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In The Story of My Life by Helen Keller, chapter 15 begins after '"The Frost King" incident.' Helen admits, that even though the incident may be forgotten, she no longer trusts herself to write without a feeling of "disquietude." This incident has forced Helen to mature significantly and it is Miss Sullivan's prompting that ensures that Helen writes a story of her life so far (she is twelve), and from which, Helen realizes the benefit that such a story may bring to others. Helen also relishes all her experiences, such as Niagara Falls, the World Fair of 1893 which she visits with Dr. Alexander Graham Bell and the various exhibits which she is given permission to touch. Helen talks of how she now appreciates "the real and the earnest in the workaday world."
Chapter 16: Helen refers to the subjects she has studied which include French and which subject she masters sufficiently to enjoy La Fonteine's "Fables." Helen has also learnt to appreciate Latin with the help of Mr. Irons and has started working on improving her speech.
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Chapter 17: Helen attends the Wright-Humason School for the Deaf in New York City for two years, especially so that she can improve her speech. Despite Helen's desire to "speak like other people," she is never able to master speech to her satisfaction. Of the other subjects she studies, she does love physical Geography particularly.
Helen also mentions the death of John P. Spaulding (of The Perkins' Institute) which affected her and Miss Sullivan deeply, as he "made everyone happy in a beautiful, unobtrusive way."
Chapter 18: Helen attends Cambridge School for Young Ladies to prepare her for Radcliffe as she intends to fulfill her dream and "childish declaration" that she would go to college, in particular, Harvard. Even though Miss Sullivan spells everything out to Helen on her hand, the work is very difficult and it is only Miss Sullivan who turns "drudgery into pleasure." Helen enjoys mixing with "hearing and speaking girls" some of whom learn to "speak" to her without Miss Sullivan's translation.
Mildred, Helen's younger sister, is offered a place at the school and comes to stay with Helen there. Helen writes her exams using a typewriter, passing everything.
Chapter 19: Helen's progress in her second year is hampered by materials which have not arrived but eventually Helen adapts. However, Mr Gilman and Miss Sullivan have a disagreement over Helen's stress levels; Mr Gilman thinking that Helen should stay at the school longer to avoid overworking herself. Helen's mother then withdraws both girls from the school and Helen begins to study under a tutor. When Helen is preparing for her entrance exams for Radcliffe, it is fraught with difficulties, but Helen proudly recalls how she "overcame them all.
Chapter 20: Helen only enters college in 1900 and finds that it is not quite the dream she imagined. She feels that there is no time to think and is overwhelmed with analysis rather than being able to get a real feeling for the great men and women of the past and their achievements and inventions.
Chapter 21: Helen discusses her love of books, especially her favorite, Little Lord Fauntleroy. She has many "book friends" which she mentions in this chapter but she is anxious that the reader does not think that her store is limited.
Chapter 22: Helen talks about her other interests, and her love of the outdoors and outdoor sports, especially sailing. She is also fascinated by museums, art stores and even the theater. Helen also mentions her friendship with the actor, Joseph Jefferson. Helen does admit that, despite her busy and varied life, she does sometimes feel isolated and has to find her peace through others.
Chapter 23: Helen wishes she could mention all the people who have touched her life but that would be impossible. She mentions Bishop Brooks and Dr. Edward Hale among others. Helen ends her book:
"Thus it is that my friends have made the story of my life. In a thousand ways they have turned my limitations into beautiful privileges, and enabled me to walk serene and happy in the shadow cast by my
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Chapter 15
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Helen spent the next summer and winter with her family in Alabama. Staying at home made her forget about the controversy over ‘The Frost King’. Helen was scared that people would discover that the ideas were not her own. To help her, Helen’s teacher Anne Sullivan encouraged her to write the story of her own life in the form of an assignment. Helen was 12 years old at that time and used to write for a magazine called Youth's Companion. Her visit to President Cleveland’s inauguration, to Niagara Falls, and to the World’s fair were the big events of 1893. Although she couldn’t see the Falls, Helen said that their power had a big impact on her. Helen claimed that beauty and music were like goodness and love to her.
Chapter 16
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By the time Helen was 13, she could fingerspell and read in raised print and Braille. He could not only speak in English, but also a little bit of French. Helen began her formal schooling and preparation for college in for college by taking Latin and Math lessons. She initially liked Math more, but later grew to love Latin too.
Anne Sullivan taught Helen based on her interests until now. She used to teach her what she wanted to know and provided her with experiences. However, when preparing for college, Helen worked systematically and things that did not gratify her immediately. She had to achieve her goal of receiving formal education.
Chapter 17
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In October 1894, Helen went to the Wright-Humason School for the Deaf in New York City for two years. Miss Sullivan accompanied her and attended the school as her interpreter. Helen studied arithmetic, physical geography, French and German at the school. The school was chosen because it was the best for continuing the development of Helen’s speech and lip reading skills. Helen and her teachers were disappointed as her lip-reading and speech skills were not what they had hoped and expected to be despite the practice. Helen did not like Math. In spite of the setbacks, her admiration for geography and languages helped her form fond memories of her stay in New York. The only thing she liked about New York was Central Park. The daily walks in Central park and closeness to nature were the two things that helped her get closer to her former life in her country.
Chapter 18
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In 1896, Helen went to Cambridge school for Young Ladies to be prepared to get into Radcliffe. It was her first experience of attending classes with girls who could hear and see. At the Cambridge School too, Miss Sullivan was to attend the classes with Helen as her interpreter. The teachers had never taught someone like Helen. The subjects that Helen learnt in the first year were English history, English literature, German, Latin, arithmetic, Latin composition and occasional themes. Miss Sullivan tried her best to spell into Helen’s hands everything that was in the books. Although Helen’s sponsors in London and Philadelphia worked to have the textbooks embossed in raised print for Helen to read, the books were not ready in time to suit Helen’s purpose. The Principal and the German teacher learnt to fingerspell so that Miss Sullivan could take a break. Although they were not as fluent as Miss Sullivan, Principal Gilman took over teaching Helen English Literature for the remaining part of the year.
Chapter 20
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Helen Keller took the entrance exams for Radcliffe College in 1899 just after her 19th birthday. She became the first blind-deaf college student in the fall of 1900. She had thought of college romantically, that it would be a time to reflect and think about her subjects. However, her college life was different from her fellow students. She had to use her hands to listen rather than take down notes. The speed at which the lectures took place made it difficult for Keller to understand and remember everything that was taught.
Ms. Keller and Ms. Sullivan worked hard at Radcliffe College. Ms. Sullivan attended all of Ms. Keller's classes and helped with reading. Radcliffe was not prepared for deaf or blind students at that time. Many of the other students had never met a deaf and blind person. Although she enjoyed college, Ms. Keller thought that schedules of the students were too hectic and gave no time to sit and think. She also wrote, "we should take our education as we would take a walk in the country, leisurely, our minds hospitably open to impressions of every sort."
Chapter 22
Books and reading were not the only things that Helen enjoyed. When Helen was not reading, she enjoyed outdoor activities. She liked swimming, canoeing, and sailing. She also loved trees and used to feel close to them so much so that she believed she could hear their sap flow and see the sun shining on the leaves. Helen felt that each one of us had the ability to understand the impressions and the emotions experienced by mankind from the beginning. Blindness or deafness could not rob us of our memory in the subconscious about the green earth.
__________
Helen spent the next summer and winter with her family in Alabama. Staying at home made her forget about the controversy over ‘The Frost King’. Helen was scared that people would discover that the ideas were not her own. To help her, Helen’s teacher Anne Sullivan encouraged her to write the story of her own life in the form of an assignment. Helen was 12 years old at that time and used to write for a magazine called Youth's Companion. Her visit to President Cleveland’s inauguration, to Niagara Falls, and to the World’s fair were the big events of 1893. Although she couldn’t see the Falls, Helen said that their power had a big impact on her. Helen claimed that beauty and music were like goodness and love to her.
Chapter 16
_________
By the time Helen was 13, she could fingerspell and read in raised print and Braille. He could not only speak in English, but also a little bit of French. Helen began her formal schooling and preparation for college in for college by taking Latin and Math lessons. She initially liked Math more, but later grew to love Latin too.
Anne Sullivan taught Helen based on her interests until now. She used to teach her what she wanted to know and provided her with experiences. However, when preparing for college, Helen worked systematically and things that did not gratify her immediately. She had to achieve her goal of receiving formal education.
Chapter 17
_________
In October 1894, Helen went to the Wright-Humason School for the Deaf in New York City for two years. Miss Sullivan accompanied her and attended the school as her interpreter. Helen studied arithmetic, physical geography, French and German at the school. The school was chosen because it was the best for continuing the development of Helen’s speech and lip reading skills. Helen and her teachers were disappointed as her lip-reading and speech skills were not what they had hoped and expected to be despite the practice. Helen did not like Math. In spite of the setbacks, her admiration for geography and languages helped her form fond memories of her stay in New York. The only thing she liked about New York was Central Park. The daily walks in Central park and closeness to nature were the two things that helped her get closer to her former life in her country.
Chapter 18
_________
In 1896, Helen went to Cambridge school for Young Ladies to be prepared to get into Radcliffe. It was her first experience of attending classes with girls who could hear and see. At the Cambridge School too, Miss Sullivan was to attend the classes with Helen as her interpreter. The teachers had never taught someone like Helen. The subjects that Helen learnt in the first year were English history, English literature, German, Latin, arithmetic, Latin composition and occasional themes. Miss Sullivan tried her best to spell into Helen’s hands everything that was in the books. Although Helen’s sponsors in London and Philadelphia worked to have the textbooks embossed in raised print for Helen to read, the books were not ready in time to suit Helen’s purpose. The Principal and the German teacher learnt to fingerspell so that Miss Sullivan could take a break. Although they were not as fluent as Miss Sullivan, Principal Gilman took over teaching Helen English Literature for the remaining part of the year.
Chapter 20
_________
Helen Keller took the entrance exams for Radcliffe College in 1899 just after her 19th birthday. She became the first blind-deaf college student in the fall of 1900. She had thought of college romantically, that it would be a time to reflect and think about her subjects. However, her college life was different from her fellow students. She had to use her hands to listen rather than take down notes. The speed at which the lectures took place made it difficult for Keller to understand and remember everything that was taught.
Ms. Keller and Ms. Sullivan worked hard at Radcliffe College. Ms. Sullivan attended all of Ms. Keller's classes and helped with reading. Radcliffe was not prepared for deaf or blind students at that time. Many of the other students had never met a deaf and blind person. Although she enjoyed college, Ms. Keller thought that schedules of the students were too hectic and gave no time to sit and think. She also wrote, "we should take our education as we would take a walk in the country, leisurely, our minds hospitably open to impressions of every sort."
Chapter 22
Books and reading were not the only things that Helen enjoyed. When Helen was not reading, she enjoyed outdoor activities. She liked swimming, canoeing, and sailing. She also loved trees and used to feel close to them so much so that she believed she could hear their sap flow and see the sun shining on the leaves. Helen felt that each one of us had the ability to understand the impressions and the emotions experienced by mankind from the beginning. Blindness or deafness could not rob us of our memory in the subconscious about the green earth.
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