1. Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan
British & American Prose Report
Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan
Kim Seung Ho
Nam Si Hyeok

2. Contents 1. Summary 2. Words 3. Grammar – Punctuation Marks
4. Background Information
5. Opinion

3. Summary
Helen Keller became ill at age two and was left blind and deaf. For the next five years, she grew up in a world of darkness and emptiness. This is the story of her meeting the teacher who would change her life.
She remember that the day when she met her teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, was the most important day in all her life. on that day, she knew that something unusual was about to happen and looked forward to see what's going to be happening. The morning after her teacher came, Sullivan gave her a doll and she tried to teach how to spell it by finger playing.
One day, she became impatient at her teacher's repeated attempts and ,seizing the new doll, she dashed it upon the floor. After that, Sullivan took her to the well-house and placed her child's hand under the spout.
She suddenly comprehended that "w-a-t-e-r" meant the wonderful cool something that was flowing over her hand. That living word awakened her soul, gave it light, hope, joy, set it free! There were barriers still, but barriers that could in time be swept away.

4. Words porch (p.294 8th line) languor (p.295 6th line)
[NOUN] a covered shelter projecting over the entrance of a building.
languor (p th line)
[NOUN] 1. tiredness or inactivity, especially when pleasurable. 2. an oppressive stillness of the air.
tangible (p th line)
[ADJECTIVE] 1. perceptible by touch. 2. clear and definite; real.
grope (p th line)
[VERB] 1. feel about or search blindly or uncertainly with the hands. 2. (informal) feel or fondle (someone) for sexual pleasure, especially against their will.
[NOUN] (informal) an act of groping someone.

5. Words confound (p.296 11th line) outburst (p.296 17th line)
[VERB] 1. surprise or bewilder. 2. prove wrong. 3. defeat (a plan, aim, or hope).
outburst (p th line)
[NOUN] a sudden violent occurrence or release of something.
quiver (p.297 8th line)
[VERB] shake or vibrate with a slight rapid motion.
[NOUN] a quivering movement or sound.
repentance (p th line)
[NOUN] for sth the fact of showing that you are sorry for sth wrong that you have done

6. Grammar – Punctuation Marks
1. Semicolon (;) is used
When connecting 2 sentences. (as a conjunction)
ex) I did not know that I was spelling a word or even that word existed; I was simply making my fingers go in monkey-like imitation. (p.295, 3rd line from the bottom)
b. When connecting 2 sentences with transition words.
ex) My parents lent me the money; otherwise, I couldn’t have afforded the trip.
2. Dash (-) is used
When explaining additional contents. Parentheses can be used instead of Dash.
ex) I felt a misty consciousness as of something forgotten-a thrill of returning thought; and somehow the mystery of language was revealed to me. (p.296, 3rd line from the bottom)

7. Background Information
Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, political activist and lecturer. She was the first deaf blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. The story of how Keller's teacher, Anne Sullivan, broke through the isolation imposed by a near complete lack of language, allowing the girl to blossom as she learned to communicate, has become known worldwide through the dramatic depictions of the play and film The Miracle Worker. A prolific author, Keller was well traveled, and was outspoken in her opposition to war. A member of the Socialist Party USA and the Wobblies, she campaigned for women's suffrage, workers' rights and socialism, as well as many other leftist causes.

8. Background Information
Anne Mansfield Sullivan Macy (born Johanna Sullivan on April 14, 1866 – October 20, 1936), also known as Annie Sullivan, was a teacher best known as the instructor and companion of Helen Keller.
Laura Dewey Lynn Bridgman (December 21, 1829 – May 24, 1889) is known as the first deaf-blind American child to gain a significant education in the English language, fifty years before the more famous Helen Keller.

9. Background Information
Movie Clip – ‘The Miracle Worker’ (2000)

10. Opinion
Seung Ho’s Opinion : If they were not met each other, could Helen be a nice person? It may not be. I think it’s very important to meet good helper in our life. Because human beings are not exist without other people. Therefore, someone that you meet can choose your personality; good or bad. The best example of that fact is Helen Keller. She and her teacher, Sullivan both are respectable person. I hope for meeting good helper like Sullivan. And I want to be a respectable man.
Si Hyeok’s Opinion :  Actually, I didn't know much about Helen Keller and her teacher, Anne Sullivan. But while I prepare this presentation, I could knew the importance of good mentor as well as I could knew about Helen Keller. I think they are soul mate. they are destined to meet each other and have such a great relationship. I hope for meeting soul mate as soon as possible like they did.

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