Helen Keller: Learning Without Sight or Sound

Helen Keller was born in Alabama in 1880. Before she was two years old, a serious illness left her 1—A breakthroughB completelyC determinationD earnE foughtF frustratedG impossibleH patientI realizeJ suddenly blind and deaf. Unable to see or hear, she could not learn to speak, and she often became angry and 2—A breakthroughB completelyC determinationD earnE foughtF frustratedG impossibleH patientI realizeJ suddenly when others did not understand what she wanted.

Everything changed when Anne Sullivan arrived to be her teacher. Sullivan spelled words into Helen's hand, one letter at a time, but at first the girl did not 3—A breakthroughB completelyC determinationD earnE foughtF frustratedG impossibleH patientI realizeJ suddenly that these movements had meaning. The 4—A breakthroughB completelyC determinationD earnE foughtF frustratedG impossibleH patientI realizeJ suddenly came one day at a water pump. As cool water ran over one of Helen's hands, Sullivan spelled "w-a-t-e-r" into the other. 5—A breakthroughB completelyC determinationD earnE foughtF frustratedG impossibleH patientI realizeJ suddenly, Helen understood that everything had a name.

From then on, she learned with amazing speed. She learned to read Braille, to write, and even to speak, though speaking took years of 6—A breakthroughB completelyC determinationD earnE foughtF frustratedG impossibleH patientI realizeJ suddenly practice. In 1904, she graduated from Radcliffe College, becoming the first deaf and blind person to 7—A breakthroughB completelyC determinationD earnE foughtF frustratedG impossibleH patientI realizeJ suddenly a college degree.

Keller spent the rest of her life writing books, giving speeches, and traveling to many countries. She 8—A breakthroughB completelyC determinationD earnE foughtF frustratedG impossibleH patientI realizeJ suddenly for the rights of people with disabilities and helped raise money for schools for the blind. Her life shows that with 9—A breakthroughB completelyC determinationD earnE foughtF frustratedG impossibleH patientI realizeJ suddenly and the right support, people can overcome difficulties that seem 10—A breakthroughB completelyC determinationD earnE foughtF frustratedG impossibleH patientI realizeJ suddenly.