Since the beginning of English settlement in North America, there are many documents that make America as it is today. From the Declaration of Independence in 1776 to the United States Constitution in 1787, then come the Bill of Rights in 1791. These documents became the “official” documents of the United States. They shaped America to become the nation of freedom with freedom of speech, the right to bear arms, and the right to vote. However, what happen to documents that are not official? they are also important to the American history and help shaped America. For instance, “I have a Dream” speech by Martin Luther King Junior which call for equality between African American and White American or the letter from Albert Einstein to former President Franklin D. Roosevelt about nuclear weapons. Those are important documents that are not “official,” but had a huge impact on America. Another document that impacted America for a better is the autobiography of Helen Keller, The Story of My Life, because it is an inspiration and motivation to the disable community. Who is Helen Keller?
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Helen Keller was born normal, but fell ill when she was nineteen months old which took away her hearing and sight. She was diagnosed with scarlet fever or meningitis, a bacterial infection caused by group A Streptococcus. The illness caused her throat and ear to go mute and deaf. She learned how to read and write through her hand, fingers and touch. Even with her disability, she became an activist for people with disabilities, lecturer, and an author. Keller went through many hardship and obstacles due to her disabilities; however, she did not give up and kept trying. She was able to master several methods of communication, including touch-lips reading, Braille, speech, typing and finger-spelling. In addition, with the help of her mentor, Anne Sullivan and her husband, Helen Keller wrote her first book, The Story of My Life. after college, she traveled around the world to talk about her life and became an inspiration to others. From then, she became a lecturer to talk to those who have disabilities and inspired them to overcome their disabilities and be a better person. Throughout the first half of the twentieth century, Keller tackled social and political issues, including women’s suffrage, pacifism and birth control. She testified before Congress, strongly advocating to improve the welfare of blind people. Why is her autobiography so important? Her autobiography inspired many people with disabilities and motivate them to overcome their disabilities as well as fight for their rights. Keller’s life story stood as a powerful example of how determination, hard work, and imagination can allow an individual to triumph over adversity. By overcoming difficulties conditions with a deal of persistence, individuals can better themselves as well as helping others. With all the positivity that Keller brought through her autobiography, one can see that her life story is something that worth to be an “official” document. through her, people with disabilities are fighting for their rights to be treated as equal as everyone else. After many years of fighting, in 1990, the Congress finally passes the american With Disability Acts (ADA). ADA is the nation’s first comprehensive civil rights law addressing the needs of people with disabilities, prohibiting discrimination in employment, public service, public accommodations, and telecommunications.
Helen Keller was born normal, but fell ill when she was nineteen months old which took away her hearing and sight. She was diagnosed with scarlet fever or meningitis, a bacterial infection caused by group A Streptococcus. The illness caused her throat and ear to go mute and deaf. She learned how to read and write through her hand, fingers and touch. Even with her disability, she became an activist for people with disabilities, lecturer, and an author. Keller went through many hardship and obstacles due to her disabilities; however, she did not give up and kept trying. She was able to master several methods of communication, including touch-lips reading, Braille, speech, typing and finger-spelling. In addition, with the help of her mentor, Anne Sullivan and her husband, Helen Keller wrote her first book, The Story of My Life. after college, she traveled around the world to talk about her life and became an inspiration to others. From then, she became a lecturer to talk to those who have disabilities and inspired them to overcome their disabilities and be a better person. Throughout the first half of the twentieth century, Keller tackled social and political issues, including women’s suffrage, pacifism and birth control. She testified before Congress, strongly advocating to improve the welfare of blind people. Why is her autobiography so important? Her autobiography inspired many people with disabilities and motivate them to overcome their disabilities as well as fight for their rights. Keller’s life story stood as a powerful example of how determination, hard work, and imagination can allow an individual to triumph over adversity. By overcoming difficulties conditions with a deal of persistence, individuals can better themselves as well as helping others. With all the positivity that Keller brought through her autobiography, one can see that her life story is something that worth to be an “official” document. through her, people with disabilities are fighting for their rights to be treated as equal as everyone else. After many years of fighting, in 1990, the Congress finally passes the american With Disability Acts (ADA). ADA is the nation’s first comprehensive civil rights law addressing the needs of people with disabilities, prohibiting discrimination in employment, public service, public accommodations, and telecommunications.