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This document compares Helen Keller and Brittni Colleps and discusses their impacts. Helen Keller was deaf and blind but became an author, political activist, and educator who advocated for people with disabilities. Brittni Colleps was a teacher who had sex with her students and served 5 years in jail. The document outlines their biographies and quotes. It analyzes how Helen Keller exemplified moral qualities and positively impacted society by changing views of disabilities, while Brittni Colleps violated ethics and her impact was smaller, mainly affecting victim's families.
Becky knutson helen keller body ethics
- 1. Helen Keller and BrittniColleps A CHARACTER STUDY IN BODY ETHICS By: Becky Knutson Ileana Roiz-Felipe, EdD, MS 09/08/2015
- 2. Comparison Helen Keller Deaf& Blind An Author Political Activist An Educator Brittni Colleps An Educator Participated in Group Sex Had Sex with Students Sentenced to Five Years in Jail
- 3. Helen Keller BornJune 27, 1880 She became ill which caused her to become deaf and blind She was outspoken in her principles She pushed for revolutionary changes People with disabilities were able to be in mainstream education and employment because of Helen’s inspiration (Helen Keller’s Biography, 2015)
- 4. Helen Keller Quote “Iwill not just live my life. I will not just spend my life. I will invest my life.”
- 5. Brittni Colleps Age28 when engaging with 18-19 year old students in sex She was the students’ teacher She was and still is a wife and mother of three “Anything goes in sex kind of girl” She engaged several times with students in group sex (Dubreuil, 2012)
- 6. Brittni Colleps Quote “Theydidn't feel like I victimized them. They didn't feel like victims, you know, last year, they don't feel like victims now. And they didn't want anything to happen to me either”
- 7. Moral Qualities Helen Keller-Exemplified An advocate for Women’s suffrage Ideals were found at their purest Worked at the American Foundation for the Blind for over 40 years Constant optimism and courage Helped formulate special services for the deaf-blind Brittni Colleps- Violated Lust for others outside her marriage Many counts of extramarital sexual encounters Admitted to sex with 8 people at a time including both male and female Was in a position of power when propositioning students for sex
- 8. Helen Keller’s Impact Helen impacted the mass population by her political standpoints. She made changes to the way the disabled were viewed. She moved others to do more with their lives. Helen is well known and studied in many schools still today
- 9. Brittni Colleps Impact Brittni’s impact is much smaller than Helen’s. Her biggest impact was to her family and all the families of the victims. Her trial was very well-known, which means that others viewed her mishaps but it did not affect their everyday life.
- 10. Side by SideImage Comparison Helen Keller Brittni Colleps
- 11. Links to ScholarlyArticle On Helen Keller http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/trave l/destinations/2010-04-13-new-york- helen-keller-exhibit_N.htm
- 12. References Dubreuil, J. (2012,September 28) Teacher Who Had Group Sex With Students Says She’s the Victim. ABC News. Retrieved from http://abcnews.go.com/US/brittni-colleps-texas-teacher-group-sex-students- shes/story?id=17338821 Helen Keller Biography. (2015) American Foundation for the Blind. Retrieved from http://www.afb.org/info/about-us/helen-keller/biography-and-chronology/biography/1235