To go along with the idea of reform movements, we will begin watching "The Miracle Worker". The story is about a blind and deaf girl named Helen Keller and her extraordinary teacher, Anne Sullivan. At a time when people who were blind or deaf were either kept at home their entire lives with little contact with the people they lived with, or were sent to an institution where they were fed and given a bed to sleep in but really no education, Anne Sullivan taught Helen Keller to read, write, and speak. Helen would eventually attend college and become a world famous phenomenon.
Reform is about giving opportunity to those who have been left out of our democratic society. Reform, in the 19th century and now, strives to reach the promises of the Declaration of Independence:
"All men are created equal and are endowed by their creator with certain
unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
-Thomas Jefferson
If you were absent from class today, go to the following link to watch the first 15 minutes:
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