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very person in my class had to pick a person for National History Day because we were doing it as a class project. I had to find a person that took a stand in history. I “Google Searched” people in history that took a stand. I went through lots of lists trying to find an interesting person to do. Finally, I thought of Helen Keller after looking for a while. I decided that she would be a good person to do because I thought I already knew a lot of information about her. I easily found five secondary sources because Helen Keller is very well-known.The five sources were all websites. These five sites helped me learn the background of her life, and also the background of Anne Sullivan. These secondary sources showed me that Anne Sullivan

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