Kristina Giles Mr. Fiorelli Creative and Critical Writing 7 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
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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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Oprah Winfrey Commencement Speech at Stanford University 2008 Oprah’s audience was very receptive of her mainly because she is a respected icon known all over America. The audience was a group of diverse faculty‚ staff‚ graduates‚ family and friends. When Oprah started her speech welcoming the audience‚ she gave them an icebreaker saying she wanted to let them in on a secret to personalize her speech. She lets the audience know that her god daughter Kirby attends Stanford and she is very proud
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Oprah Winfrey was born on January 29‚ 1954 in Kosciusko Mississippi. She was left in her grandmother’s care after her parents separated. She was a brilliant child who learned how to read before the age of three by her grandmother and could recite bible verses. She also skipped two grades because of how intelligent and educated she was. Oprah grew up poor on a farm with her grandmother until she was six years old. She then moved to her mother’s house which was in a very dangerous and poverty-stricken
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Oprah Winfrey: An Inspiring Global Leader Isabella Barrett-Jusay Woodbury University Author Note Written for Dr. Virginia Green. Class: Management 326 Contact: bellajusay8@yahoo.com Abstract This paper explores the leadership styles Oprah Winfrey applies and how they have helped her become a global leader. Oprah has impacted the world by sharing her life and vision through cross-cultural‚ servant‚ and transitional leadership. She is an influential global leader
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In this essay I will discuss‚ the life of Oprah Winfrey and her rise to fortune and fame. I chose Oprah Winfrey because I find her as a very remarkable person with a fascinating life. She has also been an inspiration in my life encouraging me to succeed. To know that she has done so many great things in the world for others really empowers me. I believe she is a very strong‚ intelligent and successful woman. She has achieved so much success because of her dedication and passion for her life works
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Oprah Winfrey The individuals Pathway to Leadership- Born into a broken home in rural Mississippi on January 9‚ 1954 Oprah Winfreys troubled adolescence and life experiences made her the amazingly influential woman she is today. Testing her circumstances and blossoming into an inspirational young actress‚ producer and highly powerful host of the popular ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’‚ the power of media enabled her to enlighten millions of viewers and develop into a “global media leader‚” while her
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woman become so well-known. Oprah Winfrey is a strong woman who faced many problems while she was young and less fortunate. So quite a few people found her resilient to the things she faced. At the age of 9 Mrs. Winfrey was raped multiple times by her family member and friends (who her family members trusted) starting at the age of 9. It took her time to come back from that but in the process she abused drugs at an older age. Oprah Winfrey is also encouraging to
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Heroes of Capitalism- Oprah Winfrey We all know the name ‘Oprah’. It is a name that has been in millions of households for twenty-five years. Oprah Winfrey is an internationally recognized‚ award winning talk show host‚ actress‚ producer‚ and humanitarian. She has helped lives of less fortunate in many selfless ways; what many don’t know is that Oprah was once poverty stricken as well‚ and rose to overcome many obstacles that came her way. Oprah was born on January 9‚ 1954 in an underprivileged
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Oprah Winfrey Thesis: Oprah Winfrey became a household name because she is tenacious‚ charitable‚ and inspiring. Oprah Winfrey was born on January 29‚ 1954 in Kosciusko‚ Mississippi. Her mother was eighteen years old‚ single‚ and not ready to be a parent. Once Oprah was four years old‚ her mother moved to Milwaukee and left Oprah with her grandmother. They were extremely poor and lived on a farm‚ but Oprah was a highly intelligent child and did well in school. Her grandmother taught her to read when
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