Helen Mirren

had eyes” (Brooks 71). Even though she is blind and can’t see the world, she has seen more of the world with her imagination by others descriptions. This paraphrase explains how even though she can’t see things that she still imagines them. When Helen was…

Helen Keller Disabled Rights Fighter Symbol of triumph, enthusiastic, and overachiever are three words that people think of in connection to Helen Keller. Many people know Helen Keller as a blind and deaf women, but she was so much more. As a member of the American Foundation for the Blind, Helen Keller showed the world that through determination, persistence, and positivity anyone can accomplish more than the usual. She left a legacy as a mute equal rights fighter. Many people did not…

hearing in Mysore, India, was originally named after Helen Keller by its founder, K. K. Srinivasan. In 1999, Keller was listed in Gallup's Most Widely Admired People of the 20th century. In 2003, Alabama honored its native daughter on its state quarter. The Alabama state quarter is known as the only circulating US coin to feature braille. The Helen Keller Hospital in Sheffield, Alabama is in dedication to her. There are streets named after Helen Keller in Zürich, Switzerland, in the USA, in…

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…

inspiring as her childhood, therefore it is often not mentioned in textbooks. James W. Loewen wrote, “A few know that Keller graduated from college. But about what happened next, about the whole of her adult life, they are ignorant. … The truth is that Helen Keller was a radical socialist. She joined the Socialist Party of Massachusetts in 1909. She had become a social radical even before she graduated from Radcliffe, and not, she…

May 16, 2011, James Cappleman has been the Alderman of the 46th Ward, which includes parts of Uptown, Lake View and Buena Park. James Cappleman, born in 1952 and a native of Houston, Texas, ran for the alderman position in 2007 and was defeated by Helen Shiller. Nevertheless, in 2011 he was victorious and won the position, and four years later Cappleman was re-elected for the position. James Cappleman is openly gay and is one of five openly gay Chicago…

The play was written by William Gibson in 1956 and the movie was directed by Arthur Penn and released in 1962. “The Miracle Worker” is about Annie Sullivan teaching Helen Keller, a blind/deaf/mute child, language and the obstacles Annie faced to teach Helen along with her parents, Kate Keller and Mr.Keller, who never disciplined Helen due to her ‘problems’. The movie and play may be titled the same and have some similar scenes but they are actually quite different in more ways than one. To…

Helen Prejean is a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Medaille in Louisiana. Now, she is involved with death row inmates at the Louisiana State Prison in Angola. The thesis of her article is “I see the death penalty as connected to the three deepest wounds of our society: racism, poverty, and violence.” Helen Prejean states in her writing that she refuses to believe that God would put hate to hate and violence to violence together. She said she does not believe that God provides human…

“Focusing isn't just an optical activity; it is also a mental one.” – Bridget Riley Who is Bridget Riley? Bridget Riley is a British artist, best known for her work in the OP art movement. Riley was born in South London in 1931. When War broke out in 1939 she was evacuated to safety. She has said this early childhood exposure had affected her artistic vision for life. She study art at Royal College of Art from 1952-1953. In 1956 she went to an art exhibition of American Abstract…

The Miracle on 34th street is a film remade in 1994 for the 4th time for entertainment of the entire family; it is a classic example of a Christmas movie in today’s society. The Miracle on 34th street was produced by William S. Beasley, John Hughes, and Bill Ryan. The Director for the film Miracle on 34th street is Les Mayfield. There were approximately 55 cast members for this film, the following are the actor/actresses that were given credit: Richard Attenborough as Kris Kringle,…