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    When Helen was only a baby the doctors realized that she was blind and deaf. There was little hope she would ever be able to communicate with others. Thankfully, her teacher Anne Sullivan, was able to teach Helen how to “talk” with her hands. Anne taught Helen how to spell using her fingers. Through the process of teaching Helen Keller how to “speak”, Helen would become frustrated, wanting to give up. Yet, both the teacher and Helen…

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    “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.” Helen Keller said these words because she was blind and deaf, therefore she could only feel things. So while other people was seeing the beauty of the world Helen was feeling the beauty of the world.Helen Keller was born June 27, 1880 in Tuscmbia,AL. Helen Keller is considered one of the leading figures in the twentieth century. She lost both her vision and hearing when she was 19…

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    noticeably blind, with one eye larger and protruding” whereas her gestures are abrupt, incessant and “lack human restraint.” Captain Arthur and Kate Keller are unable to differentiate compassion from love, indulging in each of their child’s desires. Annie Sullivan, the opposite of the desired dessicated spinster, doesn’t reinforce Helen’s problematic behaviors but rather through “persistence, love and sheer stubbornness breaks through” unlocking the safe, that no one could have opened prior to…

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    Will Gibson and revolves around Annie Sullivan and the struggles she must go through while having to teach Helen Keller the art of language. As the story progresses, several different types of conflicts are introduced to us through Annie. Examples of this would include man vs. man and man vs. himself. Helen Keller, as a growing six year old girl without the ability to see, her or talk is also having a difficult time with adjusting to discipline from Sullivan. There are several different major…

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    left her blind and deaf permanently. Helen Keller was a very strong person because she was able to overcome so much. Helen was an independent, determined, and kind women, Helen Keller was a very independent person. She left her house with Anne Sullivan (her teacher) before she was even able to go to school (college level). She would travel and explore new places. She would make Anne travel around with her. They spent so much time together that they eventually became best friends. Helen’s first…

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    establishment, they recommended a woman named Anne Sullivan, who had just recently graduated, to become Helen’s tutor. Anne was diagnosed with an eye disease, resulting with her being nearly blind and had attended the Perkins Institution as well. Upon her arrival at the Keller residence, Anne immediately went to work with Helen and spent hours each day teaching Keller the manual…

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    Sullivan always believed in Keller and was her main supporter. Through all of the hate and rude comments that Keller received, Sullivan told her to block it out and focus on being herself. Sullivan saw the need to discipline Keller in order for her to become stronger. As a result, Sullivan got permission to take Helen from her house and to live alone with her in a nearby cottage where she could teach Helen obedience. Sullivan placed much force on Keller, even for…

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    ‘The Miracle Worker’ Essay. Every single person you know experiences some sort of challenge every single day of their life. It is completely inevitable and you can’t live a life with a free pass from personal struggles! Like many other I have many challenges of my own. The challenge I want to tell you about, and I think relates me to Helen Keller is that I can not express my feelings when I talk to people. The reason I say this relates me to her is because all my life people have been trying to…

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    inspiring women in American history, proved to the world that having a disability does not prevent a person from influencing society or being successful. At a young age, Helen Keller was deprived of her sight and hearing, but with the assistance of Anne Sullivan, Helen gained an exceptional education. By having a greater understanding of disabilities, she was able to make her mark on the world by helping the disabled. The efforts of Helen Keller had a positive effect on people with…

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    First of all, The Miracle Worker by William Gibson is about a girl named Helen Keller a deaf, blind, and mute girl. Her parents hire Annie Sullivan from the Perkins Institute to teach Helen how to speak proper words, how to spell, and be proper. It isn't easy to teach Helen these things and patience is definitely key in the play. Many of the characters in the novel experience struggles and are determined to overcome them. Every person has hardships in their life that knock them down multiple…

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