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    Helen Winfindale Essay

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    By; Emercyn Winfindale Helen was born on June 27, 1880, in Tuscumbia, Alabama. She was 19 months old when she came down with Scarlett fever. She lost her sight, hearing, and would not be able to speak because of it. When Helen was 5 years old, he parents found a teacher who knew how to do sign language and could teach the blind. Her name was Anne Sullivan. Helen came to know her as teacher. It didn't take long for Anne to realize that no one had ever said no to Helen. Helen was a difficult…

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    Today I and my partners we are going to talk about a famous writer. She is different from any writer, so we will tell you the short story about “Helen Adams Keller.” How is she ?, How many language she learn? when did her life change and start to write? And another think abuts her. So anybody know who she is? Ok! My partners Sihui Wang and Xiaona Guo they will tell us about Helen Keller. Helen Keller was born with the ability to see and hear, but at 19month old, her is changed. In 1880,…

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    separates people from things;deafness separates people from people.”Helen Keller was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deafblind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree. Helen was born on June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia, AL to Arthur H. Keller and Kate Adams Keller. Her family lived on a homestead that her grandfather had built. Helen is the sister of Mildred Campbell and Phillip Brooks Keller, and half sister to James and William Simpson Keller who were from…

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    From her teacher “The two greatest characters in the 19th century are Napoleon and Helen Keller. Napoleon tried to conquer the world by physical force and failed. Helen tried to conquer the world by power of mind-and succeeded!” ---- by Mark Twain But why Helen could succeed and became a heroine? Who was her spiritual pillar? The biggest factor was her teacher whose name was Anne Sullivan. It was impossible for Helen Keller to…

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    Although, she didn’t let her difficulties take over. Helen defeated the odds and learned more than anyone could've imagined. She even graduated and decided to inspire others by writing a book about her life. Helen Keller was born on June 27, 1880 In Tuscumbia, Alabama. Helen had a normal childhood until at the age of 19 months, she was stricken with an unknown illness that left her blind and deaf. Helen’s mom, Katherine noticed something was wrong when Helen didn’t react to the dinner bell or a…

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    Each day when you wake up, you look around at what’s going on or check the weather for the day. You sit down to eat breakfast and you watch the news. Imagine that one day you wake up and can’t see anything. Your eyes are open but you see nothing but black. As your trying to figure out why you can’t see you realize that you can’t hear anything either. You can’t hear your alarm clock going off. You can’t hear the train horn that is sounding from only a few miles away. This would be a frightening…

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    and confident. Despite the fact that Helen Keller was both blind and deaf, she has inspired thousands of people throughout the world to chase their dreams, even if they are struggling with life-threatening disabilities. In the year of 1880, in Tuscumbia, Alabama, Helen Keller came into the world as a perfectly healthy baby. Unfortunately, at the age of just 9 months, Helen suffered a high fever that no one still knows for sure what it was today. Because her illness…

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    Introduction Imagine being blind and deaf before having the ability to understand the world. Helen Keller, who was blind and deaf at the age of nineteen months, was one of the most influential blind and deaf people. She first had to be taught about her surroundings. The person who helped her accomplish what she did name was Anne Mansfield Sullivan. Once Anne had helped Helen, Helen began to make impact on the world around her. She attended college and earned a bachelor's degree, the first blind…

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    It was very hard to decide which four author’s I wanted to write about. I narrowed it down by the unique and special traits they each have. My four authors I picked to write about are Anthony Burgess, Louise Erdrich, Lorraine Hansberry, and Helen Keller. All of the authors come from different backgrounds and have very interesting poems, and unique trades in their life. Out of the four authors I picked, I only knew one of the four and decided to choose three other authors with totally different…

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    Two weeks after the Union attempted to try to take over the Southern capitol, Richmond, the Battle of Wilson’s Creek occurred. It was one of the most significant battles in the Civil War, as it was the first battle fought West of the Mississippi River. The subtle causes of this battle led to drastic effects following the battle at Wilson’s Creek. From this battle, we learn how an unexperienced military commander managed to win a battle that changed the course of the entire war, and therefore,…

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