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Question 1:. Bravery – “Without fear” Courage – “The quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty and danger” Determination – “The act of coming to a decision or of fixing or settling a purpose” Dedication – Set your mind to do something Sacrifice - Surrender
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Question 1: • Bravery – “Without fear” • Courage – “The quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty and danger” • Determination – “The act of coming to a decision or of fixing or settling a purpose” • Dedication – Set your mind to do something • Sacrifice - Surrender • Perseverance – “Continued effort to do or achieve something despite” • Endurance – “The ability or strength to continue or last” How do we define the personality traits of a hero? (“Characteristics of a Hero”) ("Dictionary and Thesaurus”)
Question 2: • “Being too self-conscious and concerned with the impression she is making,” to other people around her. • Learning on how to develop more self-confidence, courage, and how to relax and enjoy herself. • She thinks that working in groups is more difficult than working by yourself. • Doesn’t think she fits in with other people. • When she is under stress, Helen has a strong instinct to be a child again, and feels like she needs to be taken care of. What was Helen Kellers biggest obstacle? ("Helen Keller challenges." )
("Helen Keller." NNDB “) Question 3: What were Helen Keller’s accomplishments? • The Story of My Life - (1902, memoir) • Optimism: An Essay - (1903) • The Spirit of Easter - (1904) • Our Duties to the Blind - (1904, pamphlet) • The World I Live In - (1908) • The Practice of Optimism - (1909) • The Song of the Stone Wall - (1910, poetry) • The Miracle of Life - (1910 • Out of the Dark: Essays, Letters, and Addresses on Physical and Social Vision - (1913) • My Religion - (1927) • Midstream: My Later Life - (1929) • We Bereaved - (1929) • Double Blossoms - (1931, anthology) • Peace at Eventide - (1932) • Helen Keller in Scotland: A Personal Record Written By • Herself - (1933) • Helen Keller's Journal - (1938, memoir) • Let Us Have Faith - (1940) • Teacher: Anne Sullivan Macy: A Tribute by the Foster Child of Her Mind - (1955) • The Open Door - (1957) • Was an American lecturer, author, and activist. • “Educated others about the blind and to raise funds for related charities. “ • Learned to read Braille, use a typewriter, write words with a ruler, lip-reading with her fingers • Eventually attended Wright-Humasen School in NYC, & Cambridge School for Young Ladies. • She also ended up attending Radcliffe College with her teacher Anne Sullivan helping her. • She graduated Radcliffe College in 1904. (First blind/deaf person ever to receive a college degree.) • “Was the subject of numerous articles that publicized the difficulties facing the deaf/blind and their ability to live meaningful fulfilling lives” • Supporter of women's right to birth control and the right to vote. • When she was 11, she wrote a story called "The Frost King“. Margaret Canby later retold the story of Helen’s book, and wrote another book Called "The Frost Fairies". • Has an autobiography called “The Story of My Life”.
Question 3: CONT’ • Learned to read and write at 10 years old. • Ranked near the top of "most admired” numerous times. • She also won the Lions Humanitarian Award, the election to the Women's Hall of Fame., and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. ("Helen Keller's Life”)
Question 4: Why was Helen Keller so determined to read and write even though she was deaf and blind? • She had a really good memory which helped her with her Braille. • She had skills that not many people are able to develop. • She could put her fingers up to peoples lips when they were talking, and she could understand what they were saying. • “Helen learned that everything had a name and that the manual alphabet was the key to everything she wanted to know. “ ("Helen Keller." Garden of Praise”) ("Helen Keller Biography, An Amazing Story.“)
Question 5: Who can be influenced the most by Helen and her determination to read and write? • Whiny school children • Anybody with disabilities • The ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) • AFB (American Foundation for the Blind ("Helen Keller." NNDB: Tracking”)
Question 6:How did Helen Keller learn to communicate with people? • Helen would kick and scream when she was angry, and when she was happy she would laugh and giggle. • Her teacher Anne, would use her fingers to spell letters into Helen's hand. • By Anne using her finger and spelling thing into Helen’s hands, she understood objects and names. • In three years Helen learned the Braille (alphabet relies on raised dots to communicate), and the manual alphabet (sign language) and she could write and read. • In 1890 Helen “began taking speech classes at the Horace Mann School for the Deaf in Boston.” • Learned to read Braille, use a typewriter, write words with a ruler, lip-reading with her fingers. ("Helen Keller." NNDB “) ("Helen Keller Biography - life, parents, “)