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What Were Helen Keller's Accomplishments

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" No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit." These words mean that, anyone who has ever given up or won't even try won't be able to open new doors for themselves. Anyone who's ever been negative or won't even give things a try probably won't prosper like those who make an effort. If Helen Keller were alive today, and she heard about Weihenmayer's amazing accomplishment she would definitely speak out about it. Being that she was deaf, blind, and had physical disabilities she never let anything stop her. Erik Weihenmayer was also blind, and ended up climbing Mt. Everest. They both made amazing accomplishments while they were dealing with physical challenges. They never let that stop them. …show more content…

Everest. He knew the people in the past who attempted to do this task weren't so fortunate. He also knew that it would be even more difficult being that he was blind and knowing the mountain wasn't going to let up on him. Erik had an ample amount of time to give up and quit, He could have made excuses for himself and backed out last minute. Helen Keller would probably commend Weihnmayer if she was here today. She would also tell him that he isn't a pessimist, but a risk- taker, legend, and also an inspiration to people who think that they can't do something just because they might have a physical, or mental

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Weihenmayer has taken many risks of climbing mountains without one of the most important senses, his eyesight. In these two stories, they talk about the struggles of climbing mountains, but also the triumph of reaching their goals. In “The Devils Thumb” by Jon Krakaeur, the perspective is from the view point of a solo climber. In the story it says, “Writing these words more than a dozen years later, it’s no longer entirely clear just how I thought soloing the Devils Thumb would transform my life” (157). This quote is showing that Krakaeur was thinking the dangerous climb would drastically change something about his life, if he climbed the mountain by himself.

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Helen keller was a great woman who did many things. She changed the way civilization think about deaf and blind people and their ability to do things. While being blind and deaf, she innovated a new way to communicate with disabilities, raised money for young children that were deaf and blind, and was a role model who inspired many around the globe. Helen Keller helped young children around the world thru fundraising. She helped fundraised for organizations that would help the children to communicate.

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“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.” This famous quote was said by Helen Keller, who was blind and deaf. Helen Keller inspired many people to not let something set them back from everyone else. I believe that Helen Keller is important to America’s history because she was very inspirational and did not let her deaf and blindness keep her from achieving her dreams.

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You are looking up at the top of the mountain that you have been climbing for weeks. Do you take the short dangerous route and expedite the time it takes to get to the top or the longer safe route and lengthen the time it takes to get to the top? Since Erik Weihenmayer and John Krakauer have both climbed burdensome mountains, they had to make decisions like these all the time. John Krakauer, who is the author of the memoir “The Devil’s Thumb”, successfully climbed Devil’s Thumb with no disabilities, but on the other hand, Erik Weihenmayer, who is the author of “Everest”, successfully climbed Mount Everest blind. Krakauer wrote his story more than a dozen years later and shared it with the reader by flashbacks and a more negative tone.

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Erik Weihenmayer has been blind since his teenage years, but he doesn’t let that stop him from climbing Mount Everest. Being the first blind man to climb the massive mountain, he has become sort of a luminary. He wants people to learn that one can overcome any obstacle to fulfill their dream, to always have a positive outlook, and accomplishing a dream can require help. He also didn’t want to set the precedent that climbing Mount Everest is easy. His outlook or perspective on climbing the tallest mountain in the world was pretty positive for someone who couldn’t see what he was doing.

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(499). This attitude of excusing her actions due to her disabilities is detrimental to Helen's growth and development, as she is not held accountable for her actions. Although it is essential for her family to recognize Helen’s disabilities, it is equally important to hold her accountable for her actions and provide her with proper guidance to overcome her limitations. Overall, the Keller family's continuous display of pity

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Unlike Krakauer, he traveled with a group. Although Weihenmayer traveled with a group, he had a distinct difference that the rest of his group lacked; he was blind. This gave him a totally different perspective of the climb and it gave him different challenges from everyone else. “The consistent terrain, the altitude, the mask, and the darkness were great equalizers.” Even though his experience was completely different, he never had the feeling of being truly alone.

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At the beginning, Helen Keller was an outcast because of a disease she had no control over. Some people thought that she was faking her condition and some thought that she was crazy. She was looked at as an outcast but chose to overcome what people thought to accomplish something greater. After realizing this, she was an outcast because of the disease, and she was an outcast because of her accomplishments. She stood out when she went to college as the first ever woman, deaf and blind, to graduate.

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