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Helen Keller Thesis

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Your vision is not limited by what your eye can see, but by what your mind can imagine. There is more than meets the eye in everyday life. People can have the ability to see physically but without no vision. Then there are those who cannot see physically but have knowledgeable vision.

People with better vision are more likely to be more inspirational than those who see just throughout their eyes.“ I see in the Empire State Building something else-passionate skill, arduous and fearless idealism.” ( View From the Empire State Building 10)
Helen Keller explains what she seen in the building without really seeing it physically.
“ In that shaft I see a groping toward beauty and spiritual vision. I am one of those who see and yet believe.” ( View From the Empire State Building 12) Moreover, Helen explains again what she sees in the building. Keller also mentions a sort of agnostic point of view which makes her seem a very wise person. Helen Keller as a blind woman can be clearly seen as a very wise woman through many eyes. She explains how what she seen mentally that many other people in our society would have not said or thought. Some people are physically unable to see but can have great vision mentally …show more content…

You don't have to physically be able to see to understand complex ideas or be able to gain knowledge.
“If there was a subconscious thought of it, it was in the nature of gratitude of God for having given the blind seeing minds.” ( View From the Empire State Building 4)
Keller explains how the blind are not able to see physically, but can see through their minds which may give them a better insight on many topics.Blind people are not able to see physically, but are given a better insight to be able to see mentally and can gain and understand deeper than those who are able to see with their

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