Oprah Winfrey is an actress‚ a talk show host‚ producer‚ and a philanthropist. Oprah’s fame started around when she was only 17 years old. Winfrey won the Miss Black Tennessee beauty pageant and was offered an on-air job at a radio station called WVOL‚ serving the African American community. After leaving Tennessee State University-where she was majoring in Speech Communication and Performing Arts-Oprah signed on with a local television station as a reporter and anchor. In 1976‚ she moved off to
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May 2011 Oprah Winfrey: Rise to Fame When people watch The Oprah Winfrey Show many never think that Oprah Winfrey would be a lady who experienced a disheartening childhood. We know she worked her way up the social mobility ladder and media industry but have people stopped to think about the specifics of how Oprah did it? What qualities did Oprah bring to her life and career that enabled her to move up the social ladder? Oprah’s childhood‚ the start of her career‚ and the launching of her talk show
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Alabu story - sensitive skin Story of Alabu‚ Inc.From peeling pears to Making Soap for Sensitive Skin How did Alabu‚ Inc. get started? I guess I was just one of those kids who always thought I was born a century too late. I always liked the old fashion way of doing things and sometimes doubted that "progress" was going in the right direction. I use to long
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Oprah Winfrey- Model Citizen Oprah Winfrey‚ the greatest Black philanthropist by Business Week in 2005 has made her way to her viewers’ hearts and has become a role model citizen for everyone. Her selflessness and charitable character has caused her to continuously raise and donate millions of dollars. Oprah was born in Kosciusko‚ Mississippi on January 25‚ 1954 to Vernita Lee and Vernon Winfrey. When she was born‚ her parents were not married so she lived with her grandmother and completed
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Oprah Winfrey‚ A Person To Admire. As a young child‚ I have had the pleasure of being exposed to many great people such Bill Gates‚ Donald Trump‚ and Jackie Kennedy‚ all who have made a great impression my life; however‚ none of those individuals have left an impression on my life as Oprah Winfrey has. Oprah Winfrey is a person I admire and have admiration for‚ for she had determination to be great‚ very informative‚ and is a humanitarian to the world; these are all the qualities that I
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Oprah Winfrey’s influence spans journalistic mediums‚ ideologies and nations‚ yet she remains every woman’s cheerleader and friend‚ in feeling if not in fact. Oprah is charismatic‚ inspirational and promotes self-actualization in her viewers. She is a truly transformational leader who epitomizes all aspects of servant leadership by devoting herself to the greater good. “Transformational leaders influence‚ inspire‚ move‚ and literally transform followers to achieve organizational goals beyond
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shape the personality of an individual. There are different theories of growth of personality of an individual. In this assignment‚ I will take up the case of well-known figure Oprah Winfrey. Based on different theories of personality‚ I will study the factors which contributed to the growth of personality of Oprah Winfrey. Experts have worked on the science of personality development. They have presented the various theories of growth of a personality. The term personality is the product of learned
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Oprah Winfrey has become one of the most influential women in modern day America. Starting from her show‚ The Oprah Winfrey Show‚ Oprah has advanced to establishing her own network OWN. Her cultural influence has only continued to get stronger as her programs‚ books‚ and even her presence have become more popular. Oprah promotes a New Age worldview mixed with unorthodox viewpoints. She constantly promotes the message that the truth is within each person. This individualism has assisted in producing
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A biographical sketch on Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey‚ born Orpah Gail Winfrey (Harpo productions 2013)‚ a top American talk show host‚ actress‚ producer‚ entrepreneur and philanthropist‚ was born on January 29 1954 in Kosciusko‚ Mississippi (A +E television networks‚ 1996). She lived in this small rural community with her mother‚ and underwent a troubled adolescent life experiencing sexual harassment from close male relatives and family friends. It is after her adolescent troubles that she moved
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Oprah Winfrey Final Paper Oprah Winfrey ’s fundamental needs‚ values‚ and orientation towards life are symbolized by the four astrological elements. And each person has their own unique balance of these four basic energies: fire (warmth‚ inspiration‚ enthusiasm)‚ earth (practicality‚ realism‚ material interests)‚ air (social and intellectual qualities)‚ and water (emotional needs and feelings). Oprah Winfrey ’s "elemental make-up" is described below. Most of the people are "unbalanced"
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