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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Case Study: Ellen Moore (A): living and working in Korea Summary In 1990‚ Joint Venture Inc. (JVI) was formed as a joint venture between a Korean company‚ Korean Conglomerate Inc. (KCI)and a North American company‚ Western Systems Inc. (WSI) to implement the recommended systems into over 100 local offices in 7-10 years. The project was to begin in June 1995‚ and Ellen Moore‚ a Systems Consulting Group consultant‚ was sent to Korea as a qualified project management representative in order to
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Abigail Lising February 25‚ 2013 Language Arts 5A Mrs. Cornwall Ellen Ochoa Biographical Sketch Ellen Ochoa was born on May 10‚ 1958 in Los Angeles‚ California‚ but considers La Mesa‚ California to be her hometown. She graduated from Grossmont High School in El Cajon in 1975. Ellen received a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from San Diego State University in 1980‚ a Master of Science degree and doctorate in electrical engineering from Stanford University in 1981 and 1985‚ respectively
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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 Ochoa Ellen Lauri Ochoa was born May 10‚ 1985 in L.A‚ California. Her parents are Joseph Ochoa and Rosanne Ochoa. Ellen Ochoa grew up in La‚ Mesa. When Ellen was a junior in high school her father left the family. Her mother struggled with 5 children alone. Her mother always helped her children to achieve. Her mother used to tell her to “Reach for the Stars”! In high school earned a reputation of being a great classical flutist and she was valedictorian of her graduating class of 1975
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F & G. Laura Etheridge and Rita O’Donnell‚ the CEO and Creative Director of Clean Clothes (a Texas-based lesbian women’s clothing line) brainstormed together and came up with a tagline for their new slacks line: “Masculine Attitude‚ Feminine Fit.” They market the product on YouTube‚ Twitter‚ and Facebook showcasing their “Funky Femme” slacks collection‚ made from a material that resembles alpaca wool but is actually organic cotton. To further the advertising impact‚ the team uses an Ellen DeGeneres
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In the book Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons‚ Ellen is a lonely child. She is in a family where she is responsible for her mother’s health and receives little love from her parents. She has few outlets and is forced to suffer the many traumas of her life alone. She eventually gets away from her family only to find more unhappiness while continuing to observe the happiness of families surrounding her. And throughout the entire book she is yearning to belong and become loved. It took Ellen five moves and
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Freedom By: William Craft and Ellen Craft Beginning in the principal slave state of Georgia‚ “Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom” details the adventure and eventual escape from slavery of William Kraft and his wife Ellen craft. In December of 1848‚ both received written passes from their owners allowing them a few days away together. They would make the most of it and never return to bondage. Ellen craft was the daughter of her first master and as such was almost white. So much so that after being
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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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