Helen Keller Research Paper

Do you ever sit and wonder about the world, how it is possible? Do you ever wonder about time and its vastness, yet its microscopic presence? Do you ever wonder about how people created the English language, or any other language? Do you ever wonder about, well, just about anything (of course you do)? All of this is possible because of the concrete and the abstract worlds. The abstract and concrete worlds coincide with each other and one could not exist without the other. In this essay, you will come to understand why this is and, in the process learn about Helen Keller.

Abstraction and concreteness are two very, very enormous concepts. The definition of abstract is “existing in thought or idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.” The definition of concrete is “existing in a material or physical form; real or solid; not abstract.” *Both of these definitions are from dictionary.com.

First of all, if you noticed, the definition of each word includes the opposite word. This is present to show contrast. The two words are opposite, or reverse from one another. For

She had many struggles in life, but came out on top. She learned to communicate, she was an author, she was the first blind and deaf person to earn a bachelor's degree in arts, and she overcame plenty. Olivia said “when one of your senses are gone, your others increase and get better.” Helen Keller represented this through her determination and her art work. The definition of art is “the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination.” Helen Keller had a degree in art, even though she couldn’t see or hear, because she had an imagination. Aida said “there are many aspects of art that you can’t see, there are so many depths and shadows.” Since Helen Keller couldn’t use two of her senses, she found other ones, like these, to use in her art. She was using abstractness and concreteness to express herself through