And many more such endowments are issued to support the purpose of Livestrong.
On 14 January 2013, during his interview to talk show host Oprah Winfrey, Armstrong admitted that he had doped during his Tour de France cycling competitions from 1999 to 2005. This acceptance left his charity on its own to show it has the endurance to survive the scandal.
Livestrong -- the foundation changed its name in November -- now had to find a way to move forward without its charismatic founder. However the impact of the scandal had already started surfacing. The foundation had begun facing not only monetary losses but also its image had been tarnished and it was at a significant loss of its aligned supporters including the media and common people. Few impacts which have created dents on the
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In hindsight, it was quoted by some Livestrong's leaders, that relying so heavily on Armstrong and other celebrities to drive the foundation's message might have been a mistake. "When you have a famous face as the head of your organization, the urgency to explain what you do isn't that great -- but now the urgency is really great," was said by Katherine McLane, vp external affairs at Livestrong during an interview.
The intense media scrutiny of Armstrong also has expanded to include the charity. Journalists and bloggers have pored through its IRS filings and questioned why the organization spent so much on marketing and gauzily defined cancer-survivor programs, rather than focusing on cancer research.
Following the aftermath of Lance Armstrong scandal, people and number of former supporters claimed they were misled about the charity's mission and practices, and some were even demanding their donations be returned, which Livestrong did mention wasn’t an
Many people have begun to question how they use the money they raise. About 81% of their funds are put towards their programs and services, while more reputable charities are usually
In their advertisements, the St. Jude Children’s Hopsital Research Foundation packs their thirty second commercials with as many rhetorical appeals as possible. The purpose of these celebrity-endorsed commercials is to encourage viewers to donate to the foundation, and the producers have creatively inserted various rhetorical appeals in hopes to sway viewers to open their wallets. By using an immense amount of rhetorical appeal; including ethos, pathos, logos, and kairos, the St. Jude Children’s Hospital Research Foundation has successfully created an informative and heartfelt commercial that has inspired many to donate to medical research for children.
Terri Schiavo is a forty year old women who had a severe heart attack 15 years ago which resulted in brain damage. She had no living will so there is no legal document of what she would have wanted if she became brain damage and couldn’t function on her own but her husband, Michael Schiavo, says that after 15 years of being on a feeding tube she would have wanted to die. The question is should he have the right to remove the feeding tube? Anybody who knows me will know that my answer is no! The reason for that is because I am a Christian and I do not believe in terminating someone’s life. It’s my belief that as long as a persons heart is beating he or she stills has life in them.
You see the images that the public is demanding. Why more reality-based TV? You'd think that after the first Survivor it would have gone away, but it hasn't. The public demands it because they get all caught up in the personal stories, and want to see more and more.” Montel Williams tells his guest audience about how the press is always wanting to get up close and personal in people's business. As a star and MS patient, Williams knows exactly what he is talking about. Born Montel Brian Anthony Williams on July 3, 1959 in Baltimore, Maryland, Williams was bound for greatness. Growing up, Williams was already a star to everyone. In high school he was the class president his junior and senior year. He was an athlete, musician, and all around a great student. He was well known throughout his community, he was always active in county-wide government issues that was for all the students. As he got older, people still knew his name and his stardom was still advancing. After graduating in 1974 from high school, Williams enlisted into the U.S. Marine Corps. Being very impressed with Montel's strength and leadership, his superiors requested him to be placed in the Naval Academy Preparatory School at Newport, Rhode Island. Later he was accepted to the U.S. Academy at Annapolis and that is where this stars real battle begins. The well-known Montel Williams was hit with some devastating news that would later change his life drastically and forever. Although the now famous talk show host from The Montel Williams Show, the movie star, and the award winner has had to live and deal with multiple sclerosis for a good portion of his life, he has overcome many adversities such as Hollywood shame, pain, and the fear of giving up.
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In 1967, Tommy Simpson, a British cyclist, died during the Tour de France because of the amphetamines that he took. Succeeding years brought embarrassments: In 1978, the Belgian Michel Pollentier was suspended while leading the Tour de France after he was caught concealing a clean urine sample to trick testers. Furthermore, in 1988, the Spaniard Pedro Delgado won the T...
In the beginning of the 1960’s, talk shows were usually devoted to either light entertainment containing comedy, celebrity guests, and music or more serious discussions of the news and politics. They were created based on “controlled spontaneity.” Talk shows covered a variety of topics from the news to gossip, sports to religion, and hobbies to advice (Gregg, McDonogh, Wong). Hosts like Geraldo Rivera pursued formats that were similar to this; however, when Oprah was brought into the picture, she set herself apart from other talk shows of that time and changed daytime talk shows from being gossipy to intimate (News discovery).
As talked about in Outliers, there are many factors that go into creating and building someone out of the norm of society. As Gladwell fraises it, ““Superstar lawyers and math whizzes and software entrepreneurs appear at first blush to lie outside ordinary experience. But they don't. They are products of history and community, of opportunity and legacy. Their success is not exceptional or mysterious. It is grounded in a web of advantages and inheritances, some deserved, some not, some earned, some just plain lucky - but all critical to making them who they are. The outlier, in the end, is not an outlier at all” (Gladwell 285.) Oprah is an outlier in the sense that she worked for what she’s accomplished but had unforeseen forces working in her favor that even she didn’t realize until she looked back on her journey to success.
Lance Armstrong, who was the winner of the Tour de France for an unsurpassable 7 straight times, was alleged for one of the most controversial doping scandals ever in the history of Sports. In January 2012, it was claimed by the United States Anti-Doping Agency, that Armstrong had doped and was also one of the highest ranking leaders of doping. As a result he was unstoppable at the Tour-winning...
When you first get on a site like GoFundMe all these heartwarming stories pop up. They are called campaigns. When someone creates a GoFundMe and give their story and pictures they have created a campaign. The most current one, a fund set up by the company seeking donations for those in Brussel’s right now. Brussel’s airport and metro station were attacked today and at least 30 killed with hundreds injured. GoFundMe created a campaign to start raising money until an actual charity is created for the victims of this horrific incidence. In this instance, they are donating all the money, not taking out their usual 8%. Most of the ones on display of the main page are tragic stories seeking peace, you don’t see many “bad” campaigns. That’s the issue with these crowdfunding sites, people use it for bad.
This essay I have decided to write about Oprah Winfrey. This is because Oprah had many serious life events. These life events must have implemented her key development stages or the other.
I am personally grateful for the selfless individuals who committed and worked incessantly to keep the idea of helping individuals alive even when it was hard to see the beauty in it all. If it was not for organizations like these ones, I do not know if my mom would be here today. I whole heartedly believe that these organizations are life changers!
Because of this holistic take on the world, I have always immersed myself in plans that support the aid of both my local community and the international community. As President of the Abbey Park Student Council, I have spearheaded and organized various efforts to fundraise and support various initiatives such as the Canadian Cancer Society and Kicks for Change at a local level, and Doctors Without Borders at an international level, where we raised a total of $50,000
However, Celebrities’ influences would not always be good for everyone because they are not always reliable.
One of the most powerful women in the world is Oprah Gail Winfrey. Oprah is one of the richest businesswomen in the world, but she wasn’t always rich and successful. She had a very tough life growing up and didn’t have much money. She has always been a hard worker, and she had a passion for hosting and acting. Oprah is very good at what she does and that’s how she raised to the top of being one of the most influential women in the media.