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The Story of My Life

by Helen Keller

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The Story of My Life

Helen Keller's life was profoundly influenced by her teacher, Anne Sullivan, who taught her to understand abstract concepts, read, and appreciate the outdoors, greatly shaping her personal and...

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The Story of My Life

Before age seven, Helen Keller realized her difference from others due to her inability to use verbal communication, unlike those around her. After an illness left her blind and deaf, she used hand...

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The Story of My Life

The journeys from Baltimore to Washington D.C. in "The Story of My Life" were undertaken to seek medical help for Helen Keller, who was deaf and blind. Initially, her parents consulted an oculist in...

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Ms. Sullivan taught Helen Keller to participate in conversations by spelling others' words into Helen's hand, thus adapting language to her needs. She involved Helen by repeating what others said and...

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