Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey was born in a small town in Mississippi in 1954. Her father was in the service and her mother moved to Milwaukee‚ Wisconsin in search of a new start. Oprah was left to be raised by her paternal Grandmother on a small farm. Oprah’s Grandmother taught her to read before most children are ready for pre-school. Oprah’s Grandmother was a strong Christian and due to her influence Oprah was very active in the church. By the time she was 3 she had traveled through the south reciting
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Pd.1 Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winery’s life experiences have made her into the woman she is today. She was born on January 9‚1954‚in Kosciusko‚ Mississippi. She has stated that she is a woman in progress‚ just trying like everyone else. Taking every conflict and every experience and learning from it. Oprah Winfrey has risen from poverty and a troubled youth to become the most powerful and influential woman
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that makes it possible to do something. Oprah Winfrey states‚ "Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity‚" as an inspirational tool for her audience to reach their goals by putting in the hard work. Opportunities in life are not just handed out but these chances are opened by the determination and drive that each individual puts forth instead of wishing on luck and chance that their goals will be reached. In my opinion‚ Oprah Winfrey is telling us that success is brought by
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Oprah Winfrey Talk Show Host‚ Actress & Pioneer; Oprah Winfrey was born on January 29‚ 1954 in Kosciusko‚ Mississippi. At a young age Winfrey ’s parents separated and sent her to live with grandparents in very poor surroundings until the age of 6 when she moved to an inner-city neighborhood in Milwaukee‚ Wisconsin live with her mother. She was sexually molested by male relatives at a young age and suffered the hardship up until she was 14 when Winfrey moved to live with her father in Nashville
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STORY Oprah Winfrey‚ as you know her all of you‚ is an American media proprietor‚producer and philanthropist. She is best known in her show The Oprah Winfrey Show which was the highest rated program. She is the Queen of all Media‚ she has been racked the richest African American of the 20 th century and currently she is the North America ’s only black billionaire. And of course she is the most influential and inspirational woman in the world‚ that’s why she is my source of inspiration. Oprah is the
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Oprah Winfrey is undoubtedly one of the most powerful women in our time. Her talk shows from The Oprah Show to Where Are They Now has given people an opportunity to get an inside on what she does. Oprah’s success has influenced many african american women to become strong and independent. Abraham Lincoln once said‚ "I am a slow walker‚ but I never walk backwards‚" (Inspirational Quotes: Achievements). This quote of perseverance could describe her life. Oprah Winfrey’s childhood has motivated her
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Winfrey was named "Orpah" after the biblical character in the Book of Ruth on her birth certificate‚ but people mispronounced it regularly and Oprah stuck.[1] Winfrey was born in Kosciusko‚ Mississippi‚ to an unmarried teenage mother. She later said that her conception was due to a single sexual encounter and the couple broke up not long after.[21] Her mother‚ Vernita Lee (born c. 1935)‚ was a housemaid. Winfrey had believed that her biological father was Vernon Winfrey (born 1933)‚ a coal miner
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I chose to write about Oprah Winfrey. I know that Oprah came from a very poor family. She had to overcome many adversities to get where she is today. Even though we overcome certain obstacles the cycle never seems to stop. My individual project is to show that. Oprah Winfrey‚ net worth 2.6 billion dollars‚ as we all know Oprah has not always been wealthy. It was that start of her uphill hill climb with the Oprah Winfrey show which aired every day. Oprah went thru many hardships she dealt with
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During the podcast What it Takes Oprah Winfrey says‚ “It doesn’t matter who you are‚ where you come from‚the ability to triumph begins with you” (“The Queen of Daytime”). Oprah was born January 24‚ 1954 in Kosciusko‚ Mississippi and was born to separated parents (Brooks). Since her birth Oprah has excelled to be one of the wealthiest women in American and the highest paid entertainer in the world (Brooks). She now continues her TV show and contributing to the communities and sharing her important
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Aside from being a power-house hosting the most popular daytime talk show‚ Oprah‚ commonly referred to as the Queen of daytime talk shows‚ Oprah has used her talents‚ celebrity and money to shine the spotlight onto everyone throughout the world. She became the first ever African American woman to become a billionaire as indicated by Forbes magazine‚(2003). Oprah has broken through geographical‚ gender and cultural barriers and made it clear to the world that it’s not ones circumstances but the heart
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