and she conquered. At the age of 2 she came down with a fever as a result of an acute congestion of the stomach and brain. After that‚ no part of life would ever be simple again. The doctor said she might not recover‚ although she did. Except as that sickness
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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 mute. At the age of six she began learning
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