"The World I Live In" by Helen Keller is a series of insightful essays from the early 1900s where the author uses her life as a deaf-blind woman to explore deep ideas about how we see the world and connect with each other: Keller begins by showcasing the importance of touch in her life, painting pictures of the world through tactile experiences and the emotions that come with human and animal bonds. She explains the importance of human touch which allows her to encounter the beauty of ideas. Keller's perspective emphasizes the strength of the human spirit, highlighting how much the imagination can grow when facing big obstacles.
The World I Live In
By Helen Keller
Experience life without sight or sound as a woman shares how touch and imagination create her vivid world.
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About the AuthorHelen Adams Keller was an American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer. Born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, she lost her sight and her hearing after a bout of illness when she was 19 months old. She then communicated primarily using home signs until the age of seven, when she met her first teacher and life-long companion Anne Sullivan. Sullivan taught Keller language, including reading and writing. After an education at both specialist and mainstream schools, Keller attended Radcliffe College of Harvard University and became the first deafblind person in the United States to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Helen Adams Keller was an American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer. Born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, she lost her sight and her hearing after a bout of illness when she was 19 months old. She then communicated primarily using home signs until the age of seven, when she met her first teacher and life-long companion Anne Sullivan. Sullivan taught Keller language, including reading and writing. After an education at both specialist and mainstream schools, Keller attended Radcliffe College of Harvard University and became the first deafblind person in the United States to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.
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