Helen Kellerby Helen Keller Quotes

Helen Kellerby: Keely Budge"Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of overcoming it' - Helen KellerHelen keller was born on June 27, 1880 in Tusscumbia, her childhood wasnt like any other childs, Her father, Arthur (captain) Keller had fought in the civil war from the south, and after he left the war his first wife died and he remarried Kate Addams. Helen was the eldest girl and her first words were "wah, wah" for water and "tea, tea" which stood for tea. When Helen was 2 years old, Helen became very sick and ran a high fever, at the time there were very few medicines and cures to cure the sickness, and the doctor was sure Helen would die. But soon the fever broke and they all went back to there happy …show more content…
However the movie led to a vaudeville tour for four years in the early 1920's which was a financial success. Helen was a tireless letter writer, even as a child. Her writing ability appeared to be a gift, and she used it extensively. A piece of paper was her main vehicle of communication to the world. during her years Helen Keller wrote some famous quotes that made it all around the world, a few of them are, "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched but they must be felt within the heart." and "To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is yet more welcoming than the most luxurious persian rug" and another is "Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet, only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired and success achieved."A few extra facts are, as Helen learned to speak she also learned to read lips with her fingers. This was a brand new form of communication that Helen began to use immediately. By the summer of 1887 some four months after annie arrived and as Helen was approaching her 7th birthday, she had a vocabulary numbering hundreds of