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    under the cistern, then wrote the word, ‘water,’ on her hand. This was the first time Helen understood what Annie was teaching her. Written in the book, Helen Keller: A Determined Life, Keller stated, “ When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.” Soon, Annie had taught Helen the entire alphabet in braille. When she learned to write, Helen kept a journal, which she kept for most of her life. Helen wanted to learn more; she wanted to…

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    Helen Keller Struggles

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    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.…

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    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…

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    “You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” Margaret Thatcher, the first female British prime minister, 1925-2013, stated this meaningful quote. Meaning that you have to fight for what you want and keep fighting because it will take more than one try to accomplish your goal. The quote by Margaret Thatcher can relate to many famous well know people, for example, there was a man named Steve Jobs who was the co-founder and CEO of Apple. As a kid, he acquired a passion for…

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    “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.” Helen Keller said these words because she was blind and deaf, therefore she could only feel things. So while other people was seeing the beauty of the world Helen was feeling the beauty of the world.Helen Keller was born June 27, 1880 in Tuscmbia,AL. Helen Keller is considered one of the leading figures in the twentieth century. She lost both her vision and hearing when she was 19…

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    Canada is seen as the multi cultural country.Also with the controversy about the entrance of refugees recently this could easily be Canada. Moreover, the elements of irony were delightful.For instance, the part when Kee the refugee that is having the miracle child reveals that she is pregnant to Theo the protagonist;she was placed in a farm surrounded by cows as a form of lactation and motherhood.Another form of irony was the presentation of the blimp of the pig.this represented the expression…

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    The characters of William Gibson’s The Miracle Worker reveal the experience of children with disabilities second hand and the influence it has on their relationships. Helen Keller is a deaf and blind mute, isolated in her own world, unable to communicate with others; it’s possible she lost her sight and hearing as a result of an acute congestion. She’s “quite unkempt, attractive but noticeably blind, with one eye larger and protruding” whereas her gestures are abrupt, incessant and “lack human…

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    The Miracle Worker is a play during the 1960’s written by Will Gibson and revolves around Annie Sullivan and the struggles she must go through while having to teach Helen Keller the art of language. As the story progresses, several different types of conflicts are introduced to us through Annie. Examples of this would include man vs. man and man vs. himself. Helen Keller, as a growing six year old girl without the ability to see, her or talk is also having a difficult time with adjusting to…

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    Helen Keller was born a perfectly normal child. Everything changed in her life when she was almost 2 years old. She was diagnosed with “an acute congestion of the stomach and the brain” This left her blind and deaf permanently. Helen Keller was a very strong person because she was able to overcome so much. Helen was an independent, determined, and kind women, Helen Keller was a very independent person. She left her house with Anne Sullivan (her teacher) before she was even able to go to school…

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    ‘The Miracle Worker’ Essay. Every single person you know experiences some sort of challenge every single day of their life. It is completely inevitable and you can’t live a life with a free pass from personal struggles! Like many other I have many challenges of my own. The challenge I want to tell you about, and I think relates me to Helen Keller is that I can not express my feelings when I talk to people. The reason I say this relates me to her is because all my life people have been trying to…

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