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Title: Helen Keller

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Helen Keller

By Lindsey Dutson, Malia Mack, Rachel Penningjack

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Basic Facts About Helen

Born June 27, 1880
Town Tuscumbia, Alabama
Parents Arthur H. Keller and Katherine Adams
Keller
Helen was became blind and deaf after she fought
a high fever when she was only 18 months old.

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Rowdy Young Girl

Because of her inability to communicate normally,
Helen acted out, and was a very hard child to
control.
She showed her emotions physically and found ways
to let others know what she needed.
Anne Sullivan, who became her teacher, had to
have lots of patience and understanding to calm
Helen down so she was able to teach Helen so
Helen could understand.
It was a slow start, but they succeeded! After
just one month, Anne had taught Helen the word,
water. She did this by writing the letters of
the word into Helens hand!

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Helen Kellers Education

In 1888, Helen went to the Perkins Institution
for the Blind in Boston.
During 1980, was the first time Helen learned how
to speak. With the assistance of Sarah Fuller
principle of Horace Mann School.
Around 1982, Helen leaves Perkins Institution on
account of being accused of plagiarism.
In 1894, Helen attended Wright-Humason School for
the Deaf in New York City. Studied arithmetic,
physical geography, French and German.

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Helens Education History continued

Helen entered Cambridge School for Young Ladies
in preparation for Radcliffe. Her first of
studies composed of English Literature and
history, German, Latin, arithmetic, Latin
composure and others. Helens preliminary exams
started around June 29 to July 3, 1897. Passing
all and obtained honours in German and English.
The second year at Cambridge her studies were
physics, algebra, geometry, astronomy Greek and
Latin. Helen got ill around mid November, her
mother withdrew her out of college for awhile.
Had a tutor, so Helen would not lack behind in
her studies. Took the final exam 29 and 30 of
June 1898.
She entered Radcliffe in the fall of 1900. Her
first years studies were French, German,
History, and English composition and literature.
Second years studies were English composition,
the Bible of English literature, American and
English governments, the Odes of Horace and Latin
comedy. In 1904, Helen graduated from Radcliffe
with Magna Cum Laude.

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Writing Books and essays

Helen was able to write many essays that
expressed the way that she felt about certain
situations at that time. Also she was able to
write many books about her life as a deaf and
blind person. She wrote around 12 books that
were published and many articles for newspapers.
She started writing at age 11 and continued until
she died. She wrote The Story of My Life written
at age 22, also she wrote Out of the Dark which
focused on socialism.

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Awards Helen won

Helen Keller was awarded the Presidential Medal
of Freedom in 1964 during the last years of her
life. She was given the award by President
Johnson. This award is known as one of the
highest civilian honor awards in the United
States. Also was able to be elected into the
National Womens Hall of Fame in 1965. She was
able to devote much her time and life raising
funds for the American Foundation for the Blind.
She also honored as Gallups Most Widely Admired
People, she was put on Alabamas Quarter, The
Helen Keller Hospital in Alabama is dedicated to
her, and many more honors.

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Purpose

Helen Keller was able to complete her education
with the help of Anne Sullivan.
Helen also helped to make it possible for women
to get the right to vote.
She wrote many books and stories. She was also
able to write for magazines and news papers. She
mostly wrote about her life as a deaf and blind
person.
Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to
it we can never do anything good in the world.
Helen Keller.
She of all people would have a reason to stop and
pity themselves. Shes a great example because
she didnt pity herself, she didnt put herself
down and tell herself that she couldnt do it.
That, right there, shows how determined she was
in creating a normal life for herself.

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Argument

In the time period of when Helen was growing up,
public schools didnt have special programs for
kids who had disabilities. So she couldnt go to
the same schools as other kids because she was
deaf and blind. There were schools for deaf kids
or blind kids, but not schools for children who
were both as Helen was. Because of this, she
needed her own teacher. Anne Sullivan was her
teacher.
Public schools should introduce programs for kids
with disabilities and special needs. The programs
should include individual attention and special
smaller group classes.
Individual attention for every student poses some
problems theres not enough teachers for every
student and its too costly to implement across
the nation.
A solution to avoid those problems is to develop
a criteria to find out which students do need
extra help.
Also, schools need to develop within that
criteria which student need different/specialized
classes, and which students need one-on-one
attention.

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Argument continued

Also, schools need to develop within that
criteria which student need different/specialized
classes, and which students need one-on-one
attention.
To make sure the programs are helping the
students, teachers can make charts to measure the
progress the student is making.
The charts should be personalized to each
student. The progress chart tracks the progress
goals in the specific subjects (math, reading,
etc) of the student. The charts are monthly
that way they can literally see the progress of
the student.
This is beneficial for everyone involved!

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Malias Relation

Helen Keller is such a great example to me. She
didnt let anything or anyone stand in her way.
When she set her mind on something, she didnt
stop until she finished it.
She went through school and was able to complete
her education. That makes me want to work harder
to get through school and other challenges that
life throws at me.
She made an impact in the world among the people
that she met. I only hope that I can do the same!

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Lindseys Relation

Better medicine thats available to more people
helps prevent high fevers like Helen had. Also,
doctors help babies who are sick. They helped me
when I had RSV.
Our culture now is more aware of, and sensitive
to understand people with disabilities. Society
wants to do its part to help people with those
hardships. Instead of excluding people, society
has taken a more caring approach so they feel
included.
Helen Kellers example has a very big influence
on my attitude of completing my education. I have
my own challenges, even though theyre minor
compared to her challenges, that I have to work
through to receive my own education. Her story
inspires me to work harder. I know that I can
still do great in school, because Helen worked
through her trials in life and she did it!
Her story gives me courage and faith that, just
as she succeeded in school with her challenges, I
can succeed with mine!

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Rachels Relations

I was in elementary when first heard of Helen
Keller. All I knew is that she was deaf and
blind, I never knew of her struggle and
perseverance she went through to get her
education. Who knew she would go on to inspire
people around the World?
Like Helen, I also struggled. It was during my
senior year in high school. I was lacking a
semester behind my graduating class and I
consider dropping out of school. I talked with
the counselor and secretary about what I could do
to make up the missing credits. From the
beginning I had people telling me that I would
have to repeat a year. In the end, I proved them
wrong and graduated on time.