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    What would you do if you had a deaf, blind, and mute person in your life? Helen Keller was a person who was deaf, blind, and mute, became blind when she was only 18 months old. She had a disease called “Brain Fever”. Kate, Helen’s mother found out that Helen was blind and deaf when she snapped her finger in front of Helen’s face and Helen didn’t even flinch. Helen became mute because if you can’t hear anything or see anything you can’t learn anything. Luckily, Helen got help by someone from the Perkins

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    Helen Keller

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    Helen Keller Her life and legacy "While they were saying among themselves it cannot be done, it was done." -Helen Keller Hailan El-Naas Grade 9A April 28, 2013 Table of Contents 1. Outline 1 2. Introduction

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    ct: What Really Matters ? Helen Adams Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama, in 1880. Her father owned a cotton plantation, and he was an officer in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. She started speaking when she was six months old. When she was 19 months old, a very high fever left Helen blind and deaf. When she was an adult, both her eyes were replaced with glass eyes for medical and cosmetic reasons. In 1886, Alexander Graham Bell taught speech to deaf students using a manual alphabet

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    Helen Keller made many accomplishments in her life. One Accomplishment she made was writing many books. On biography.com it states that, “Keller's autobiography, The Story of My Life, was used as the basis for 1957 television drama The Miracle Worker.”. (www.biography.com) This tells us that the book was so good it was created into a television drama. Another accomplishment she made was that she was part of a school for the blind. This helped a lot of people that were blind because people

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    bravery, has been widely shown and known through the dramatizations of the play and film, The miracle worker. She was born in west Tuscumbia, Alabama on June 27, 1880 which is now commemorated as Helen Keller day in the state of Pennsylvania. Apart from being a very prolific writer, Keller was also a person a strong sense of conviction. A member of the socialist party of America and the industrial workers if the world, she rallied and campaigned for causes such as women’s suffrage, labor right, socialism

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    Chapter 10 : W-A-T-E-R Lesson Plan Learning Objectives Students will learn about Helen Keller and discuss her inspiring life. They will be able to describe several of the obstacles overcome by Helen Keller. Students will be able to identify adversity in their own lives and think about their views of dealing with it and/or ways of overcoming it. Students will demonstrate an ability to work with others to overcome adversity and to attain their goals. Preparation 1. "When one door of happiness

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    “All though the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it” - Helen Keller. Although Helen Keller was deaf and blind, that didn’t stop her from doing what she was meant to do. She bans the fact that she ever went deaf and blind, and with her resilience she keeps on going with her life, and makes history. Helen Adams Keller is not only very inspiring and brave, she was also amazingly successful and changed the world. If you want to hear more about the amazing life of

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    bravery, has been widely shown and known through the dramatizations of the play and film, The miracle worker. She was born in west Tuscumbia, Alabama on June 27, 1880 which is now commemorated as Helen Keller day in the state of Pennsylvania. Apart from being a very prolific writer, Keller was also a person a strong sense of conviction. A member of the socialist party of America and the industrial workers if the world, she rallied and campaigned for causes such as women’s suffrage, labor right, socialism

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    Helen Keller was a famous American educator, author, and peace activist. She vanquished the hardships she faced being blind and deaf, becoming one of the greatest leaders of the 20th century.  Keller was also the co-founder of the ACLU as well as several other organizations. She went on to live a memorable, impactful live and received countless awards for her influences. Helen Keller was a very inspirational figure, making her an American Hero.     To begin, Helen Adams Keller was born on June 27

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    Anne Sullivan's Legacy

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    Honor’s Project “The sign of a great teacher is that the accomplishments of her students exceed her own.” stated by Aristotle, a Greek philosopher and scientist. Anne Sullivan Macy was a great teacher, because her student Helen Keller’s achievements were outstanding. She has influenced and helped hundreds and thousands of people around the globe, due to the Sullivan’s guidance. Anne Sullivan dedicated her entire life on the education of people with disadvantages. She grew up mostly independent and

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