Seymour English 112 E March 19‚ 2012 Ellen Foster Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons is a book about growing up. However it is different than your typical growing up story because the main character Ellen has to “grow up” at such a young age. Many children in today’s society have to face the same hardships as Ellen because families are beginning to fall apart more. Another main theme and struggle that Ellen has to deal with in this book is the issue of racism. Ellen is white and her best friend‚ Starletta
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attention and care. However‚ Ellen‚ the main character and protagonist of the novel Ellen Foster‚ exemplifies a substantial amount of independence and mature‚ rational thought as a ten-year-old girl. The recent death of her mother sends her on a quest for the ideal family‚ or anywhere her father‚ who had shown apathy to both she and her fragile mother‚ was not. Kaye Gibbons’ use of simple diction‚ unmarked dialogue‚ and a unique story structure in her first novel‚ Ellen Foster‚ allows the reader to explore
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In the book The Life All Around Me by Ellen Foster‚ which was written by Kaye Gibbons‚ it focuses on a gifted girl who‚ after a long and hard childhood‚ is now getting the life she wants with a new mother. The book focuses on Ellen‚ the main character’s‚ attitude and “go-get-it” mindset. But how much does your attitude and effort really influence your future and accomplishments? That is the question this book proposes and causes the readers to ponder. Ellen is a remarkably smart and hardworking girl
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Provide a brief description of the individual. Ellen Foster is a ten-year-old‚ Caucasian‚ female who experiences a series of traumatic events during her childhood. These traumatic events include her witnessing domestic violence in the home‚ her mother’s suicide and subsequent physical‚ sexual and psychological abuse by her alcoholic father‚ her maternal grandmother and other relatives (aunts and cousins on the mother’s side). Ellen shuttled from home to home‚ staying for a short time at the home
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was a teenager (“Ellen DeGeneres”‚ U*X*L). After the divorce‚ Degeneres and her mother moved to Atlanta. There‚ DeGeneres found her mother getting sadder and sadder. So she turned to comedy in trying to cheer her mother up (“Ellen DeGeneres”‚ U*X*L). As DeGeneres grew older‚ she has waited tables‚ sold vacuum cleaners‚ worked as a legal secretary‚ and even painted houses (“Ellen DeGeneres”‚ Newsmakers.) DeGeneres wanted to be a veterinarian‚ but she was “not book smart” (“Ellen DeGeneres”‚ U*X*L)
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But there is one person that makes me laugh everyday. One of my heroes happens to be the well known comedian‚ Ellen DeGeneres. Comedians remind you to never take life too seriously. The average day hero can be a person fighting for our country‚ a well known figure‚ or even a parent. Heroes have the nobility to influence people by doing chastely things. My hero is simply a comedian. Ellen DeGeneres entertains people with her humor in a benign way. Laughter can be the easiest method to access a
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ance and belonging. Ellen herself effects this major change by force of her own will. Realizing her own family "is and always has been crumbly old brick‚" not meant to stick together‚ she targets a "foster" family that looks nice and decides to belong to them. She saves her money and on Christmas Day appears on the foster family’s doorstep‚ ready to present $160 to her new mama and secure a place in the family. Before Ellen targets the foster family as the one she wants‚ she is nearly alone in
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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 herself. Ellen has received
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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 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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