Being both deaf and blind, Helen's education was particularly difficult and some of the most elementary tasks were extremely time-consuming. Helen displayed determination, integrity, courage, and persistence in order to learn how to read, write, speak, solve math problems, and pass her college courses. Helen mentions that learning to speak was a particularly arduous, time-consuming task that required her to feel a person's lips, tongue, and throat in order for her to mimic the functions and vibrations of different words. After numerous hours of working with Miss Fuller, Helen audibly pronounced her first sentence, "It is warm."
Another extremely difficult task for Helen to master was learning geometry and algebra. Helen mentions that she struggled to...