Anne Sullivan tried to teach Helen the word water.
The first word Anne Sullivan tried to teach Helen Keller was "doll", by spelling the letters on Keller's hand. A month later, when Keller was 7, she realized the motions Sullivan was making on the palm of one hand, while pouring water over the other.
Helen Keller failed at first, because she did not understand what was happening since she could not see or hear. However she tried her best and eventually learned to speak and read Braille. In the end, Helen Keller had good grades and graduated from Radcliffe College.
Helen Keller was a deaf, blind, and speechless woman. She over came being speechless, got a teacher n she talked little bit here and there. She over came being speechless because she tried and tried and never gave up. Helen Keller is a role model.
Helen Keller could not technically fall in love because love is triggered by sexual attractions which are triggered by sight, and because Helen Keller was blind this could not have been possible. ADDENDUM BY OTHER USER: No offense is meant, but that answer is silly. I don't know if Helen Keller ever fell in love, but blindness does not preclude this, of course.
Annie's three goals with Helen Keller were to teach her how to communicate effectively, help her manage her behavior and emotions, and inspire her to develop her intellect and academic potential. Through patience, determination, and innovative methods, Annie was able to overcome the challenges of teaching a deaf-blind child.
at first she was stubborn and aggravated about everything. but who wouldn't be if they couldn't see or hear?! Anne tried teaching her using sign language in her hand. and it wasn't until that Anne spelled water in her hand while having her hand under water that Helen realized what this women was trying to teach her. and then Anne spent summers with Helen always communicating with her using sign language in her hands. so. no it was not something that Helen Keller picked up on right away.
She did not find a doctor to cure her. Hellen was blind and deaf from 19 months to death. Helen Keller's mom tried for years to find a doctor to cure her but no one knew how.
Helen Keller was smart because she was not born blind and deaf. She was spoiled when she became blind and deaf. Helen learned to actually talk and write. When she was blind and deaf - before she could communicate, and afterword, that is - Helen had a lot going on in her mind. She was as smart as you and I, maybe smarter! I tell you; Helen Keller was smart for all these reasons and many more I am not aware of. I have researched Helen Keller and come to this conclusion: She was smart because she was not born blind and deaf and she had the willpower to do what she wanted and get what she wanted. [To learn more watch the movie "Miracle Worker"] Helen Keller was smart because she was not born blind and deaf. She was spoiled when she became blind and deaf. Helen learned to actually talk and write. When she was blind and deaf - before she could communicate, and afterword, that is - Helen had a lot going on in her mind. She was as smart as you and I, maybe smarter! I tell you; Helen Keller was smart for all these reasons and many more I am not aware of. I have researched Helen Keller and come to this conclusion: She was smart because she was not born blind and deaf and she had the willpower to do what she wanted and get what she wanted. [To learn more watch the movie "Miracle Worker"] Helen Keller was smart because she was not born blind and deaf. She was spoiled when she became blind and deaf. Helen learned to actually talk and write. When she was blind and deaf - before she could communicate, and afterword, that is - Helen had a lot going on in her mind. She was as smart as you and I, maybe smarter! I tell you; Helen Keller was smart for all these reasons and many more I am not aware of. I have researched Helen Keller and come to this conclusion: She was smart because she was not born blind and deaf and she had the willpower to do what she wanted and get what she wanted. [To learn more watch the movie "Miracle Worker"]
Helen Keller was blind and deaf but through sheer determination and will power and with the help of her teacher she learn to read ,write and speak through handicapped. She went to college and then University where she proved to be a better student than many other. She has ever written books and articles.
She was important because she was a very smart blind and deaf girl who learned to read, write, and talk. Ally typed that. She was a best selling author, famous world traveler and she even graduated college even though she was deaf AND blind. She also met with president Roosevelt. she helped pass laws to help blind by raising money for schools for the blind and to making talking books in libraries to help the blind live more independently. she won many awards
Helen Keller couldn't talk because she became deaf and blind at a very young age. Without the ability to see or hear, she couldn't develop speech through typical means of learning and imitation. However, she did learn to communicate using tactile sign language and later by speaking with the help of a speech therapist.
Yes, the civil war did affect Annie and Captain Keller's relationship in Act 2 of "The Miracle Worker." Captain Keller was deeply affected by the war and it hardened his personality, making it difficult for him to connect emotionally with others, including his family. This strained his relationship with Annie as she tried to break through his walls and help him understand the needs of his daughter, Helen.