Ellen Foster

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,…

Ellen DeGeneres "Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming." Said Dory, Ellen DeGeneres' famous animated character, with positivity to inspire many. Ellen DeGeneres is a powerful figure who benefits society by sharing positive humor and news on her talk show, being herself, which gives people courage, and rewarding ordinary people for being kind to others. To start, Ellen DeGeneres is a popular comedian who has positively impacted society. Ellen Lee…

When a couple decides, it is time to move forward with their relationship and have a child, the times that follow cannot be so great. Raising a child can be extremely stressful for the parents. This action causes parents to be overprotective and sometimes it causes the parents to put strict boundaries on the child. They put the unreasonable boundaries on the child because of pervious life experiences, losing family members or friends or even just the simple fear of the child getting hurt or lost…

Child welfare was created with the intention of protecting and strengthening families. It began to take root in the 1870s after cases of child abuse such as the case of Mary Ellen triggered the attention of the public by making them realize there were little to no laws in place to protect children from abuse (McGowen). As child welfare developed the Children’s Aid Society was founded in New York by Charles Loring Brace with the intention of getting children off of the street and into homes. The…

method sometimes can be inconsistent and can often target unwarranted cases. Sometimes, child abuse cases become those in which poverty is confused with neglect because of how the law defines neglect. Multiple studies have shown that 30 percent of foster care children could be home if their parents had decent housing. Lyons (2016) goes on to say that no case worker is going to defy an algorithm, even if it means there are biases and discrepancies present, instead, caseworkers will continue…

The Fosters and the fundamental values of being different The ABC Family original series The Fosters takes several aspects of underlined debates around LGBT parenting. Offering an alternative to both views, a model of queer parenting that neither assumes the heterosexuality and gender normativity of any child, nor waits for children to “come out” before showing acceptance. The Fosters explores the fear and possibility of queer childhood and the hope of healthy yet different queer relationships.…

Which system provides better care for orphaned children; foster care or orphanages? This paper will examine the differences between foster care and orphanages and their pros and the cons. This paper will examine the foster care and today”s systems. Foster Care is a system in which children are placed because their biological parents cannot take them. An orphanage is a home for children which their parents cannot take of them or they are dead. The first orphanage was established was in the…

would be a good thing to rent a house in a part of the city where many primitive and actual needs are found” (Addams, 48). Addams then went on to buy a 43,560 ft^2, later known as the Hull House, in a poor neighborhood of Chicago, with her friend Ellen Gates Starr. The Hull House remained her home until her death in 1935. These early experiences, all before the age of 30, helped mold Jane Addams into the reformer she became. Addams didn’t have any financial backing or investors behind her when…

Throughout the world multitudes of individuals from different races, cultures, and backgrounds, strive to reach America for a dream, the American Dream. When striving to reach the American Dream countless immigrants sacrifice their lives, homes, and family, leaving everything behind in hopes of a better life, never imagining that in America it would also be grueling. Laura Jane Addams as a young child was given the entitlement of having nice clothes, food, a shelter, but most importantly a…

Jane Addams took her talents and desire to help on a greater scale after a trip to Toynbee Hall in London with a friend, Ellen Gates Starr, the future co-founder of the Hull House. The inspiration they felt at this home for the poor was enough to be carried back with them and put to use. Her personal hardships were overcome, and for the greater good of the people, she pushed…