1. Question 1: How do we define the personality traits of a hero?  Bravery – “Without fear”  Courage – “The quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty and danger”  Determination – “The act of coming to a decision or of fixing or settling a purpose”  Dedication – Set your mind to do something  Sacrifice - Surrender  Perseverance – “Continued effort to do or achieve something despite”  Endurance – “The ability or strength to continue or last” (“Characteristics of a Hero”)("Dictionary and Thesaurus”)

2. Question 2: What was Helen Kellers biggest obstacle? ("Helen Keller challenges." )  “Being too self-conscious and concerned with the impression she is making,” to other people around her.  Learning on how to develop more self-confidence, courage, and how to relax and enjoy herself.  She thinks that working in groups is more difficult than working by yourself.  Doesn’t think she fits in with other people.  When she is under stress, Helen has a strong instinct to be a child again, and feels like she needs to be taken care of.

3. Question 3: What were Helen Keller’s accomplishments? Was an American lecturer, author, and activist. “Educated others about the blind and to raise funds for related charities. “ Learned to read Braille, use a typewriter, write words with a ruler, lip-reading with her fingers Eventually attended Wright-Humasen School in NYC, & Cambridge School for Young Ladies. She also ended up attending Radcliffe College with her teacher Anne Sullivan helping her. She graduated Radcliffe College in 1904. (First blind/deaf person ever to receive a college degree.) “Was the subject of numerous articles that publicized the difficulties facing the deaf/blind and their ability to live meaningful fulfilling lives” Supporter of women's right to birth control and the right to vote. When she was 11, she wrote a story called "The Frost King“. Margaret Canby later retold the story of Helen’s book, and wrote another book Called "The Frost Fairies". Has an autobiography called “The Story of My Life”. ("Helen Keller." NNDB “) The Story of My Life - (1902, memoir) Optimism: An Essay - (1903) The Spirit of Easter - (1904) Our Duties to the Blind - (1904, pamphlet) The World I Live In - (1908) The Practice of Optimism - (1909) The Song of the Stone Wall - (1910, poetry) The Miracle of Life - (1910 Out of the Dark: Essays, Letters, and Addresses on Physical and Social Vision - (1913) My Religion - (1927) Midstream: My Later Life - (1929) We Bereaved - (1929) Double Blossoms - (1931, anthology) Peace at Eventide - (1932) Helen Keller in Scotland: A Personal Record Written By Herself - (1933) Helen Keller's Journal - (1938, memoir) Let Us Have Faith - (1940) Teacher: Anne Sullivan Macy: A Tribute by the Foster Child of Her Mind - (1955) The Open Door - (1957)

4. Question 3: CONT’ Learned to read and write at 10 years old. Ranked near the top of "most admired” numerous times. She also won the Lions Humanitarian Award, the election to the Women's Hall of Fame., and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. ("Helen Keller's Life”)

5. Question 4: Why was Helen Keller so determined to read and write even though she was deaf and blind? She had a really good memory which helped her with her Braille. She had skills that not many people are able to develop. She could put her fingers up to peoples lips when they were talking, and she could understand what they were saying. “Helen learned that everything had a name and that the manual alphabet was the key to everything she wanted to know. “ ("Helen Keller." Garden of Praise”) ("Helen Keller Biography, An Amazing Story.“)

6. Question 5: Who can be influenced the most by Helen and her determination to read and write? Whiny school children Anybody with disabilities The ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) AFB (American Foundation for the Blind ("Helen Keller." NNDB: Tracking”)

7. Question 6: How did Helen Keller learn to communicate with people? Helen would kick and scream when she was angry, and when she was happy she would laugh and giggle. Her teacher Anne, would use her fingers to spell letters into Helen's hand. By Anne using her finger and spelling thing into Helen’s hands, she understood objects and names. In three years Helen learned the Braille (alphabet relies on raised dots to communicate), and the manual alphabet (sign language) and she could write and read. In 1890 Helen “began taking speech classes at the Horace Mann School for the Deaf in Boston.” Learned to read Braille, use a typewriter, write words with a ruler, lip-reading with her fingers. ("Helen Keller Biography - life, parents, “) ("Helen Keller." NNDB “)