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    St Helens Earthquake

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    85 miles of highway and 15 miles of railways were destroyed. What would someone say about this natural disaster who was there? It was a normal day for my grandma‚ but when she turns on the news it became very far from normal. She see’s that Mt. St Helens erupts. After that‚ she looks outside‚ but doesn’t see any ash yet. She then tells my grandpa about this. He was just outside working in his shop and is not surprised about this because of what he had heard before on the radio. He then goes outside

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    Helen Simpson Animals

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    involvement making it harder to protect all species of plants and animals. In Helen Simpson’s Diary of an Interesting Year‚ Simpson makes it clear to the audience that nearly all animal life is extinct other than a select few. Simpson’s short story describes a future that involves humans having to rely on food that is readily available which does not include many animals allowing it to be easier to suffer from starvation.

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    Helen Keller's Obstacles

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    Helen Keller had so many obstacles throughout her life. She was blind and deaf. Still‚ she continued to live as normal of a life as she could. Keller made the most out of what she was dealing with. She helped many people by writing books and being a political activist (Wikipedia). We all could take advice from her to go out and do the things we want to do. If we don’t then we will regret it later. If you have wanted to do something for a long time‚ do it. Imagine you are at your deathbed and your

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    Helen Lonsdale Torrey

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    Helen Lonsdale Torrey I was born on April 4‚ 1943 in Wilkes-Barre‚ PA. It is so hard to believe that was 69 years ago. So much has happened in my life since then. I was raised near Harford‚ CN where the weather was never over 85° and milk was more expensive then gas. My whole name is Helen Lonsdale Torrey but I always just liked Lonnie. My name is from a tradition in our family that has been in practice since the 1820s. The first daughter of the first daughter is named after the grandmothers

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    Ellyday by Helen Oyeyemi

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    Ellyday Helen Oyeyemi Ellyday is about two siblings‚ Sophie and Elly. The story takes place in Elly’s bedroom one cold Sunday morning‚ four days before Christmas. Sophie walked into Elly’s bedroom‚ because she was worried about her sister Elly‚ who is really skinny and she wanted to talk with her. While Sophie tried to figure out‚ how to ask Elly to pull her jumper up‚ Elly wanted to listen to a CD. Elly wouldn’t pull her jumper up and said to Sophie that she was only going to get angry. Then

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    Mt St Helens

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    Mt St. Helens Introduction Mount St. Helens is a volcanic mountain in the Cascade Range in Western North America‚ in the state of Washington. It is‚ perhaps‚ the most famous mountain in the range‚ and certainly is the most active volcano in the area today. In fact‚ it has probably been the most active of the Cascade volcanoes for over 4000 years. If the eruption of 18th May 1980 follows the pattern of previous eruptions the mountain will remain very active for perhaps ten or twenty years before

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    have 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

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    Helen Keller's Suffering

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    grow’ Does literature you study support this statement?</b> <br> <br>‘Although the world is full of suffering‚ it is full also of the overcoming of it’. This literal and realistic statement said by one who has known suffering and has dealt with it. Helen Keller experienced a traumatic time as a child; being deaf and blind‚ she knew suffering but also knew that it is possible for it to be conquered and forgot. She suffered in this way as a child and her adult life was a good one because of this suffering

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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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    Helen Burns in Jane Eyre

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    What is the significance of Helen Burns in Jane Eyre? Though Helen Burns is a short- lived character‚ her appearance in the book is significant on a symbolic level. In the novel‚ Helen epitomizes religious devotion and Christian principles‚ with the idea of ‘love your enemies’ summarizing her beliefs. Helen’s religious beliefs define her character and are referenced to help demonstrate the missing relationships in her and Jane’s life‚ as a result of being orphaned. Her religious conduct provides

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