Ellen Degeneres Essay

Have you ever thought about how it would feel to be discriminated against, just for whom you love? If you haven’t, that probably means you’re straight. Gays and lesbians all over the world often experience harassment, bias, fear, hate and more. And, it’s all because they love someone of the same gender.The discrimination doesn’t just occur because of a same-sex couple being seen together. What gets narrow-minded people even more riled up is the thought of a same-sex couple being allowed to get married

In recent years, third wave feminism has driven the growing recognition of negative gender stereotypes in media. Consequently, there has been an increase in television programming and advertisements that purposely challenge gender norms. In 2015, the Cannes Lions festival introduced a new award for advertising of this kind, leading to an increase in its production and recognition (Exon & Arrow, 2015). Several multimillion dollar corporations such as Always, Burger King, Pantene, Nike, and Dove have

together during the national anthem, the topic of racial inequality has gained more interest. After Kaepernick in 2016 first kneeled many other athletes and stars joined the movement to talk about the problems of racial inequality. People like Ellen DeGeneres, Zendaya, George Lopez, and many others voice their support for the players (JustJared). This new NFL season has caused more controversy with a new president that is invoking many people, Trump took a shot at the players protesting stating “Wouldn’t

Homosexuality: Is It A Choice? (Pro) The term homosexual originated in 1892, to describe two people of the same gender that were attracted to each other. All though Homosexual behavior between species has been dated back to the beginning of time. Today in the United States based on Population surveys more then eight-million adults alone in the U.S are homosexual. Many people believe that Homosexuality is a scientific, and is no more of a choice then the color of your skin. Crystal Dixon , former

“Put your best foot forward,” but if that foot is fake, is it really yours? Facades and fallacies have absorbed American politics and entertainment like vacuum of morality upon our society. Although Americans want to believe that our leaders are honest and are held to a superior moral standard than the rest of us, the very nature of politics and entertainment requires those who want to be successful to master the art of deception, or as noted by author Chris Hedges, “the most essential skill…is artifice

When looking at the list of most admired women, one sees names like Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama, and Ellen DeGeneres. This role modeling is usually positive, as it inspires women to not back down and reach their God given potential. Prior to television shows like the Mary Tyler Moore Show or Wonder Woman, there weren’t shows with female characters in prominent

Federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. If a person works 40 hours a week while making minimum wage, that’s roughly $290 he/she is earning per week. If a worker is paid $7.25 per hour, works an average of 40 hours each week, works all 52 weeks of the calendar year, and doesn’t have any vacation time, the maximum yearly salary that a person can earn is $15,080. On the other hand, imagine a corporate business owner. This past year his company’s stock rose 35%, and his net worth peaked over $100 million

The Gay Rights Movement The history of the gay rights movement goes as far back as the late 19th century. More accurately, the quest by gays to search out others like themselves and foster a feeling of identity has been around since then. It is an innovative movement that seeks to change existing norms and gain acceptance within our culture. By 1915, one gay person said that the gay world was a "community, distinctly organized" (Milestones 1991), but kept mostly out of view because of social

Not all heroes wear capes. Most heroes don’t consider themselves heroes. As cliche as it might sounds it is true. Each individual person identifies a hero differently. Some may say someone is a hero simply because they wear a cape while others may see their friend, a celebrity, or their president as their hero, it all depends on the person.There’s also the possibility of someone’s hero being someone else’s villain. It can be the little things they do that makes them a hero. For example, the leader

insurance, even if you can 't afford it, and you pay a penalty if you don 't." (Cline). At the time of his election, voters were under the impression that Obama was against the idea of an individual health insurance mandate. In an interview with Ellen DeGeneres in February of 2008, speaking of his opponent at the time, Hillary Clinton, Obama states: “she mandates that everybody buy health care. She’d have the government force every individual to buy insurance and I don’t have such a mandate because I