...Helen Keller may be the world's most famous ‘supercrip’. Very few people can claim to have "overcome" disability so thoroughly and spectacularly. A blind and deaf wild child at the age of 7, she became, by the time she published The Story of My Life at 22, one of Radcliffe's most successful and polished students, fluent in Latin, Greek, German, French and (not least) English--not to mention three versions of Braille (English, American, New York Point) and the manual alphabet in which her renowned teacher Anne Sullivan first communicated with her. But let me dispense with the scare quotes for a moment. Helen Keller is famous--and justly so--precisely because she did, in many respects, overcome the physical impairments of deafness and blindness, as well as the formidable social obstacles facing people with disabilities at the end of the nineteenth century. Her story retains its power to startle and inspire even now, just as Anne Sullivan's story remains among the most startling and inspiring tales in the history of pedagogy. Keller's story is also a member of the genre of disability autobiographies in which the writing of one's life story takes on the characteristics of what the philosopher J.L. Austin called "performative" utterances: The primary function of The Story of My Life, in this sense, is to let readers know that its author is capable of telling the story of her life. The point is hardly a trivial one. Helen Keller was dogged nearly all her life by the charge that she...
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...The Miracle Worker, a play written by William Gibson, tells the story of the early life of Helen Keller. It focuses on the difficulties Helen's family had with trying to reach her, and Annie Sullivan's efforts to give Helen the gift of language. In the "Water Pump" scene Annie is with Helen at the water pump in the yard. Several movie versions of the play are effective in its portrayal of the story have produced over the years including the 1964 version. This version of the play is effective in its portrayal of the story, particularly "Water pump scene". In this movie, the character actions, camera angles and sounds create the exciting mood of the scene. The character actions in the 1964 version are very effective especially when Hellen starts...
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..." (Keller) Helen Keller was able to learn and graduate college with honors even though she was blind and deaf. Helen Keller is on of the world's most inspiring readers because she popularized Braile ,and she was instrumental in the fight for the rights of the handicapped. Helen Keller had an emotional childhood. When Keller was 19 months old, Keller contracted scarlet fever (4). Keller almost died. The fever subsided, and her family was shocked to learn Keller was now blind and deaf. Keller was born on June 27,1880. Keller often got frustrated with her inability to see and hear, and lashed out at whoever was with her. Keller wanted more than anything to...
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...Introduction My name is Wanjia Jiang. Before I went to JCCC, I have been to Warrensburg, MO for studying for two years. Warrensburg is not a big city or place for all of the international students because there is no convenient transportation. This city cannot bring more convenience to people in their daily life. However, most people love it here because there are nice people. They are living here and cannot leave here. The local people always enjoy life and help the international students. In fact, before I went JCCC, I was a girl who knows nothing. I used to using my father’s money at America. I did not understand how difficult to making money. I have no gold, no hope and no future. I was thinking about go back to China with degree. I did not like here, U.S.A. I just have one dream, which is go back to my home. Since I have been know so body, that hurt me, but help me grow up. However, now I am moving to JCCC, because I want to move with my boyfriend. In fact, that is ex-boyfriend who cheated my more than two years tuition. That is why I choice JCCC. Before I was sad， but now I am good. And I went Ottawa, because I want using the fast way to find my gold. Personal philosophy I believe every thing is possible. I can do every thing by my self. I believe I will not dead, if I lose somebody. Just like a remark, I quoted from Nietzsche: “Was mich nicht unbringth, macht mich starker”(Kushner, 2006). This quoted let me know: if people hurt you, but did not kill you. Then...
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...Helen Keller was and will forever be a great inspiration because She was a magnificent writer and a great speaker and She particularly was a strong, vocal advocate for women and those with disabilities. She also became associated to the American foundations of the blind. Keller had many characteristics that made her a hero.She simply changed the mind-set towards those with disabilities. Mrs.Keller was born in June 27,1880 in Tuscumbia. She was diagnosed in 1882 and fell ill. She was struck blind deaf ,and mute. Surprisingly she started speaking at 6 months old, walking at 1 year old . But sadly she lost sight and hearing at 18 months old. Her family was provided and earned income from their cotton plantation. The education that Helen was...
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...Baptism of Pocahontas John Gadsby Chapman Artist I believe the artist portrayed reverence and family connection in this painting. He shows a convergence of Christianity and the uncivilized Indians. It shows that different tribes or civilizations can love each other even though their belief systems can remain somewhat different. This painting was commissioned in1836 and was placed in the Rotunda of the Capitol Building in 1840. William Henry was elected as President in 1840. During the time this painting was commissioned, the fight against slavery actually began and cotton prices went up. Women also became antislavery abolitionist, which help link the two fights together. A state education board was also started in Massachusetts. Declaration of Independence John Trumbull Artist This painting shows a group of individuals working for a better United States. The painting does not show the actual signing of the Declaration. It does show a united front with strength and authority around the desk being well balanced, which was a show of republicanism. I feel Trumbull portrayed this well with great detail of strength and authority in the face and stance of each individual. Trumbull was commissioned to do four paintings with this being the first completed and the first to be hung in the Capitol in 1819 and later was moved to the Rotunda in 1826. The painting was also one of four to be done in the Revolution-era. During this time period the founding fathers were...
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...it, some need to work for it, and others don't know how to get it. It is something either one has or does not, but rather can simply be fulfilled over the long run. The inquiry that numerous need addressed it "what would I be able to do to pick up confident?" I have discovered that confident is difficult to accomplish, yet with companions, trust, and time it can be come easy to reach. The sign of confidence is the "faith in oneself and one's forces or capacities." Everybody is inadequate with regards to trust in something; not everybody is great. Whether it be giving a discourse before the class, contending in a substantial rivalry, or tolerating one's appearance, some people do not have the confidence expected to appreciate life. Helen Keller said, "Positive thinking is the confidence that prompts accomplishment. There is no hope without trust and confidence." This quote is totally genuine in light of the fact that if one does not have certainty they can never accomplish or go past what they need to do. A few people have so much confidence that they do not have fear to do anything. Others are the complete inverse, and are frightened of being judged or scorned by others. Self-assurance can't be taught, yet is come to by the person when they choose to have faith in themselves. Keeping in mind the end goal to achieve fearlessness, one needs to accept that they can do the current workload. It can't be fulfilled overnight, yet gradually gets more grounded and more grounded more than...
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...passage from an academic source, altering it to make it her own. It is unclear whether this was done through intention or a lack of understanding. Many students may understand that copying and pasting from a source is an obvious form of plagiarism, but may not consider paraphrasing to be as well. Paraphrasing can also become challenging to acknowledge as a form of plagiarism, because it can sometimes be hard to distinguish between what you consider genuine thoughts and thoughts learned through other sources. As Mark Twain stated (1903), “For substantially all ideas are second-hand consciously and unconsciously drawn from a million outside sources” ("All Ideas Are Second-Hand: Mark Twain On Plagiarism And Originality, In A Letter To Helen Keller"). There are many tips Teresa can take into consideration the next time she writes an...
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...Vi’Dual Futch English 132- F1 Dr. Dabney Gray Wednesday, February 12, 2014 Living In 1994 Many births happened all around the world in the year of 1994. There was one in particular that happened in a small town in Georgia called Statesboro. The kid that was born name is Vi’Dual Futch. He was born July 1st, 1994 to be more exact. During this year many events happened across the globe that was important to many. In fact a couple of them are flood related mortality in Georgia, Zimbabwe taking a lead in promoting birth control, and 30 people drowned as Haitian police fire on refugees. These 3 events happened in the year of 1994 and had an impact all- over the world. One can research these events and find several articles pertaining to them. The world had a lot going during the 1994 period, which gave light to the world. July 3, 1994 something happened in Georgia that killed people, injured people, and destroyed much of South Georgia. In fact, Center Of Disease Control classified 30 deaths as flood related from July 4 thru July 14 as ME/Cs. (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, July 29, 1994: 526-530) The “GREAT FLOOD” of 1994 of Georgia; many refer to this tropical storm as. The storm originated off the coast of Africa on June 30. The storm named Alberto struck the Florida panhandle and it came with severe winds and rain. Winds were up to 60 miles per hour. The flood caused several roads in 30 counties to close. The storm also ruptured many dams included 100 recreational...
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...Summary of Helen Keller: The Story of My Life For my personal choice book I have chosen Helen Keller: The Story of My Life, by James Berger. I chose this book because it was very interesting to read about how her education developed throughout her life. It was also fascinating to know how she learned to understand what people were saying because she wrote how sometimes she would place her fingers on their lips and would discover what they were saying from the movements of their lips. At other times people would spell into her hand what they were saying. This book was about the first 22 years of her life. When she was 18 months old she suffered from Scarlet Fever, which left her blind and deaf. Her articulate speech was gone as well. With these disabilities she also had problems with relationships. She never had children or got married. Her greatest confidant was her teacher, Anne Sullivan. She learned to talk passably and dance. Once she opened her mind she became a happy participant of the world. She graduated from Radcliffe University. She became an artful writer and a crusading humanitarian. She also revolutionized the educational techniques and methods of teaching for the blind and deaf. The Main Characters Main Problem and How She Goes about Solving it. The main character in the book Helen Keller: The Story of My Life is Helen Keller. Helen Keller’s main problem was that she was battling with two disabilities in life. She was both deaf and blind from an illness she...
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...Story of my Life by Helen Keller The Story of My Life by Helen Keller is an autobiography of Helen, a girl who was born without any abnormalities until the age of 19 months that she came down with a fever. Leading to an acute congestion of the stomach and the brain, the doctor said she might not recover, although she did survive it lead to her being blind and deaf as a result. Helen’s autobiography talks about her childhood when she met Anne Sullivan, to learning to use sign language, to being able to learn to read on her own, which led her to write her first short story titled "The Frost King,” to Mr. Anagnos, but was sad at the fact it was plagiarized and was found similar to, "The Frost Fairies" by Miss Margaret T. Canby, in a book called "Birdie and His Friends,” and how it affected her friendship with Mr. Anagnos had ended because no one believed that she did not intend to plagiarize the story. She also talks about her visit to Boston, to the Perkins Institute, and seeing other children who are blind and chat with them, "what joy to talk with other children in my own language" (Ch9). Helen also talks about going to Radcliffe College for the first time and overcoming obstacles with her teacher, Anne Sullivan; for example, when she could not get her books published in Braille in time and it was a difficult learning process but Anne had some difficulty signing into Helen’s hand. She talks about Anne and her new acquired friendships such as with Mr. Anagnos, Alexander Graham...
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...Summary of Helen Keller: The Story of My Life For my personal choice book I have chosen Helen Keller: The Story of My Life, by James Berger. I chose this book because it was very interesting to read about how her education developed throughout her life. It was also fascinating to know how she learned to understand what people were saying because she wrote how sometimes she would place her fingers on their lips and would discover what they were saying from the movements of their lips. At other times people would spell into her hand what they were saying. This book was about the first 22 years of her life. When she was 18 months old she suffered from Scarlet Fever, which left her blind and deaf. Her articulate speech was gone as well. With these disabilities she also had problems with relationships. She never had children or got married. Her greatest confidant was her teacher, Anne Sullivan. She learned to talk passably and dance. Once she opened her mind she became a happy participant of the world. She graduated from Radcliffe University. She became an artful writer and a crusading humanitarian. She also revolutionized the educational techniques and methods of teaching for the blind and deaf. The Main Characters Main Problem and How She Goes about Solving it. The main character in the book Helen Keller: The Story of My Life is Helen Keller. Helen Keller’s main problem was that she was battling with two disabilities in life. She was both deaf and blind from an illness she...
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...weird and we don’t get along. Body: My high school life was tough, and it’s something I never want to experience again. The high school I attended was a career technical school in Springfield, Ohio. We ran a restaurant there for lunch service Tuesday-Friday. Also, we competed in state and national competitions for culinary and baking and pastry. While attending high school, I also worked at The Golden Jersey Inn at Youngs Dairy as a prep/catering cook. During the fall, I plan to intern at the Greenbrier in West Virginia. Then after I get my associates degree here, I plan to get my bachelors at CIA in New York for food science. I would like to someday work at Alinea or The French Laundry. I’m really inspired by Grant Achatz and Thomas Keller. Conclusion: I feel as though if I didn’t attend Springfield Clark Career Technology Center, I probably would have never came to Johnson and Wales. I have my instructors from there to thank for that, Chef Hay and Chef Scott. Coming to Charlotte has opened so many opportunities that I didn’t think were imaginable in Ohio. Leaving high school and starting college early made it so much easier for me to get away from what I had to experience in high...
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...Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen, for the next few minutes I will share with you my perspective about beauty. I have a quote, which did not only capture my mind, but also captured my heart. Helen Keller said: “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.” She is American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deaf blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree she was blind. You might be wondering why I have decided to talk to you about this quote, but instead of me just telling you, I will take you to a journey that might place you in my position. Let me ask you this, with a raise of hands how many of you would like to live in a house like this? Well, it is a common goal in today’s fast-paced society to achieve monetary wellness in order to live what some people call “the good life”. In this house you have the latest technology and a crew of people that are more than willing to take care of all of your needs. Now, picture yourself in this house. It certainly does not compare, right? So what is my point? Why am I showing these pictures? Well what you do not know is that in the second picture lives an aged couple who had been married for over 20 years. They had lived together the toughest years of their lives in that simple house. They had seen their daughter grow, they saw how she would fail, but they also had the opportunity to see her achieve all of her goals. Now if you show this...
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