She became both deaf and blind around 18 months, I have seen the miracle worker. But I still find it hard to believe that she was able to communicate anything at all. Being that she couldn't see or hear. Can some one give me proof that she was able to communicate anything at all.
2007-04-28 05:15:55 · 6 answers · asked by Nes Fan 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
there are many recordings of her speeches, actually.
they don't get publicized much because she became a staunch socialist.
2007-04-28 05:21:07 · answer #1 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem was, nobody taught her that everything has got a MEANING....and that was what Anne (her teacher) taught her, and then everything made sense to her....
http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/publicwebsite/public_keller.hcsp
read here on this site.....
Helen had until now not yet fully understood the meaning of words. When Anne led her to the water pump on 5 April 1887, all that was about to change.
As Anne pumped the water over Helen’s hand , Anne spelled out the word water in the girl’s free hand. Something about this explained the meaning of words within Helen, and Anne could immediately see in her face that she finally understood.
Helen later recounted the incident:
“We walked down the path to the well-house, attracted by the fragrance of the honey-suckle with which it was covered. Someone was drawing water and my teacher placed my hand under the spout. As the cool stream gushed over one hand she spelled into the other the word water, first slowly, then rapidly. I stood still, my whole attention fixed upon the motions of her fingers. Suddenly I felt a misty consciousness as of something forgotten, a thrill of returning thought, and somehow the mystery of language was revealed to me.”
Helen immediately asked Anne for the name of the pump to be spelt on her hand and then the name of the trellis. All the way back to the house Helen learned the name of everything she touched and also asked for Anne’s name. Anne spelled the name “Teacher” on Helen’s hand. Within the next few hours Helen learnt the spelling of thirty new words.
2007-04-28 05:38:12 · answer #2 · answered by Kelly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They used sign language but spelled the words into her hands, then let her touch the corresponding item in which they were discussing. They would spell water then let her touch a bowl of water so she connected with the word.
2007-04-28 05:21:27 · answer #3 · answered by brideofsatan_1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well if you actually paid attention to the movie, then it would be obvious to you that she signed and "heard" by someone signing into her hand. She read braille and she has written things too that are still available to read...
Peace
2007-04-28 05:21:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Her teacher, Annie Sullivan, taught her the form of sign language that is signed into the palm of the hand, so the letters/words are FELT.
2016-05-20 23:21:43 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uh. dude.....she was an author...lol
She wrote 12 books and she lectured.
2007-04-30 10:00:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anitsirhc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋