Helen Keller was a famous author and activist. She became deaf and blind due a childhood illness shortly before her second birthday. For the next several years of Helen's life, she struggled to communicate with her family and to adjust to a world where she could not see or hear. Her life changed when Miss Sullivan came to be her teacher. Miss Sullivan worked hard to help Helen. Finally, she had a breakthrough and she taught Helen to communicate using the manual alphabet.
Once Helen could communicate, the world opened up to her. She left home with Miss Sullivan to attend school. She learned to read, write, and speak. She traveled to many places and met a variety of friends. Helen then started to write her autobiography, The Story of My Life. She even went on to attend college.
Helen Keller was a person who was filled with determination. She loved learning wherever she went. She felt a special connection with nature. Helen enjoyed the ocean, the forest, and gardens. She liked to sail and go for long walks. Helen especially enjoyed spending time with her friends. She concluded her autobiography with the following words:
Thus it is that my friends have made the story of my life. In a thousand ways they have turned my limitations into beautiful privileges, and enabled me to walk serene and happy in the shadow cast by my deprivation (Chapter XXIII).
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