Helen Walton

thrill and glory of freedom, be a pessimist?” This is a quote by Helen Keller from her essay on optimism. Helen contracted an unknown illness at 19 months that robbed her of both hearing and sight. For years, she could only communicate through a few gestures; no one cared to try to teach or discipline her. Then a woman named Annie Sullivan heard about Helen. She tried tirelessly to teach the child the names of different things, but Helen could not grasp the concept of names. Finally, when…

The speaker in this address to the New York Association for the Blind is Helen Keller. This speech took place on January 15, 1907. The speech, Helen Keller gave, was about the blind people consequently showing them that they can be strong and not be apart of the weak and poor. Helen wants to show the world that they can be treated as normal humans, not as the weak and poor of this country. Helen starts out by saying that a blind man’s community plays the biggest role in his success or…

Imagine going through life in silence and still being able to be the only Deaf person to win an Academy Award. Marlee Matlin is an inspiration to the Deaf community and encourages, not only Deaf people, but everyone with a disability that anything is possible if you put your mind to it. Matlin has been a well known actress to achieve many accomplishments such as awards and being a successful writer. Being a Deaf actress is not easy, yet Marlee Matlin goes above and beyond with her work. It…

Joe Keller has been working hard all his life, working years after years to provide a roof over his family. "Nothin' is bigger" than family to Joe, this is his state of mind. In honest truth, Joe really cares about his business and how much money he makes. With the Great Depression fresh in his memory and personal poverty even older than that, economic security is his greatest concern. Although it is true he caused the death of his son, he is a caring person and he worked hard to provide for his…

Peak known today as Mount St. Helens. Originally named “Louwala-Clough,” or “Smoking Mountain,” by the Native American Indians in the region. Many legends were handed down explaining accounts about eruptions the Indians witnessed about Mount St. Helens. According to the lore of these Native American tribes, a huge landslide formed a natural bridge named Tamanawas that spanned the Columbia River. In the center of this arch lived a…

at JC Penney’s for 18 months and was very good in his department. Sam had a lot of confidence in himself, and wanted to start his own business. While reading I saw that he was a quick learner and studied about retailing for his business. Sam’s wife Helen knew a about starting up a business. She did not want to be in a big city, and felt that partnerships were too risky. In addition, partnerships can go sour fast. One of the two Newport stores was the beginning of how Sam came up…

earth is born with a tragedy, and it isn 't original sin. He 's born with the tragedy that he has to grow up... a lot of people don 't have the courage to do it.”(Hayes) In Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein the monster who is her antagonist like in Helen Hayes’ analogy was born tragically and had to adapt to this tragedy throughout his life. The monster is totally isolated, rejected by love and treated terribly throughout his life; due to his horrible life it is obvious that the monster is in…

The education provided to students in our secondary learning programs in the United States has become under scrutiny. The government has channeled its concerns for this issue, and has propelled school reforms to the forefront of the nation’s priorities. The Department of Education along with the Obama Administration understands that there has been an inability of students in grades K-12 to capitalize on higher learning, and the problems resides within the techniques that are employed by our…

Unfortunately, some companies have mismanaged their greatest asset—their brands. This is what befell the popular Snapple brand almost as soon as Quaker Oats bought the beverage marketer for $1.7 billion in 1994. Snapple had become a hit through powerful grassroots marketing and distribution through small outlets and convenience stores. Analysts said that because Quaker did not understand the brand’s appeal, it made the mistake of changing the ads and the distribution. Snapple lost so much…