Ellen has helped people all over the world by making them happy with her every day jokes. Ellen also helps people in need. Ellen DeGeneres is a famous comedian who over the years has made people happy. Ellen was born on January 26, 1958 on Metaire, Louisiana. Ellen DeGeneres was born in Ochsner Foundation Hospital only weighing 9 pounds and 13 ounces. Her father, Elliot DeGeneres, works as an insurance agent since 1988. Betty Jane, mother of Ellen, worked as a writer and a speech therapist. Ellen’s brother, Vance DeGeneres, is a film producer, musician, screenwriter, and an actor. During the 60’s, some of Ellens favorite shows were I Love Lucy and The Ed Sullivan Show. In 1973 her parents finally divorce and Betty marries a guy that they called B. After that, in 1975 Betty felt lump in her breast, she was terrified. Betty Jane had a tumor. They went to the doctor but at that time the only thing she could do to help herself to remove the tumor was to remove her breast. During these difficult times, Ellen used her sense of humor to help her family not be down all the time. What helped Ellen and her mother to bond better was during physical therapy. At that time, when Betty was rehabilitating, Ellen got molested by her step-father. It started when B made an excuse of feeling another lump on her mother. Her step-father said that he wasn’t sure so he had to feel Ellen’s breasts. It got even worse when B tried to brake in her room. Fortunately Ellen was able to escape out the window and ran to a friends house to stay for the night. When she was a teen she entered Atlanta High school. During high school she played tennis. She also had a love live during these years. Ellen dated guys like Ben Heath and Ricky Partain. In 1976, she kno... ... middle of paper ... ...t cancelled. Ellen was a huge hit after making the voice of Dory in Finding Nemo. After going out with Alexandra Hedison, in 2005, she started dating an actress named Portia de Rossi. Then she hosted the Oscars and was named the first women to host the Oscars in pants. After learning that in California they let people form the same sex marry. She announces it on her show that she will soon marry Portia. So then, on August 16, 2008, Ellen marries Portia at Beverly Hills, California. That 2008, Ellen became a Cover girl. After Paula had to leave American Idol in the 9th season, Ellen had to fill in for her. On August 2, 2013, she announces that she will host the Academy Awards at the Oscars in 2014. To conclude with, Ellen’s life had many though times but she was always strong enough, and never gave up. People are supportive, which made Ellen’s life more successful.
Blasting off into space was once an all-male’s game. But on the heels of such trailblazers as Sally Ride, engineer and inventor Ellen Ochoa became part of growing breed of NASA female astronauts who have since helped change all that. Ellen Ochoa, a veteran astronaut, is the 11th director of the Johnson Space Center. She is JSC’s first Hispanic director, and its second female director. In 1993, she made history by becoming the first Hispanic woman from any country to travel in space. She would follow up this journey with three more space flights in 1994, 1999 and 2001, logging more than 700 hours in space. Despite being rejected two times from NASA’s Training Program,
Ellen just felt a distant sadness. Ellen cried just a little bit. Her grandmother was furious because Ellen showed some emotions. She told her to never cry again. After that Ellen becomes scarred for a long time.
Maybe her wishing so hard had made it so I thought” (Gibbons 68). Whereas Mavis, who works for Ellen’s grandmother, said that Ellen looks just like her mother. Mavis tells Ellen one day, “One day she said flat out you look just like your mama. Lord chile you got that same black hair down your back” (Gibbons 65). Ellen shared similarities from both her parents because she was the offspring of the two combined. To Ellen’s grandmother Ellen looks like her father because she despises her father and blames Ellen and him for her daughter’s death, so she is not willing to see her daughter in Ellen. Ellen’s grandmother thinks that Ellen and her father had a hand in killing Ellen’s mother. She tells Ellen, “A big clown smile looking down at me while she said to me you best take better care of me than you did your mama” (Gibbons 73). She feels that Ellen did not try to help her mother, which is why she blames Ellen too. Mavis thinks Ellen looks just like her mother. Ellen does share similar traits
Jeannette Walls came from a family that had always faced many struggles in life. They had to travel to many areas due to job search. At first it was all fun and games until their lives were affected in negative ways. Specifically, the parent's decisions and actions caused unforgettable moments. Although, Jeannette Walls’s father had struggles of his own and couldn’t take good care of his children due to his alcoholism; it made his children be more prepared for the future.
Not many know how to achieve success in all categories, but Tina Fey didn’t have any problems figuring that out. Tina fey, television writer, screenwriter, actress, comedian, and mother, has taken the world by storm. Tina Fey has a powerful influence on our world today and she has become a worldwide icon in the eyes of many young women. Tina Fey may have been THE woman to make it stylish to wear glasses in the mid-2000s, but there is more to this multi-talented woman then those trademark black-rimmed spectacles.
...family that she grew up in was such a negative environment. It is very possible that she will grow up to be an art teacher. One might think this because she looked up to her art teacher so much and admired her; Ellen’s mind is full of creativity and ideas. When Ellen’s school found out that her dad was abusive to her they put her up at her art teacher’s house. Ellen says “I came a long way to get here but when you think about it really hard you will see that old Starletta came even farther… And all this time I thought I had the hardest row to hoe” Like Ellen did, it is important for everyone to look back into their life and see what they have learned. Doing so cannot change ones past but only add to their future. Ellen will always carry the horrors of her childhood with her but by using all of her assets that she gained throughout the book her future can be enriched.
In her life, she has overcame obstacles that most people in life most likely would not overcome such as rape, abuse, and even losing her daughter on Christmas Day. Despite of all she has gone through in her life, she is determine to help people to their lives better.
Demi Lovato is a famous singer, songwriter, and actor born in 1992 in New Mexico. Although she was on “Barney & Friends” as a child, most people know her from her years as an actress and an occasional singer on disney channel. She co-starred in the famous movie series “Camp Rock” and also in the television series “Sonny with a Chance.” After these acting positions, Lovato began a career in singing. She has released many albums and has had many hit songs such as “Heart Attack” and “Cool for the Summer.” In 2012 and 2013, Lovato was a judge on “The X Factor” (Wikipedia). Singing is a huge part of Lovato’s life, and she pours her heart and should into her lyrics.
Despite being successful women, Oprah and Ellen were not always as well known as they are today. Oprah Winfrey grew up in Milwaukee, Mississippi, whereas Ellen DeGeneres was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. At a young age, Winfrey was sexually abused by various men. She eventually escaped the toxic environment she was exposed to when she went to live with her father. When Ellen was younger, her family moved around quite a bit and she learned to use comedy as a way to fit in with the new peers she encountered. When she was a teenager, her parents got a divorce; she used
The World has not seen that many good Environmental Engineers, and not that many female engineers, until Ellen Swallow Richards. Before I go into the life of Ellen Swallow Richards, I would like to point a couple of things out. Ellen Swallow Richards was a feminist and she was a great woman to prove feminism existed and that all human beings are created equal.
Ellen James, a fiction character in a fictional world. Seems as if she isn't important to mankind because she is just a thought put down on paper. Yet, her mentality and the trouble that comes about where ever she seems to be. Who is she and why is she important? you might be thinking. In truth, she is just a child of 18 years who is a character from the book The World According to Garp. When she was 11 Ellen was raped, so to avoid any jail time her attackers cut her tongue out. What they didn't think about though was her ability to write and describe them, which is exactly what she did. She was able to describe the men with enough detail to get them arrested. She was suddenly at the center of a spotlight all eyes on what she had to write.
On March 26, 1955 Ellen Hopkins was born in Long Beach, California. She was adopted by an older couple, her father Albert was 72 and her mother Valerie, was 42 at the time. Always wanting to meet her birth parents, Ellen found her birth mother Toni Chandler in the year 2000. She herself had been writing poetry her entire life. She also found out she has a half sister named Fran, and a birth father who she has yet to meet. Ellen had a cheerful childhood growing up in neighborhood full of famous people such as Elvis Presley, Bob Hope, Kirk Douglas and Arnold Palmer. She won almost every creative writing contest she entered at Santa Ynez Valley Union High School which ...
Ellen degeneres is a huge supporter to numerous charities and foundations. Some of these charities and foundations are The Gentle Barn, Clothes Off Our Backs, The Humane Society, Stand Up to Cancer, ONE Foundation, Save the Music, Feeding America, Children’s Health Fund, and there are many others also. Ellen uses her show to help raise money for certain organizations, like the celebrity dunk tank, which
Ellen Lee Degeneres was born on January 26, 1958 in the town of Metairie, Louisiana (Paprocki). Her family was a very religious family and they belonged to the Christian Science religion (Paprocki). Growing up, Ellen’s family consisted of her older brother Vance, her parents, and her grandma. Their house was very small and only consisted of 2 bedrooms and one bathroom for five people (Paprocki). Degeneres never had much money to spare as she grew up (Paprocki). She always had...