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No. 5 - Analyzing Autobiographical Essay

The document provides biographical information about several influential historical figures, including Bertrand Russell, Benjamin Franklin, and Helen Keller. It details key facts about their lives, accomplishments, and importance, such as Russell's work in mathematics and philosophy, Franklin's contributions as a Founding Father and inventor, and Keller's experience overcoming deafness and blindness with the help of her teacher Annie Sullivan.

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No. 5 - Analyzing Autobiographical Essay

The document provides biographical information about several influential historical figures, including Bertrand Russell, Benjamin Franklin, and Helen Keller. It details key facts about their lives, accomplishments, and importance, such as Russell's work in mathematics and philosophy, Franklin's contributions as a Founding Father and inventor, and Keller's experience overcoming deafness and blindness with the help of her teacher Annie Sullivan.

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Analyzing

Autobiographical Essay
English 9
What would make your life worth living?
If given a chance would you live it again?
Have you ever given too much for something?
Did you regret it and vowed no to do it again?
Has anyone inspired you to do your very best
in order to succeed in something?
Bertrand Russell
Born
18 May 1872
Ravenscroft, Trelleck, Monmouthshire,
Wales
Died
2 February 1970
Penrhyndeudraeth,Merioneth, Wales
Bertrand Russell
➔ His family were part of the British aristocracy, with a reputation
for a liberal outlook.
➔ Following his father’s death, he was looked after by his
grandparents.
➔ The Countess Russell was a dominant figure in Russell’s early life.
➔ She was a strict Presbyterian Christian, but also influenced
Russell, with her belief in social justice.
Bertrand Russell
➔ Russell’s adolescence years were lonely and depressing.
➔ He said he felt suicidal during this time, but his fascination
with mathematics encouraged him to persevere.
➔ In 1890, he won a scholarship to study Maths at Trinity
College Cambridge.
➔ He quickly distinguished himself as an outstanding
mathematician and became a fellow of Trinity College after
graduating.
Bertrand Russell
➔ Despite having a keen scientific mind, he also
developed a love of literature, in particular, the
poetry of Percy B. Shelley, who he adored.
➔ He also gained a lifelong interest in politics,
primarily from a liberal, socialist perspective.
Bertrand Russell
➔ In 1903, he published his most important work ‘Principia
Mathematica‘.
➔ This made him world famous in the field of maths and he
became a fellow of the Royal Society in 1908.
➔ He published a large number of books on logic, the theory of
knowledge, and many other topics.
➔ He is one of the most important logicians of the 20th Century.
Benjamin Franklin
➔ Benjamin Franklin was America’s
scientist, inventor, politician,
philanthropist and businessman.
➔ He is best known as one of our
Founding Fathers and the only one who
signed all three documents that freed
America from Britain: The Declaration
of Independence.
The American Constitution and
The Treaty of Paris.
Benjamin Franklin
➔ Benjamin Franklin was one of the most important and
influential Founding Fathers of the United States of America.
➔ He is sometimes referred to as the "First American".
➔ Franklin was a multitalented "Renaissance Man" who
excelled in many areas including science, politics, writing,
music, invention, and diplomacy.
Benjamin Franklin
➔ Ben Franklin was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 17,
1706.
➔ His father was a chandler (someone who makes candles and soap).
➔ Ben had sixteen brothers and sisters and was the youngest boy in
the family. Young Ben had very little formal education.
➔ At the age of 10, he was forced to leave school in order to work
with his dad.
Benjamin Franklin
➔ A few years later, he became a printer's apprentice for his
brother James.
➔ Although Ben was denied a traditional education, he loved to
read, and he became quite knowledgeable over the years by
reading lots of books.
➔ Ben ran away from Boston when he was 17, breaking his
apprenticeship with his brother.
➔ He went to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he worked as a
printer.
Benjamin Franklin
➔ In 1732, Franklin first published Poor Richard's Almanack.
➔ Poor Richard's Almanack was a yearly pamphlet that
Franklin wrote under the pseudonym (fake name) of
"Richard Saunders", also known as "Poor Richard."
➔ The pamphlet included all sorts of interesting information
including poems, a calendar, interesting sayings, weather
predictions, and scientific information.
Benjamin Franklin
➔ Franklin’s major work, his Autobiography, recounts his
beginnings as apprentice in his brother’s printing shop in
Boston until 1723 and his later jobs as printer, publisher,
and shopkeeper in Philadelphia in 1726.
Helen Keller
➔ Helen Keller was born on June 27, 1880
in Tuscumbia, Alabama.
➔ She was a happy healthy baby. Her
father, Arthur, worked for a newspaper
while her mother, Kate, took care of the
home and baby Helen.
➔ She grew up on her family's large farm
called Ivy Green.
Helen Keller
➔ When Helen was around one and a half years old she
became very sick.
➔ She had a high fever and a bad headache for several
days.
➔ Although Helen survived, her parents soon realized
that she had lost both her sight and her hearing.
Helen Keller
➔ Helen tried to communicate with the people around her.
➔ She had special motions she would use to indicate that she
wanted her mom or her dad.
➔ However, she would also get frustrated.
➔ She realized that she was different and it was extremely
difficult to let others know what she needed.
➔ She would sometimes throw tantrums, kicking and hitting
other people in anger.
Helen Keller
➔ Helen's parents realized that she needed some special help. They
contacted the Perkins Institute for the Blind in Boston.
➔ The director suggested a former student named Annie Sullivan.
➔ Annie had been blind, but had her eyesight restored by surgery.
➔ Perhaps her unique experience would allow her to help Helen.
➔ Annie came to work with Helen on March 3, 1887 and would be her
helper and companion for the next 50 years.
Helen Keller
➔ At sixteen years old Helen attended Radcliffe College for
women in Massachusetts.
➔ Annie attended school with her and helped to sign the
lectures into Helen's hand.
➔ Helen graduated from Radcliffe in 1904 with honors.
Helen Keller
➔ During college Helen began to write about her experiences
being deaf and blind.
➔ She first wrote a number of articles for a magazine called the
Ladies' Home Journal.
➔ These articles were later published together in a book called
The Story of My Life. A few years later, in 1908, she
published another book called The World I Live In.
DISCUSSION

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