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    Ellen Foster Themes Kaye Gibbons’ novel, Ellen Foster, was published in 1987. This was the first novel she had written. Ellen Foster chronicles the rough life of a young girl named Ellen. She is faced with the troubles of growing up as an only child with a sick mother, and an abusive, alcoholic father. Throughout the novel, Kaye Gibbons captures her reader’s attention by focusing on tragedy after tragedy in Ellen’s life. The main themes that she elaborates on are race, friendship, loyalty,…

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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 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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    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 things on…

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    The Ellen DeGeneres Show season 15 kicks off in little over a week. The announcement has been made: the first show is September 5. Do you hear all the yelling? It’s TV viewers rejoicing that new episodes are coming! How did viewers find out? Well, watching the website and checking out social media had many fans watching but, there was a more traditional way too. There were other signs that Ellen DeGeneres was returning on September 5. Yes, actual signs with big letters and lots of lights.…

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    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 through her sponsors including Nordstrom’s and Target. Ellen DeGeneres…

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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 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…

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    difficulty connecting with others and be unable to trust others (Quick). The novels Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons and Me & Emma by Elizabeth Flock both follow the stories of girls who have parents who do not show them genuine love and affection. The former is about Ellen who experiences abuse from her father and moves between unsafe homes until she takes it upon herself find a new mother. The…

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    the animals Ellen has rescued, the family's she has made so happy. Or click on the t.v. To channel 4 to see a universality admired hero who is a selfless, courageous, and inspirational woman named Ellen Degeneres. Ellen is a very selfless woman. For instance, Ellen gives to people in need. There was once was a mother and daughter who had enough money to either move out of their friends’ basement or go see Ellen. They chose to go see Ellen. And while they were at the show Ellen called them…

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