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    MRS. KELLER - ___________________________ MR. KELLER - _________________________ DOCTOR - ___________________________ DIRECTOR ANAGNOS - ___________________________ ANNE SULLIVAN - ___________________________ HELEN KELLER - ________________________ SCRIPT: On June 27, 1880, a girl named  Helen Adams Keller, a very well-knowned writer, was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama,   in a white, frame cottage called “Ivy Green.” Her parents were captain Arthur Henley Keller and Kate Adams Keller. (Helen is two

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    people we know that genuinely improve the world in some way. To improve the world these heroes affected people. Most of the heroes we hear about overcame many challenges to get where they ended up. Helen Keller was born with all of her senses, but lost two before she reached the age of two. Helen Keller is an epic hero because she showed great strength and courage, because she demonstrated warrior qualities, because she traveled to help others, and though it seems strange, because she even received

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    Helen Keller was born on June 27, 1880. She lived until she was almost eighty-eight years old. Near the end of her life, she was weakened by minor strokes. She died on June 1, 1968. During her lifetime, two very significant events were occurring. These events are known as World War 2 and the Women’s Rights Movement. Helen Keller supported both of these events publicly. Helen Keller was a true hero, at heart. She was a courageous, bold, and intelligent woman. Her courage was proven when she spoke

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    Helen Keller: A Blind Inspiration ”I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble. The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker” (Quotations Page). Many people today struggle to see the light, just as Helen Keller did. She wanted to make it her duty to do whatever she could to help others like her. She felt that others

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    Helen Keller is a huge inspiration to many people, and a great leader too. She is patient, inspirational, and intelligent. Having the childhood that she had, she definitely learned to be patient with certain things, and as for being inspirational, she was blind and deaf and learned how to talk and write books! And according to www.biography.com/people/helen-keller-9361967 Helen Keller went to Cambridge School for Young Ladies before changing to Radcliff College for a full four years. Helen Keller

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    7/26/2017 Book Report The Story of My Life by Helen Keller Main Characters Helen Keller Arthur H. Keller-Father Kate Adams-Mother Anne Mansfield Sullivan-Teacher Mildred-sister Mr.Anagnos-Pricipal Setting/Time 1880-1889 Alabama Boston Baltimore Main theme The theme to Helen Keller is education, and knowledge and accomplishment Summary Helen was born June 27,1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama. Helen had lived a normal life till the age of 19 months. Helen had gotten very ill which the doctors called in

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    heart,” quoted this unbelievable journalist, Helen Keller. She was a bright, healthy child until a severe fever left her deaf, blind at a very young age, which made it nearly impossible for her to talk. Regardless of the disabilities she had, she still managed to master how to read lips, type, write, and even speak with help from her teacher, Anne Sullivan. Her courage and effort brought inspiration and encouragements to billions. Helen Adams Keller had a happy, wealthy childhood until she fell

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    On June 27, 1880, in Tuscumbia, Alabama, Helen Adams Keller came into the world. She was struck by an illness when she was only 19 months old that left her both blind, and deaf. There were several different illnesses that it may have been but the exact one will never be known. Not being able to communicate very well really started to frustrate Helen. When she was seven her parents decided she needed help. Determined to find help the Keller family took her to a specialist and eventually was hooked

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    As we have established on multiple occasions, Helen Keller was a prolific writer. She wrote a total of 12 books, which is commendable considering the fact that two of the major senses necessary for the creation of a book was lacking in her case. One of the earliest pieces of writing was “the Frost King” which she wrote at the age of 11. It was alleged that this text was heavily plagiarized from another book i.e. “The Frost Fairies”. At the age of 22, she published her autobiography The story of my

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    Helen Keller Helen Keller Early life and family Helen was born as a healthy, seeing and hearing child on 27th June 1880 in Tuscumbia. Her parents were Kate Keller and Colonel Keller. When Helen was 19 months old, she became deaf and blind as a result of scarlet fever. As she grew from infancy into childhood, she became unruly and often lashed out in anger at her inability to communicate and and comprehend the world around her. Annie Sullivan and her influence on Helen When Helen was 6 years old

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