from childhood to her adult life, Helen Keller never lost hope or faith, she showed us that with enough perseverance and hard work anything can be accomplished. Helen Keller met many important and famous people, wrote 14 books, and won countless awards and honors throughout her life, including induction into the Women's Hall of Fame. Helen Keller was a strong, independent woman who taught herself not only to read, write and speak, but also performed the normal actions of everyday life. Helen Adams Keller was born in the town of Tuscumbia, Alabama on June 27, 1880. For the first 18 months of her life Helen lived as any normal child would. He learned to crawl and walk, although that's all he learned. When she turned 19 months old Helen Keller fell ill with an illness described as "acute congestion of the stomach and brain", after recovering she was no longer able to see or hear. Keller had become blind and deaf. The next 6 years of Helen's life were spent in tantrums, darkness and loneliness. “I grew accustomed to the silence and darkness that surrounded me and forgot that it had never been different, until she, my teacher, came along” (Keller 1902 Pg. 8). He had many seizures and refused any instruction. His family was very poor and could afford very little. The “teacher” as Helen called her; she was Anne Sullivan who had contracted trachoma as a child and was also legally blind. Annie was said to have saved Helen. Within 6 months of Sullivan's teaching Keller advanced rapidly. She became well-versed in reading and writing Braille, as well as writing in a manual alphabet. At the age of 10 Keller and Sullivan spent part of a year in Boston, it was during this time that Keller learned to speak his first s......middle of paper......racle Worker. Radcliffe College even awarded her the Alumnae Achievement Award on the 50th anniversary of her graduation. She was even inducted into the Women's Hall of Fame. She was a truly exceptional woman. It set the new standard for the possibilities of a blind and deaf person. Helen Keller above all was an absolutely wonderful person. She fought beyond her limits and rose above the expectations of others. From learning to write and speak, to traveling the world inspiring others, he had a vision of life that many only wish they could achieve. Even though he never thought he was better than anyone else. Helen also says in her book The World I Live In: “To a large extent we travel the same highways, read the same books, and speak the same language (Keller 1904 Pg.5).” She was a good, caring woman who wanted nothing but the best for herself and others.

Topic > from childhood to her adult life, Helen Keller never lost hope or faith, she showed us that with enough perseverance and hard work anything can be accomplished. Helen Keller met many important and famous people, wrote 14 books, and won countless awards and honors throughout her life, including induction into the Women's Hall of Fame. Helen Keller was a strong, independent woman who taught herself not only to read, write and speak, but also performed the normal actions of everyday life. Helen Adams Keller was born in the town of Tuscumbia, Alabama on June 27, 1880. For the first 18 months of her life Helen lived as any normal child would. He learned to crawl and walk, although that's all he learned. When she turned 19 months old Helen Keller fell ill with an illness described as "acute congestion of the stomach and brain", after recovering she was no longer able to see or hear. Keller had become blind and deaf. The next 6 years of Helen's life were spent in tantrums, darkness and loneliness. “I grew accustomed to the silence and darkness that surrounded me and forgot that it had never been different, until she, my teacher, came along” (Keller 1902 Pg. 8). He had many seizures and refused any instruction. His family was very poor and could afford very little. The “teacher” as Helen called her; she was Anne Sullivan who had contracted trachoma as a child and was also legally blind. Annie was said to have saved Helen. Within 6 months of Sullivan's teaching Keller advanced rapidly. She became well-versed in reading and writing Braille, as well as writing in a manual alphabet. At the age of 10 Keller and Sullivan spent part of a year in Boston, it was during this time that Keller learned to speak his first s......middle of paper......racle Worker. Radcliffe College even awarded her the Alumnae Achievement Award on the 50th anniversary of her graduation. She was even inducted into the Women's Hall of Fame. She was a truly exceptional woman. It set the new standard for the possibilities of a blind and deaf person. Helen Keller above all was an absolutely wonderful person. She fought beyond her limits and rose above the expectations of others. From learning to write and speak, to traveling the world inspiring others, he had a vision of life that many only wish they could achieve. Even though he never thought he was better than anyone else. Helen also says in her book The World I Live In: “To a large extent we travel the same highways, read the same books, and speak the same language (Keller 1904 Pg.5).” She was a good, caring woman who wanted nothing but the best for herself and others.