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Helen Keller
__Where and when Helen Keller was born__ : The Famous Helen Keller was born on the 27th of June 1880 in a small town called, Tuscimbia, Located in Alabama. When Helen she was little she and her family went through tough times. When Helen was just 19 months she fell very ill. Doctors today think it might be meningitis or Scarlet fever. In years Helen became a very difficult child she through fits and temper tantrums she got so mad that she broke things like vases and windows. Helen needed help badly and her parents were desperate and thats when helen was introduced to Anne Sulliven. It was just what Helen needed.

__How Helen Keller managed to do everyday things__: Helen learned to finger spell with the help of Anne Sulliven. Anne taught Helen her two first words they were "doll" and "cake". After a month of Annes' teaching Helen improved in her learning. Some people said that a "miracle" had happened. It was amazing for what helen had accomplished it was like a whole new language to her. For Helen life was a lot easier and soon she became famous she even got to meet Alexander Graham Bell, she even got to go to the White house and meet President Cleveland too.

__What did Helen do for fun:__ When Helen got into Radcliffe College a school for girls she wrote her first book she titled it "the story of my life". Even though it wasn't a best seller in time it became a classic. Helen used her abilities she learned from Anne to do what normal people do and that's what got her through life. She soon came out with another book called "Out Of The Dark" in 1913. One of Helens' Hobbies was writing as you can see by all the books she wrote. Helen was also going to travel the world she was going to travel with one of her friends Polly. Then tragedy stroke Helens mother had died from an unknown disease in 1921. Anne was now in charge of Helen but then tragedy stoke again Anne had falling ill once again. Anne was getting worse and on, October 20th ,1936, she past away as well and Helen was left all alone. Soon Helen and Polly were going to travel the world. They visited far away places and many continents like Japan, Australia, South America, Europe and Africa. Helens' life was going good she was famous, smart, traveled the world, her life was complete.



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