Helen Keller

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,” said Nelson Mandela. Both Helen Keller and Minas, a character from the book The Scapegoat, used their education to influence both their lives and the lives of others around them. Similar to this quote by Nelson Mandela, they each utilized their intelligence to help change the world in their own ways. In the novel The Scapegoat written by Sofia Nikolaidou, she constructs a story about a teenage boy, Minas, who has…

Helen Keller essay By:Tiarra Sorey It is often said that the human body system is very complex, all of the many different structures has its normality just as much as it has its disorders. The eye is the organ of vision, the process in which vision is produced can be affected by things such as increased pressure, exposure, or just simply age. When this process is affected eye disorders such as glaucoma, cataracts, myopia, astigmatism, and many more, come into place. The ear…

is what shows true success in one's life. For example, Helen Keller was a successful individual who faced her adversities head on and became an inspirational figure in history. Helen Keller was an American author, political activist and a campaigner for deaf and blind charities between the years of 1880 and 1968. Keller, like many people, struggled with misfortune that she had no control over, but the adversities that she…

Helen Keller was born normal, but fell ill when she was nineteen months old which took away her hearing and sight. She was diagnosed with scarlet fever or meningitis, a bacterial infection caused by group A Streptococcus. The illness caused her throat and ear to go mute and deaf. She learned how to read and write through her hand, fingers and touch. Even with her disability, she became an activist for people with disabilities, lecturer, and an author. Keller went through many hardship…

Kids and adults today don’t care as much for an education like Keller and Douglass did in these stories. Keller and Douglass wanted to learn so badly that they went through the struggles that they had to. Hellen Keller was a blind and deaf woman and Fredrick Douglass was an African American slave that was not allowed to learn. Both "The Story of My Life" and "Narrative or the Life of Fredrick Douglas, an American Slave" share the central idea that education is worth the struggle they had to go…

On September 1st, 2016, Colin Kaepernick decided to kneel as the National Anthem was being played during the 49’ers regular season game. In that moment, he forgot what that very song stood for. He decided to ignore the thousands of men that have died in honor of that song. Every vote that has been cast in order to keep our freedom alive was dwindled into nothingness when this man refused to stand. Each man or woman that has furthered our freedom in a courageous fight for their rights had…

Hellen Keller is truly and an education wonder. Who did a little girl that fell ill and lose not only her hearing but her eyesight too at only 19 months (history.com)go on to graduate college, win awards, and become an author (history.com). I personally don't understand it. But she is a force to be wreckin with. Born in 1880, Hellen Keller was healthy little girl. At the age of 19 months she became ill. At the time they did not know what was wrong with the child, but now it is to be believed…

soul is the mirror of the world. This quote fits societies beliefs by telling people to look into themselves and realize who they really are, once they do that they are going to eventually see the reality that they are missing out on. The book Keller: Sketch for a Purpose by Van Wyck This quote is about happiness and how sometimes you have to look for it to find it, “Happiness is like the mountain summit. It is sometimes hidden by the clouds, but we know it’s there” (Brooks 61). Even…

Helen Keller was an extremely inspirational woman who had to overcome both deafness and blindness, and who found success and happiness in her life. Recalling her own personal experiences, she believed that anyone with determination and willpower could control their fate and succeed in life. But as she travelled and spoke with others throughout the country, she realized her view on achievement was severely limited. Keller realized that she had many opportunities in life that others did not,…

“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.”(Helen Keller) There were many chances for Helen to just give up, but did she? No. She lost her sight and her hearing and never gave up, so why should you? Helen Keller was just 19 months old when she lost her sight and ability to hear. Helen Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama on June 27,1880. She had one sister, one brother, two older stepbrothers, and a loving mother and father for a family. In 1986 she attended the Cambridge…