William Gibson’s play‚ The Miracle Worker‚ illustrates how people who triumph over hardships can succeed in achieving their goals. The play follows Annie Sullivan‚ a half-blind northern young woman‚ as she travels to Post-Civil War Tuscumbia‚ Alabama in order to teach Helen Keller‚ a blind and deaf little girl. When she arrives in Alabama‚ Annie meets Helen’s family members; her father‚ Captain Keller‚ is a stubborn‚ commanding former Civil War captain and her mother‚ Kate Keller‚ is a young‚ overly
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All around the world‚ people know of Helen Keller as the deaf and blind girl. In this paper‚ you will learn about the highs and lows of her life. Helen Keller was an inspirational woman who overcame the difficulties of being deaf and blind to live a full life and impact many people. She was an author‚ a speaker‚ and an advocate for the handicapped. Keller had to go through difficult challenges and many things brought her down. Yet‚ she maintained perseverance and trust throughout her life‚ and this
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"Helen Adams Keller." Encyclopedia of World Biography. Detroit: Gale‚ 1998. Biography In Context. Web. 23 Sept. 2013. The Encyclopedia of World published a biography on Helen Keller’s heroic cycle. It explained Helen’s journey as she enters a whole new world‚ filled with knowledge. She was born with a disease that caused her to be blind and deaf. But Helen pushed past her inabilities when her parents hired a teacher‚ Sullivan‚ to help her learn. And then‚ the impossible happened; she started to learn
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|Name: Kelsey Hooten |Date: | Graded Assignment – LACII The Miracle Worker‚ Lesson 1 Journal The questions in this assignment cover all the reading of William Gibson’s The Miracle Worker. You will be prompted to answer these questions as you work on the lessons. You will need to turn in this assignment after you complete the lessons covering the entire play. Your answers
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Helen Keller Valorie Mitchell UNIV103 Academic and Professional Success November 10‚ 2013 Helen Keller was an extremely determined young lady. I chose her because I am amazed and inspired by the many achievements she accomplished throughout her lifetime. Her hard work and determination to become the woman she became is unfathomable. Helen Keller was born June 27‚ 1880. Tragically‚ before the age of two‚ she was struck with what was believed to be Scarlet Fever which left
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In “The Miracle Worker‚” by William Gibson‚ Helen Keller is a blind‚ deaf‚ and mute protagonist‚ who is trapped in a dark‚ isolated culture by her disabilities. She has been disabled ever since she was a baby‚ and has basically been cut off from contact to the rest of the world. Because of this‚ she has developed her own identity and her own culture. This causes her to grow further and further apart from her family. In the play‚ Kate says (talking about Helen): “She wants to talk‚ like-be like you
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As I’ve discussed in a previous literary response I stated that my mother was my hero‚ I don’t want to discuss about a dear relative of mine but‚ about a person that isn’t. My hero is Hellen Keller and Anne Sullivan‚ Hellen Keller is a big influence of life. While she had many disadvantages in life‚ by being deaf and blind‚ Keller was the first deafblind person to ever earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. She also was an American author‚ a motivated through hard work and perseverance. Keller used the
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Alice Cogswell overcame many difficult challenges in her lifetime. Most deaf children were treated poorly in the 1800’s. They were thought to not be able to read or write by most of the world. Some people even believed that being deaf was a curse for bad behavior. Alice was 2 years old when her life changed forever. She was no longer able to communicate with her siblings or her father‚ luckily her father was not going to give up on her that easily. Alice was born on August 21‚ 1805 in Connecticut
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Elissa Hamel Mrs. Day Honors World Literature- 7th 6 May 2016 Helen Keller: A World Wonder To be awarded Time Magazine’s Person of the Century is an amazing achievement! It is an award that speaks for itself. After extensive research‚ I think Helen Keller is the most extraordinary and inspirational person in American history who deserves the award. She bravely and skillfully overcame being blind and deaf‚ and showed the whole world what true beauty
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ELA 8-H January 30‚ 2012 MOD 3 Helen Keller and the Dunn triplets are both similar and different in many ways. The Dunn triplets and Helen Keller were both blind and deaf‚ but they were not born that way. All of the girls were diagnosed with a disease at a very young age that caused their blindness and deafness.+ Helen Keller‚ with the help of Annie Sullivan‚ learned to communicate. The
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