The Key Events In Helen Keller's Life

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The key events in Helen Keller’s life involve a bond between a young blind child—Helen Keller—and her teacher—Annie Sullivan One key event that takes place in Helen’s life is when she was affected by an illness that left her blind and deaf (“A Picture of Friendship” 1). Aged 1 ½ Keller was a troubled child ever since. Annie Sullivan was hired by the Keller family to teach the 6-year old Helen Keller. Sullivan transformed Keller’s life for the better; yet, was not until she learned the word “water”. This caused Keller’s world was turned right-side up, allowing for a gateway of hope to form. To show, the article indicatesstates “...Helen did not understand what was happening until a few weeks later, when she finally understood the meaning

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