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Answer the following in 150-200 words:

Helen's contact with Dr. Bell raised her perception and understanding of the world. Comment.

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Helen's teacher took her across the tough road of her life. What role did she play in her success?

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Anne Frank's growing years were not normal. Elaborate.

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The Annexe was almost a prison for Anne. How did it limit her life?

 

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Helen Keller was referred to Dr. Alaxender Graham Bell by Dr. Chisholm, when she was six years old. Though Dr. Bell could not help Helen, he gave the Kellers her hope and advised her father to contact Mr. Anagnos the Director of the Perkins Institution for the Blind in Boston. Mr. Anagnos sent Miss Anne Sullivan to be Helen's teacher. Dr. Bell exposed her to a new world, new sensations, discoveries, travels, etc. He understood her primitive self-invented sign language, sat her on his lap and let her play with his watch. He helped her interact with nature and people more than before and inculcated scientific curiosity within her. She also visited the Niagara Falls and the World Fair in Chicago with Dr. Bell. In all the travels, he described to her the objects of great interest in his own delightful way. All in all, Helen describes Dr. Bell as a kind hearted, caring, compassionate, gentleman and an influential genius.

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When Helen was a child, she fell ill and lost her sight as well as her power of the dark clouds in which she was living and made her like life from a different perspective. She was not only a guide and instructor but also like a mother for Helen. She accompanied her everywhere she went and was always there for her new life. At that time, Miss Anne Sullivan, Helen's teacher, came into her life. She helped her understand the world around her. She taught Helen words related to sense, smell and language. She helped her to read and communicate with others. This development of language and her ability to communicate with others removed the frustration she had been facing for a long time. Miss Sullivan had great patience and was the perfect teacher who enjoyed spending her time with Helen. Miss Sullivan brought Helen out of the dark clouds in which she was living and made her like life from a different perspective. She was not only a guide and instructor but also like a mother for Helen. She accompanied her everywhere she went and was always there for her.

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Anne Frank's growing years were not normal. She was precocious, intelligent and charming. She was the youngest child in her family. When she came to the annexe, she was a spoiled, naive young girl of thirteen. She was just like any other teenager, and was interested only in her life. However, during the course of her stay in the annexe, she changed a lot. Being in the annex was like being in a prison. She did not have any friends and had to make many adjustments. She was isolated from the outside world and could not even get education. Her life had become restricted and she had to become responsible early in life. Life in the annexe forced her to find the deeper meaning of things and she tried to understand life and her motivations to live. She had grown up to spent her life in the shadow of fear. She became politically conscious and started questioning the persecution of those around her.

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At first, Anne saw her new life in hiding as an adventure of sorts. She was excited about it. Slowly she realized what her life had become. The people in the annexe were constantly living in the fear of being caught. She was just like any other teenager enjoying her life but that sudden change brought about many changes in her life. Her contact with the outside world had become limited. She loved socialising but due to fear of being caught she had to forget all about it. The annexe became a prison for her, restricting her experience and exposure. She had to remain quiet because of the fear that she might be found. At one point, she was so disgusted with her life that she started believing that being caught would be far better than living in the annexe. The annexe had ruined her whole life. There were not much variety in the food and they had to make, with whatever was provided to them. Even the food that was present was rationed like it would be in a prison. They were deprived of basic, proper facilities and were not even allowed regular baths. Her life had become stationary, she felt stuck in the annexe.