Because of a devastating childhood illness at nineteen months, Helen Keller (1880-1968) was left both blind and deaf. Her life was rightly written up as a “miracle story” and became a play called “The Miracle Worker” (1957) with Anne Bancroft starring in the Broadway production (1959). But the “miracle” Helen Keller experienced was not any return of hearing or vision. The “miracle” she received was the miracle of her committed, loving family, and of her relentlessly optimistic and patient ...
... the other from her conceit. Film: The Miracle Worker. In this well-known and beloved film (1962), which won both of the principal actresses Academy Awards, Anne Sullivan (played by Anne Bancroft) uses tough love to break through to the deaf and blind Helen Keller (played unforgettably by Patty Duke). In what has been called “The Breakfast Scene,” Anne Sullivan understands the necessity of bringing Keller, who has been allowed to behave wildly and violently, under control and into a civilized way of life ...
... , this foreigner recognized who he was. She knew that the power of life was in his hands. Somehow, she knew he was her only hope. Anne Lamott, a New York Times bestselling author, has said that her prayer every morning is, “Help me, help me, help me.” Her nightly prayer is ... -exceptional-faith/89988.htm. 4. “10 Times TV Broadcasts Were Hijacked With Cryptic and Scary Messages” by Jacoby Bancroft Ranker.com https://www.ranker.com/list/broadcast-hijackings/jacobybancroft?page=2. 5. As shared by John M. ...
A life lesson for me is, how do you muster the courage to take on a new risk? Whether it's starting up a business or taking on a new project or expedition. I think the risks that we take are all relative to the risk-taker.
