Gerta Keller

Humans identify themselves in different ways; whether it be a physical characteristic or how they are viewed in the social ladder. Everyone has a unique identity that either changes over time or sticks with the individual for the rest of his or her life. An identity is a raw description of what a person is without any makeup or secrets to hide behind. Being physically handicapped is an identity that people allow to define them or prove to everyone that they can conquer. In the essay “You’re…

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…

She didn’t only learn to Helen Keller how to eat properly or how to dress herself, she taught her how to discover the world. Through many months of efforts, Anne Sullivan achieved to break the isolation of the girl by teaching her hundreds of words in addition of mathematics’ basics. Eventually, Keller learned to communicate complex ideas and unexpectedly learn to speak because of the constant efforts of her teacher…

Constant bullying was a huge part in her schooling experience. Anne worked incredibly hard and became valedictorian. Her intense work ethic and haunting past assisted her in her amazing journey Anne’s story begins with the ridiculously famous Helen Keller. Helen too had come in contact with a sickness, but instead of only almost blinding her it left her completely blind and completely deaf at the young age of 19 months old. Working with Helen was very difficult and required a lot of patience.…

Alison Lapper Pregnant (2005) is Marc Quinn’s colossal marble monument of Alison Lapper, who is phocomelic with shortened limbs and known for her courage that overcame constant disadvantages for being the disabled (Quinn 2012, para. 1; Kieran 2009, 32). This sculpture was commissioned by Ken Livingstone, the mayor of London, and erected as the first female and the disabled sculpture of the Fourth Plinth Trafalgar Square (Lewis 2005, para. 3). Through Quinn’s locational, elaborative and…

Imagine that you and a group of children are stranded on a tropical island with no shelter, no grown ups, and no civilization. Do you think that this new environment you are in will impact the course of your life? I do because the people we surround ourselves with, impact our decisions. To start, the bad people we surround ourselves with impact our decisions by influencing us negatively. For example, in the book The Lord of the Flies, Jack, a character in the book, goes from a nice,…

Marie Bernarde Soubirous was born on January 7, 1844 in Lourdes, France.Even though she was born as Marie Bernarde, everyone called her Bernadette. She was the eldest of six children. Her family was very poor and she suffered from asthma. Everyone thought of her as mentally challenged. This made it hard for her to prove herself to everyone. On February 11, 1858 Bernadette , along with her friends, went to go get firewood. To get firewood she had to cross a small river. Before she was to cross…

Helen Keller: A Determined Woman Imagine being a normal young girl, who loved to dress up and play outside. Now visualize having everything you have ever known, taken away from you in an instant. What would you be like if you were trapped inside your own body? What would you do if you could not see or hear, or even communicate with the world around you? Many people would be easier to give up and never try again, but Helen Keller defied the odds. She achieved so many things throughout her life…

to interact? a. Helen Keller – Everything Has a Name. b. Frederick Douglass – Learning to Read and Write. c. Myself. 2. What possible points of comparison do you plan to use when uniting the stories? Story 1: In the Helen Keller story, a deaf and blind girl who grew up not understanding the meaning of the words; which she learned vividly. Keller overcomes her biggest obstacle; experiencing new emotions, new thoughts and better understanding in the world around her. Keller was able to read,…

Born in the late 1800s Helen Keller was, the impossible becoming possible. Helen Keller was known for her political, and social influences; and by using critical thinking she was able to overcome her deafness, and blindness. “When Keller was 19 months old, she was afflicted by an unknown illness, possibly scarlet fever or meningitis, which left her deaf and blind.”(McGinnity, Seymour-Ford, & Andries, 2004) Helen Keller spent her early childhood in complete darkness. Becoming frustrated, and…