Helen Keller
Helen Keller was born like any ordinary baby, without any abnormalities. She was born June of 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama. It was a sleepy and very southern town. The beginning of her life was very normal. She came, she saw and she conquered. At the age of 19 months she came down with a fever as a result of an acute congestion of the stomach and brain. After that, no part of life would ever be simple again. The doctor said she might not recover, although she did. Except as that sickness went away in came another, she became blind. Her mother was giving her baby, Helen, a bath one day, when she happened to pass a hand in front of Helen’s eyes and there was no response. Her eyelids did not move, thus that is when her mother found out her baby girl was blind. The last word Helen remembered was “water.” Later on they found out she was deaf because the doorbell rang and after many times that it rang she did not respond. Helen adjusted to her new life by touching, smelling and tasting. She learned to do sign language and had several friends. Helen’s pare
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Approximate Word count = 719
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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