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    Ellen Degeneres Essay

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    On this day Ellen DeGeneres was born to, mother, Betty Pfeffer DeGeneres and, father, Elliot DeGeneres. Betty DeGeneres had been married for a year when she was 19 years old before meeting Elliot DeGeneres, claims, author, Lisa Lannucci. Elliot supported the family by selling insurance, and Betty contributed by carrying a variety of jobs throughout the years. Ellen also had an older brother names Vance who was four years older than she was. As Ellen grew up in New Orleans it is stated by Lannucci that she was a fairly normal child. Ellen enjoyed riding her bike, playing with toys, and listening to music, however, she was very much a tomboy…

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    Essay On Ellen Degeneres

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    1997, actress Ellen DeGeneres made a TV milestone when she decided to come out as gay on her sitcom show “Ellen”. Although there have been other characters on famous TV shows that were gay, she was the first main character on a TV show to particularly focus on being gay. According to an article in the New York Times, “…the situation comedy attracted the biggest rating of any regularly scheduled show on the network this season, attracting an estimated 42 million viewers,” (New York Times).…

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    Who Is Ellen Degeneres

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    Ellen DeGeneres is very inspirational, she is always happy and always strong, and she never lets anything or anyone bring her down. Ellen DeGeneres was born in Metairie, Louisiana on January 26, 1958. (Watson 1) She graduated high school from Atlanta High School in 1976. She started college at the University of New Orleans. (Watson 1) Ellen only went to college for one semester, as she dropped out she was deciding what she should do with her life. She had many jobs like a clerk, house painter,…

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    Ellen Degeneres Thesis

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    Ellen Degeneres: America’s Funniest Person Thesis: Ellen Degeneres, voted America's Funniest Person, shows true activism in nearly everything she does. She stands up for the rights of people and is working to change the injustices all around. She uses her very popular talk show ‘The Ellen Degeneres show’ to get through to people, and just to simply entertain. I. “I Contributed, I’m on this planet doing some good and making people…

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    In 1982, Ellen DeGeneres, was named showtime’s funniest person and is still making us laugh today. Ellen DeGeneres, in full Ellen Lee DeGeneres, born January 26, 1958, Metairie, Louisiana, U.S., American comedian and television host known for her quirky observational humour. In 2012 DeGeneres received the Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. After putting together a comedy routine for a group of friends, DeGeneres was asked to perform in local coffeehouses in the late 1970s. In…

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    laughter. I definitely want to contribute to that.” Ellen Degeneres is a very influential person in our world today because she is compassionate, caring and generous; a gifted comedian, author and hostess; and is a strong supporter of equality in America. Ellen Degeneres has spent many years using her time and talents doing comedy and sharing her generosity. One of the big ways Ellen shares her love and generosity is on her famous TV show called “Ellen” which airs every weekday. Ellen does many…

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    Ellen DeGeneres was born on January 26, 1958 in Metairie, Louisiana. Ellen is the youngest of two. She has an older brother named Vance, a mother named Elizabeth “Betty” and a father named Elliot. Both her parents filed for divorce when she 15 years old; after the divorce Ellen and Vance were separated. Ellen stayed with her mother and Vance stayed with his father. Then a couple years after the divorce her mother got remarried. After the divorce Betty remarried to a man named Roy Gruessendorf,…

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    Ellen DeGeneres is a outstanding role model for the society. Ellen is the host of her television show “The Ellen DeGeneres show”, she is also a comedian, actress, and a LGBT activist. She has starred in many movies considering she is a actress, for example the movies “Finding Dory” and “Finding Nemo.” Ellen is a influential advocate of showing people that it's ok to be different through her actions including,being unique through her actions, supporting charities, and being a LGBT activist.…

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    Ellen the famous talk show host has had a lot of twist and turns through her life. Ellen Degeneres first got a TV show back in 1994 and it ran until 1998. Then five years after the show ended she got a talk show that still is on tell this day. Ellen faced a lot of negativity when she showed that she was gay on her TV back in 1998. Her fans helped her with the negativity that she received. Ellen is brave,a good leader,loving,caring and impactful. That is what it takes to be a hero. Ellen is a…

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    later awarded with an Emmy for the coming-out episode. After being released from the sitcom Ellen went into a job working at a law firm until finally she was given a new talk show “The Ellen Show”. To this day Ellen DeGeneres does hour-long episodes of the show 5 days a week and is constantly giving back to the people around her. Ellen supports over 45 charities and 30 causes and is constantly donating to each of these. Ellen is also know to award her audience members with special prizes…

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