The person that I admire is Ellen DeGeneres. I admire her for many reasons. One of them is the positive effect that she has on many peoples lives. People write to her all the time telling Ellen that her show is what gets them through a difficult day. She ’s always helping people that could use it too. Her show is always helping families out by giving them money‚ cars and paying tuition’s. Most of all the admire the positive outlook on life that she has about life‚ and how she remains true to
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Ellen DeGeneres was born January 26‚ 1958 in New Orleans‚ Louisiana. Growing up Ellen had always dreamed of being a veterinarian‚ but she was not book smart‚ so instead she sold vacuums‚ waited tables‚ painted‚ and worked as a legal secretary. “Once‚ during a public speaking event‚ DeGeneres found herself frightened by the crowd and used humor to get through the experience. She was a hit‚ and received offers to do stand-up comedy. She began performing in 1981‚ bolstered by her mother’s moral and
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Ellen DeGeneres‚ is an American stand-up comedian‚ television host‚ and actress. At one time‚ hundreds of companies and families as well as Republicans were submitting briefs urging the 9 judges to allow gay people to marry. Ellen displayed her courage when she stood up for her beliefs by making her homosexuality public despite the odds stacked against her if she did so. She even wrote a letter to the Supreme Court to appeal to them to support gay rights and marriage. In her letter‚ she wrote
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Ellen DeGeneres is an Emmy Award winning talk show host and an outstanding comedian. Some of you may know her as the voice of Dory on Finding Nemo‚ or even as a judge on American Idol. Whatever you know her from‚ you probably know that Ellen isn’t afraid to be unique. Ellen talks about being true to yourself. She says‚ “Find out who you are and be that person. That’s what your soul was put on this Earth to be. Find that truth‚ live that truth and everything else will come.” I chose Ellen for
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Ellen Degeneres said once‚ “Find out who you are and be that person. That`s what your soul was put on this Earth to be. Find that truth‚ live that truth and everything else will come”. Many people try to be like their role model in life. When that role model has the courage to be themselves‚ their influence can be worldwide. One person that shows that type of courage and stands out from the rest is Ellen Degeneres. “According to Newhart‚ DeGeneres is the bravest and most honest female comedian he
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Ellen DeGeneres has been an immense agent of change in this generation. Ellen DeGeneres is a well-known comedian‚ actor‚ and talk show host on her show “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”. In addition‚ she serves as a prominent gay and lesbian role model and is an active participant in the LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender) community. Additionally‚ she was an actress on her own sitcom show called “Ellen”. In the sitcom‚ Ellen revealed on an episode that she was a lesbian. According to bio.com it says
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Save the World There are heroes every day in this world. A hero can be anything from jumping in front of a truck to save a little girl or changing the world’s perspective on how to go through rough times. A hero to me is anyone who can put a smile on a strangers face and someone who has all of my respect for doing this is Ellen Degeneres. Yes‚ she is famous and has lots of nice things but the part of her I like the best about her is her selflessness for humanity. Ellen has exercised the term “Pay it forward” a daily task
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Biography- Ellen DeGeneres Birth: “For me it’s that I contributed… That I’m on this planet doing some good and making people happy. That to me is the most important thing‚ that my hour of television is positive and upbeat and an antidote for all negative stuff in life.” This was written by Ellen Lee DeGeneres who was born on January 26‚ 1958 in Metairie‚ Louisiana‚ a suburb of New Orleans. She was born to Elliot and Betty DeGeneres‚ and has an older brother‚ Vance DeGeneres. Her father was
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Ellen DeGeneres is widely known as a comedian‚ television show host‚ sitcom creator‚ and most of all an enjoyable happy person. Elle DeGeneres has made a passion of what she does for a living and has contributed and donated thousands of dollars to notable charities. In 2006 she had donated thousands of dollars to the Hurricane Katrina cause which has greatly affected Tulane University. Tulane University had asked Ellen to write and perform a speech at the 2006 spring commencement graduation and she
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On January 26‚ 1958 Ellen Lee DeGeneres was born in Metairies‚ Louisiana and was raised by two working parents. When asked what she wanted to be when she grew up‚ Ellen initially said that she aspired to be a veterinarian but later discarded the idea because she wasn’t “ book smart.” Before she discovered her comedic talents‚ Degeneres used to sell vacuum cleaners‚ paint houses‚ wait tables‚ and work as a legal secretary. Her older brother‚ Vance‚ inspired DeGeneres to become the actor/comedian that
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