Helen Prejean

“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,…

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…

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Helen Keller was an author, lecturer, and crusader for the handicapped. Born physically normal in Tuscumbia, Alabama, Keller lost her sight and hearing at the age of nineteen months to an illness now believed to have been scarlet fever. Through her teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan’s extraordinary instruction, the little girl learned to understand and communicate with the world around her. She went on to acquire an excellent education and to become an important influence on the…

Disney’s newest hit movie Frozen has been one of the most popular movies in Disney history. Few people know that the movie is based off of the Danish folktale The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Anderson and that the two are quite different. Most people believe that because a movie is based on a classic story, both storylines are the same. Little do people know that these two stories are worlds apart. Through the characters, the acts of true love, and the ends, these stories have proven to be…

As one of the most prominent literary figures of the early seventeenth century, John Donne has engendered widely differing views regarding the merits of his work. His reputation stands on two distinct accomplishments: the witty, sensual love poetry of his early career and the serious, devout religious writing of his later career as the Dean of St. Paul 's. Donne 's poetry was influential enough to be considered the basis of the metaphysical school of poetry, as characterized by later writers…

heroine- Helen Keller Helen Keller born June 27, 1880 was an American author,and political activist. However, what makes her different is she was the first deaf-blind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree.[ The life of Helen Keller". Royal National Institute of Blind People. November 20, 2008. Accessed November 9, 2015 ] she was born with full sight and hearing, however Helen fell ill from possibly scarlet fever or meningitis. It was after her illness that her mother realised that Helen…

Helen Keller lived an extraordinary and wonderful life. She never gave up on anything in life, and she always kept trying. In the book, Helen Keller: A Determined Life, Helen stated, “We can do anything we want to do, if we stick to it long enough.” All Helen wanted was to live a normal life, and to have no one think less of her. We should all try to emulate her example of determination and dedication. She is an excellent role model to anyone who thinks they should give up or stop trying. She is…

Helen Keller did what most deem impossible. Being both deaf and blind, she learned how to communicate with others, speak, write, and eventually became a well renowned author, despite all her struggles and hardships in life. Helen Keller even states herself in chapter IV of The Story of My Life “The most important day I remember in all my life is the one on which my teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, came to me.” Miss Sullivan brought language and communication to Helen any way she possibly could.…

Life (bing.com). she would also lecture to deaf and blind communities about her life and her hardships and how she overcame them. When she gave said speeches she would use an interpreter because Hellen did not verbally speak. On September 14, 1964, Helen Keller was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Lyndon B. Johnson. His reasoning being that Hellen overcame her own diversity just to dedicate her life to others. Hellen was a very beloved women by not only her family and…