Macy Gray

Helen Keller was born on June of 1880 from Tuscumbia, Alabama. Helen Keller had a unique perspective about the world and the people around her. Even though Helen Keller lost her hearing and her sight by an illness as a new born child, she never gave up on learning and exploring new things. She figured out what things were by feeling the object. Helen Keller had to learn to communicate with her parents and others by acting out what she needed or wanted. She had a childhood friend, Martha…

Tristin Ludwig Could you imagine a life without color, sound, nor communication? Well that is what life was like for Helen Keller, she was a blind, deaf, and mute child. This turbulent journey all started when Helen got sick with “brain fever”, she was about eighteen months old when this happened. This fascinating story was brought to life in a play called “The Miracle Worker”. It was written by William Gibson in 1956. Six years after the play came out, a movie was released based on the play.…

“ The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - They must be felt with the heart ” - Helen Keller This quote explains that beautiful things are not what's on the outside it's the inside what counts. This quote explains the point Helen Keller was trying to get across because she said blind/deaf people can do anything seeing and hearing people can do. “They must be felt with the heart” Helen was most deaf & blind people's inspiration she encouraged them that…

“Once I knew the depth where no hope was, and darkness lay on the face of all things.… But a little word from the fingers of another fell into my hand that clutched at emptiness, and my heart leaped to the rapture of living….Can any one who has escaped such captivity, who has felt the 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,…

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…

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,…

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…

Helen Keller, a woman who at a very young age, had to adapt to a whole new way of life, and no one around her knew about it.” Born in Tuscumbia, Alabama on June 27, 1880,” Helen was a healthy newborn until the age of “nineteen months” when she developed an illness which led to the loss of her sight and hearing. Because of this, her parents didn’t know what the next step to take was so she could be led down the right path. Eventually they found a woman named Anne Sullivan who could potentially…

Helen Keller A Strong Believer Strong, brave, and inspiring are three words that people think of when they hear the name Helen Keller. Helen Keller changed the world by being an inspiration to people all around the world. She showed the world that having a disability doesn’t stop you from doing great things. She proved this by becoming part of important organizations, going to college, and spreading her knowledge to the world in talks and lectures. She left a legacy as a strong believer. The…

THE STRUGGLES HELEN KELLER OVERCAME Helen Keller is a remarkable woman. She was put through so much in her life and overcame obstacles that some might not understand. Reading her books and hearing the stories about how she slept and night and tossed and turned, it will give you a different perspective. Her life was filled with silence and darkness until Anne came along. Their friendship grew and grew; Anne helped Helen through her darkest hours and Helen did the same in return. Helen…