Ellen Degeneres Values

Despite the discrimination, sexism, and racism, Winfrey has always continued to be an inspirational leader. Oprah started a movement in 2010 called “No Phone Zone day” to influence drivers to avoid all distractions while driving a vehicle. She said “ I've made it my mission at the DOT to end distracted driving.” Winfrey also built a school in Africa. She attended every year of a graduating class after she made that promise to Nelson Mandela. Winfrey told one of her graduating classes “ You make me proud, and your future's so bright JCSU, it burns my eyes, go with god.” Oprah Winfrey follows a positive and inspirational way of

The Angel Network is a national effort to encourage viewers to make charitable contributions and to do volunteer work (Lowe 180). The Angel Network has helped educate, clothe, feed, and provide shelter for the children of Africa. During her travels to Africa, Oprah has provided the children with items such as books and clothing. Thanks to viewer’s generosity, over 16,000 children will receive the uniforms they need to go to school (Oprah.com Live Your Best Life). Also, the network has rewarded single, working mothers struggling to provide for their children. For example, due to the lack of transportation, one mother was awarded a brand new caravan for her and her children. Another accomplishment of the network has been helping the tsunami victims in Asia. After the tsunami caused mass destruction, Oprah’s Angel Network has responded by raising money to send to the people of Asia. Moreover, Oprah’s Angel Network has teamed up with three worldwide relief and development organizations that will be working in the area of Arugam Bay and the town of Pavolli, Sri Lanka and is donating $1 million to help (Oprah.com Live Your Best Life). Whether it is a continent, such as Asia or Africa, or a single mother in

In this article Ellen tells her story on how she loves to change the world by making people smile. In the article she tells a story about one of her first big comedy nights. The night didn’t go good, but she knew she wanted to continue doing what she loved and make a point about female rights and lgbt rights while doing that. The article describes her interview talking about how her show has become as big as it is now. Because of her doing this Ellen has won many notable awards including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She has received nearly 30 other awards for advocating for lgbt rights and her varied professional work. “I didn’t really come into my own power and understanding of who I am until probably the last 10 years. I was very shy. I was insecure. I needed to feel liked and loved, which is why most people go into this business. I wasn’t ever motivated to say, “I’ll show them.” I kept doing comedy out of love—when it works, there’s nothing better than making people laugh. There’s no better feeling.”(Time) Ellen said this when asked about how she wants to change the world. Ellen speaks out on her show and has many guests appear on her show to talk and share their stories. Ellen has many celebrities perform and talk on her show. She’s a comedian so she likes to make people laugh and have

Over her many years of fame, Jennifer Lopez has contributed to many charities, and services to help others all over the world. Jennifer Lopez donates to over 20 charities worldwide. She helps support Children’s Health Fund, Amnesty International, MusiCares, DKMS, Love Our Children USA, Red Cross, City of Hope and many other important foundations (Jennifer Lopez: Charity Work & Causes). Jennifer does many things to help support her charities she gives to. “Lopez teamed up with Amnesty International to launch a bilingual website aimed at raising awareness about Mexican femicide after learning that 350 young women have been killed in Ciudad Juarez and Chihuahua since 1993”(Jennifer Lopez: Charity Work & Causes). Although, Lopez donates to many charities, she also developed one of her own. Lopez also has developed her own organization called the Lopez Family Foundation. Lopez came up with the idea of this organization because of a health scare with her daughter Emme. Lopez explained, ““Very early after my twins were born, my daughter developed this bump on the back of her head,” Lopez says. “So I rushed to the hospital, and it was the middle of the night and the doctor met me there. And I had all these privileges, which wasn’t lost on me. I went back that night and thought, what if I didn’t have that? What if something was really wrong with her?””(Barker, Andrew).Since that incident Jennifer and Lynda began developing their own foundation, and it was finally launched in 2009.

But it is more than that, Adriana takes her work at the school very seriously. She works with kids who come from other countries, teaching English

People see a dog on the website which they like, and then pick up the dog. This way, the dogs can get a home and they don’t have to get euthanized or stay lonely. Faye Carey has helped hundreds of dogs get a happy home. Another example is Neha Gupta, an activist who tries to give orphans education, toys, and clothes. She gave away all her toys at the age of 9 to get donations for orphans."We just put it out on our driveway and people came, bought things and it turned out to be such a successful event,” Gupta recalled. “From that one event we raised $700 and I’ve wanted to keep going.” Ever since, she has been gathering donations and raising money herself through social media and her website Empower Orphans. As a result, she has now raised a whole $1,000,000 through donations!( information found from http://www.worldofchildren.org/ ) She is now helping kids in India and USA get

After high school, DeGeneres did not know what she wanted to do with her life. At the age of 19, one of DeGeneres’ friends was killed in a car accident and DeGeneres was living in an apartment basement with no money. She suddenly had a calling from God and realized she wanted to be the first woman on the Tonight Show and take the path of stand-up. However, this was a challenge for her to constantly hide her secret of her being gay. She was worried people wouldn’t listen to her and was living with shame and fear. Eventually, DeGeneres came to realization that she wanted to be honest with herself and she told everyone who she really was. Even though she did not receive any job offers for three years she knew she was doing the right thing due to the

When it comes to gender equality, few women can compare to Betsy DeVos. Moreover, Betsy DeVos remains a looming figure in the area of gender equality. Four years, Betsy DeVos has dedicated her life to reforming education and fighting for the equal rights of all Americans. Moreover, Betsy DeVos remains the proud partner of Dick DeVos. As a successful business professional, Betsy DeVos remains one of the world's wealthiest people. Also, Betsy DeVos remains a proud member of the Republican Party. Currently, she serves as the United States Secretary of Education. For those unaware, Betsy DeVos remains extremely popular in her political party. In particular, she remains popular in the areas of school choice, school voucher programs, and charter schools.

Although a majority of public figures do not identify themselves as Franciscan or consciously follow Franciscan values, plenty of them unconsciously use social media to fulfill Franciscan values such as creating a caring community, showing compassion, and making peace. Ellen Degeneres, ranked number four on Forbes Most Influential Women in Media, out ranked public figures such as Oprah Winfrey, Diane Sawyer, Barbara Walters, and Tyra Banks due to her enormous social media following (Blakeley, 2012). Degeneres uses social medium platforms such as Twitter and Facebook to foster friendship, spread kindness, care for the poor and oppressed, and promote non-violence.

I 'm currently serving as a 2013 Corps member for Teach For America. I joined teach for America because I believe in their mission that all students deserve an equal an excellent education. I also joined because they work with schools where students are growing up in poverty and low income communities; a resemblance of my past. You see, we become our worst critics and even the mir image of success vanishes when our thoughts become clouded with fantasies; imaginative thoughts of the impossible. I longed for success, making it clear that the riches were of no importance to me. To others it appeared that I yes she, is writing her own story; untold was the beginning.

Ellen DeGeneres, a well known celebrity, was invited to give Tulane University’s commencement speech on May 11, 2009. Since she is known for being a comedian, DeGeneres included comedy in her speech. In addition, she chose to insert heartfelt stories within her speech. Her speech was wonderfully thought out and it seemed that she connected with her entire audience. She made jokes towards the professors, the students, and even parents, which in the end made her truly relatable to everyone, even if she is a celebrity. In her speech, you as the reader can see that she included pathos through the stories she told, and a little ethos which showed what kind of person she was and who she has become. However, logos was not very prevalent within

I remember exactly where I was when I heard about the tragedy that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School. I was walking through the common room and the TV was turned on to a news station that was reporting what was happening at the school. I remember not being the only one who was clearly upset at what occurred. There were also other students gathering around the TV watching the TV waiting for updates and talking about what had happened. When I heard that Kaitlin Roig was going to speak at Westfield I knew I had to go to hear her speak. I had to hear her speak because I wanted to not only hear about her experience but I also knew that she would give helpful advice about being a teacher. I want to be a teacher and I knew that I could use all the advice I could get not only about how to be an excellent teacher but also about how the experience that her and many others went through had an impact on their lives. As a result, I went to see her speak and I will never forget the presentation that she gave to the Westfield community. I learned a lot from her presentation and there were many things she said that were important to me. In addition, she taught the community about how important empathy and social skills are in shaping the world.

As human beings the vast majority of us wish we could change the world, whether that be helping humans, animals, the environment, it is helping those that cannot help themselves. However, we also realize to help with these causes it takes money and for the most part a great deal of it. But, some people are fortunate enough and can help change the lives of many. That is what Ellen DeGeneres has done with her leadership skills, guidance, celebrity status and wealth. Through her kind heart and passion for the social good she does everything she can to make the world a better place. It is true that money can certainly help in spanning social good, however, multiple pennies can also impact those in need. Social good is something that anyone can do. It is not about celebrity status or being a millionaire. Social good is about feeling good about helping others when they are in need. It is about creating a sense of connectedness to humanity and being humble all the while influencing those that follow you. This is what Ellen DeGeneres is all about. This paper will discuss, Ellen 's foundations and charities, how these reflect her personal values and leadership integrity, how her giving enhances her celebrity image and whether her integrity is compatible with her image.

She has donated to various charities and organizations a round millions of dollars to support them. Winfrey likes to donate for charities such as Project Cuddle to save babies from fate of being abandoned, or worse and abandonment and abuse every year . She has donated too to Mississippi Animals Rescue league and signed a wooden dog bone for an auction that will benefit for this charity. Also, she supported her 300 audience to give them 1000$ if each them donate to a charity of their choice. Moreover, Winfrey has donated to and focused to the children free and build schools for them also she took some of the cars from her collection auctioned off for children free. In addition, Oprah Winfrey surprises to her viewers in christmas or special occasion by giving them gifts such as cars ,clothes , and food that to see their

Bill founded several schools based on hands-on knowledge and technology. He also has given many Ted talks on education and constantly strives to make the public school system more effective and innovative. The Bill and Melinda Foundation has made large strides in education and offers billions of dollars in grants for schools across the US. In fact, my past school, Da Vinci Innovation Academy, earned a million dollar grant from this generous foundation to provide one of the first hybrid homeschool-project based learning school. Bill not only helps the students in these lucky schools, he also supports the teachers through increased awareness about the lack of feedback and compensation teachers receive. His Ted talks on education inspire others to join in educational reform.