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 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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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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Ellen Ochoa was the first female Hispanic astronaut. She was born on May 10‚ 1958‚ in Los Angeles‚ California. Her parents were Joseph and Roseanne Ochoa. Ellen’s father left when she was young and her mother had to raise five children between the ages of six and sixteen by herself. Out of the five children‚ Ochoa was the third and had one sister and three brothers. Because of her mom pushing them to be involved with music by playing instruments‚ Ellen played flute and was very passionate about
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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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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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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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How does Ellen MacArthur help the reader to understand the dangers of climbing the mast? Ellen MacArthur says “I had worked through the night preparing for it”. The word preparing shows that the challenge ahead is something that can’t be done randomly but something that needs preparation. MacArthur also uses listing to emphases her preparation for the challenge that she is going to undertake. “Making sure I had all the tools mouse lines and bits I might need”. MacArthur also expresses the
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