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Ellen Degeneres Research Paper
Ellen DeGeneres
Gladys Whitaker
BUS 119: Principles of Personal and
Organizational Leadership
Suzanne Pantoja
October 13, 2014

As humans, most of us desire changing the world, hoping to make it more peaceful, prosperous, and more harmonious. Of course we all know that to change things, or help someone, or groups, etc, it takes money and usually a lot of it. But, with the right effective leadership skills and abilities, some people are able to change the lives of many. That is what Ellen DeGeneres has done with her skills, abilities, social status, and wealth. Currently, Ellen is a host on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, which is a talk show that airs Monday through Friday. Ellen became a talk show host in 2003, where prior she played as a gay character on the sitcom, known as Ellen from
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