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The Story of My Life
John Albert Macy, Helen Keller, Annie Sullivan
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Helen Keller's superb autobiography takes us through the childhood
and early life of a woman who was to become one of the United
States most celebrated activists and lecturers. First published in
1903, Keller's early memoirs reveal her upbringing which was very
much in the spirit of American tradition. Being both deaf and
blind, Keller's astounding rise to a position of great prominence
and fame in society gave inspiration to countless individuals
suffering from sensory disabilities. Keller details her childhood
and the character of her close family members. Both of her parents
receive detailed descriptions; her father, a former Confederate
officer, demonstrated to Keller the importance of publicity at an
early age by editing the North Alabamian newspaper. Helen's
training in sign language enabled her to communicate, and Keller
was duly dispatched to a specialist doctor who referred her to the
young Anne Sullivan, who became a lifelong friend and mentor to the
young Keller.
A beautiful, moving souvenir of one of the world's most admired
women, this memorable collection of quotations by Helen Keller
brings words of wisdom, courage, humor, and inspiration from a
remarkable individual, who above all wanted to make a difference in
the lives of her fellow men and women. The thoughts captured
here--many from previously unpublished letters and speeches housed
in the Helen Keller Archives of the American Foundation for the
Blind--offer profound reflections on the meaning of being human and
on life in all its complexity. Illustrated with beautiful vintage
photographs, this volume makes a wonderful gift. Foreword by former
U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Preface by Keller Johnson-Thompson,
great-grandniece of Helen Keller.
The Story of My Life (1903) is the autobiography of Helen Keller.
Written while she was an undergraduate student at Radcliffe College
in Cambridge, Massachusetts, The Story of My Life was a joint
effort between Keller, her teacher Anne Sullivan, and Anne's
husband John Macy. "Gradually I got used to the silence and
darkness that surrounded me and forgot that it had ever been
different, until she came-my teacher-who was to set my spirit free.
But during the first nineteen months of my life I had caught
glimpses of broad, green fields, a luminous sky, trees and flowers
which the darkness that followed could not wholly blot out. If we
have once seen, 'the day is ours, and what the day has shown.'"
After losing her hearing and sight as an infant, Helen Keller
received a life-changing education from her dedicated teacher Anne
Sullivan, herself vision impaired. As she learned to communicate
through signs, she found an innate determination to surpass the
expectations of those around her, eventually becoming the first
deafblind person to obtain her Bachelor of Arts. Her autobiography
is a rich retelling of the first twenty-one years of Keller's life,
a period marked by tragedy and miracle alike, shaping her into one
of the twentieth century's leading civil rights activists and
public speakers. With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Helen Keller's
The Story of My Life is a classic of American literature reimagined
for modern readers.
Great story of human courage and dedication recounted in
autobiography of a remarkable woman: the magical moment when Miss
Keller first recognizes the connection between words and objects,
her joy at learning how to speak, friendships with notable figures,
her education at Radcliffe and an extraordi
The Story of My Life (1903) is the autobiography of Helen Keller.
Written while she was an undergraduate student at Radcliffe College
in Cambridge, Massachusetts, The Story of My Life was a joint
effort between Keller, her teacher Anne Sullivan, and Anne's
husband John Macy. "Gradually I got used to the silence and
darkness that surrounded me and forgot that it had ever been
different, until she came-my teacher-who was to set my spirit free.
But during the first nineteen months of my life I had caught
glimpses of broad, green fields, a luminous sky, trees and flowers
which the darkness that followed could not wholly blot out. If we
have once seen, 'the day is ours, and what the day has shown.'"
After losing her hearing and sight as an infant, Helen Keller
received a life-changing education from her dedicated teacher Anne
Sullivan, herself vision impaired. As she learned to communicate
through signs, she found an innate determination to surpass the
expectations of those around her, eventually becoming the first
deafblind person to obtain her Bachelor of Arts. Her autobiography
is a rich retelling of the first twenty-one years of Keller's life,
a period marked by tragedy and miracle alike, shaping her into one
of the twentieth century's leading civil rights activists and
public speakers. With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Helen Keller's
The Story of My Life is a classic of American literature reimagined
for modern readers.
The effective implementation of human rights treaty obligations in
national law is subject to increasing attention. The main
responsibility for the international monitoring of national
implementation at the global level is entrusted to the UN human
rights treaty bodies. These bodies are established by the
respective human rights conventions and are composed of independent
experts. This book examines three aspects of these bodies: the
legal aspects of their structure, functions and decisions; their
effectiveness in ensuring respect for human rights obligations; and
the legitimacy of these bodies and their decisions. Containing
contributions from a variety of eminent legal experts, including
present and former members of the treaty bodies, the analysis
should be read in light of the ongoing effort to strengthen treaty
bodies under the auspices of the UN High Commissioner for Human
Rights and with the involvement of relevant stakeholders.
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The Story of My Life (Paperback)
Helen Keller; Introduction by Jim Knipfel; Afterword by Marlee Matlin
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R188
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twice a week, to give Miss Sullivan a little rest. But, though
everybody was kind and ready to help us, there was only one hand
that could turn drudgery into pleasure. That year I finished
arithmetic, reviewed my Latin grammar, and read three chapters of
Caesar's "Gallic War." In German I read, partly with my fingers and
partly with Miss Sullivan's assistance, Schiller's "Lied von der
Glocke" and "Taucher," Heine's "Harzreise," Freytag's "Aus dem
Staat Friedrichs des Grossen," Riehl's " Fluch Der Schonheit,"
Lessing's "Minna von Barnhelm," and Goethe's " Aus meinem Leben." I
took the greatest delight in these German books, especially
Schiller's wonderful lyrics, the history of Frederick the Great's
magnificent achievements and the account of Goethe's life. I was
sorry to finish " Die Harzreise," so full of happy witticisms and
charming descriptions of vine-clad hills, streams that sing and
ripple in the sunshine, and wild regions, sacred to tradition and
legend, the gray sisters of a long- vanished, imaginative
age?descriptions such as can be given only by those to whom nature
is "a feeling, a love and an appetite." Mr. Gilman instructed me
part of the year in English literature. We read together "As You
Like It," Burke's "Speech on Conciliation with America," and
Macaulay's "Life of Samuel Johnson." Mr. Gilman's broad views of
history and literature and his clever explanations made my work
easier and pleasanter than it could have been had I only read notes
mechanically with the necessarily brief explanations given in the
classes. Burke's speech was more instructive than anyother book on
a political subject that I had ever read. My mind stirred with the
stirring times, and the characters round which the life of two
contending nations centred seemed to move right before me...
The European Convention on Human Rights has always had a
significant influence on the development of family law in the
different European national jurisdictions. However, at a time where
family forms have been subject to a profound transformation
characterised by the coexistence of a variety of family forms and
where, at the same time, national family laws are converging, it is
essential to properly understand the ECHR's influence on national
family law. This book explains and analyses in depth the theory and
practice of Article 8 ECHR with respect to family forms and
parenthood. It examines how judgments of the ECtHR are received and
implemented in a variety of Contracting States (Austria, Croatia,
England and Wales, Germany, Greece, Hungary, the Netherlands,
Poland, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland) and how the judgments
contribute to the shaping of domestic and European family law.
Family Forms and Parenthood concludes with a detailed reflection on
the relationship between the case law of the ECtHR and developments
in national family law and jurisprudence. This is book is written
for both the academic and professional readership.
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