Helen Keller

not easily attainable, you have to work hard to achieve any kind of proficiency. Sometimes life itself shows you a deferent type of language. For “the deaf and the blind find it very difficult to acquire the amenities of conversation” (Keller, p. 148). Helen Keller was able to surpass her obstacles: being deaf and blind, a status she acquired after a bout with scarlet fever at a young age and eventually she was able to learn language with the help of Annie Sullivan. Jimmy Santiago Baca was…

Humans identify themselves in different ways; whether it be a physical characteristic or how they are viewed in the social ladder. Everyone has a unique identity that either changes over time or sticks with the individual for the rest of his or her life. An identity is a raw description of what a person is without any makeup or secrets to hide behind. Being physically handicapped is an identity that people allow to define them or prove to everyone that they can conquer. In the essay “You’re…

Emercyn Winfindale Helen was born on June 27, 1880, in Tuscumbia, Alabama. She was 19 months old when she came down with Scarlett fever. She lost her sight, hearing, and would not be able to speak because of it. When Helen was 5 years old, he parents found a teacher who knew how to do sign language and could teach the blind. Her name was Anne Sullivan. Helen came to know her as teacher. It didn't take long for Anne to realize that no one had ever said no to Helen. Helen was a difficult…

disabilities second hand and the influence it has on their relationships. Helen Keller is a deaf and blind mute, isolated in her own world, unable to communicate with others; it’s possible she lost her sight and hearing as a result of an acute congestion. She’s “quite unkempt, attractive but 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,…

Life! Said Helen Keller, is short, unpredictable and full of challenges. If you’ve ever faced a challenge that seemed impossible to surmount you’re not alone. What’s your greatest challenge? When I was growing up my greatest challenge was how to pass my end of term exams. I set the family record of the perennial school failure. Nine siblings, fifteen nephews and nieces! One generation later! This record is yet to be challenged. I remember the pain and embarrassment that would visit my poor soul…

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 get through to me to see how I’m feeling. I have never been able to tell them. All Helen’s…

Alison Lapper Pregnant (2005) is Marc Quinn’s colossal marble monument of Alison Lapper, who is phocomelic with shortened limbs and known for her courage that overcame constant disadvantages for being the disabled (Quinn 2012, para. 1; Kieran 2009, 32). This sculpture was commissioned by Ken Livingstone, the mayor of London, and erected as the first female and the disabled sculpture of the Fourth Plinth Trafalgar Square (Lewis 2005, para. 3). Through Quinn’s locational, elaborative and…

Marie Bernarde Soubirous was born on January 7, 1844 in Lourdes, France.Even though she was born as Marie Bernarde, everyone called her Bernadette. She was the eldest of six children. Her family was very poor and she suffered from asthma. Everyone thought of her as mentally challenged. This made it hard for her to prove herself to everyone. On February 11, 1858 Bernadette , along with her friends, went to go get firewood. To get firewood she had to cross a small river. Before she was to cross…

Ashley Connors was the average American teen girl until she became a national sensational for her miraculous recovery. Connors was 16 years old when tragedy struck as she was driving to a Friday night party with her girlfriends. Midst her drive she allegedly became distracted by a notification on her phone then was struck by a semi as she ran a red light. First responders rushed her to the hospital and rushed into an emergency surgery. It was at this moment that many would say a miracle happened…

One day my dad gave me the book 'The story of my life' of Helen Keller in which she told her life story.I started reading it and considered books as my best companion.Helen's story energized my soul.I felt her character.Her actions , disabilities and her strength , everything motivated.There are infinite of opportunities , Helen always used to say it.Helen quoted that the best things present in the world can not be seen by the eyes or other…