"If anything at all‚ perfection is finally attained not when there is no longer anything to add but when there is no longer anything to take away" These words were spoken many years ago by a woman who worked endlessly to achieve her goals. She had to give up many things but she never lost her passion. Her name was Maria Tallchief. The first Native American Prima Ballerina. Elizabeth or Betty Marie Tall Chief was born on January 24‚ 1925 in Fairfax‚ Oklahoma‚ to Alexander and Ruth Porter Tall Chief
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Helen Keller was an important influence for the deaf and blind. They also had a woman they could relate to pushing for reform. She wrote numerous magazine articles on the prevention of blindness and the education and special problems of the blind. A group that didn’t receive much benefit from her work may be the less fortunate. With no information provided‚ we don’t know if there were funds provided for the less fortunate people‚ to be able to afford and benefit from the program services. This did
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Helen Thomas is a 90-year-old widow who is currently in a nursing home after suffering a stroke nine months ago and fell and broke her hip three months ago. Since‚ her health has been declining rapidly and she needs extensive care. Consequently‚ her 68-year-old daughter‚ Karen‚ feels obligated to be there for her mother every day to assist her. This has caused Karen’s already poor health to decline rapidly as well. Karen requested volunteer helpers to assist her mother and help relieve her‚ but
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On June 17‚ 1880 a beautiful healthy baby girl was born to Captain Arthur H. and Kate Adams Keller‚ that little girl was Helen Adams Keller. (Foster‚ Steele‚ Norwood‚ & Coleman‚ 2012) When Helen was 19 months old‚ she became ill with what was known as congestion of the brain and stomach; this is now known as scarlet fever. Her sudden illness left her deaf and blind. For many of her earlier years Helen lived in darkness with very few ways to communicate with others around her. Obviously her attempts
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Three Days to See This short story deals with how people take advantage of having the privileges to see‚ hear‚ and speak. Some people‚ unfortunately‚ are blind‚ deaf‚ and mute. These unfortunate people take more time to appreciate life and the wonders it has to offer. The author‚ Helen Keller‚ is one such person who is blind‚ deaf‚ and mute. She believes strongly that people‚ who are fortunate to have such senses‚ take life for granted. She also believes strongly
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Cast of Characters: Helen Keller (Hallie Kate Eisenberg) a six-and-a-half year old daughter of Kate and Arthur who is left deaf and blind after a serious illness as an infant. Despite her handicaps‚ she’s a girl of exceptional intellect and cleverness. Anne Sullivan (Alison Elliot) she is a very kind and hard-working governess.the miracle worker to which the title of the play refers. Captain Arthur Keller (David Strathaim) a hearty gentleman in his forties. He is a newspaper publisher who
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Helen Helen is a case how disabilities cannot stop someone from functioning. Helen Adams Keller was born on June 27‚ 1880‚ in Tuscumbia‚ Alabama. Helen Keller was born with the ability to see and hear then at 19 months old‚ she contracted an illness described by doctors as "an acute congestion of the stomach and the brain"‚ which might have been scarlet fever or meningitis. The illness left her both deaf and blind which put her family especially her mother in shock. When she was young she didn’t
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Video Reaction Paper #1: The Miracle Worker: Helen Keller This movie gave me a small insight about how deaf/ blind people were treated back in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Annie Sullivan often recalls her childhood which was spent with her brother in a state institution called almhouses. These were disease ridden‚ rat infested places people got sent to when no one wanted to care for them either because they were disabled or sick and dieing in some way. She talks about how horrid the
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The movie‚ play‚ and story “The Miracle Worker” has many examples of symbolism the most prominent being keys. Symbolism is the practice or art of using an object or a word to represent an abstract idea. In “The Miracle Worker” that abstract idea is keys. The play ¨The Miracle Worker¨ is about a young Helen Keller and her struggles of being deaf and blind and how Helen’s parents hire a teacher to help with Hellens problems the teacher is named Annie Sullivan. Furthermore¨The Miracle Worker¨ is not
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Md Shahdat Pd: 04 HELEN KELLER Like Topac kapur and emily dickinson‚ Helen keller also overcome adversity in her life.She was born on June 27‚ 1880 in tuscumbia. At the age of 19 months‚ she got a very bad fever which left her blind and deaf. Because of his deaf and blindness‚ she couldn’t communicate with anybody. Her parents were very worried about their daughter. They took her to Baltimore to a doctor. From there
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