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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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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follow.” - Oprah Winfrey. These are words that Oprah Winfrey herself lived by and that her life story will reflect. She has been dubbed the “Queen of All Media” and one of the most powerful women in the world( Biography.com Editors). Winfrey is most known for hosting her own nationally syndicated talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show‚ which ran from September 8‚ 1986 to May 25‚ 2011. In that time she was nominated for 47 Daytime Emmy Awards and she was deemed by many to be the best talk-show host of all
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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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Oprah Winfrey I chose to complete my case study on Oprah Winfrey. I will look at Oprah when she was a child growing up and living life in her adult life. The reason why I chose to write about Oprah is because; she’s such a kind hearted woman that has worked for everything that she has. Oprah is a strong black woman that I can relate to as our childhoods are similar in many ways. Her story is amazing and she sheds light on dreams that we all may have even if we have started off wrong or
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you ever known Oprah Winfrey? Oprah Winfrey is a very talented professional. Even though all the struggles through life‚ she still manages to chase her dreams. The basic outlook of it all‚ Oprah Winfrey is a very amazing woman. Throughout her life‚ there were many obstacles. Oprah Winfrey was born January 29‚ 1954 in Kosciusko‚ Mississippi‚ United States. At eight years old‚ Oprah was on her way to her third home in a third different state. Her unmarried parents‚ Vernon Winfrey and Vernita Lee
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Professor Bridget Ball Shaw OPRAH WINFREY Oprah Gail Winfrey‚ a famous black writer‚ talk show host‚ actress‚ philanthropist‚ and television producer‚ was born on January 29‚ 1954‚ in Kosciusko‚ Mississippi. When Oprah was born her given name was Orpah from the book of Ruth in the bible and her name was changed to Oprah as it was easier for people to pronounce. Oprah was born to unwed‚ teenage parents. Her mother Vernita Lee was eighteen and a housemaid‚ her father Vernon Winfrey was twenty and in the
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Oprah Winfrey‚ a born heroin Introduction: The word "hero" means a lot of things to different people. To some‚ a hero is like the main character in a movie who saves people in danger‚ who protect them and who submits himself in a difficult and dangerous situation just to help other people in trouble. But what makes a hero? What are the characteristics of a hero and how one becomes a hero? I. Characteristics of a hero I have identified three main characteristics of a hero and these are
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Entrepreneur: Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey was born on January 29‚ 1954 in Kosciusko‚ Mississippi. Oprah Winfrey lived with her grandmother on a farm until she was six years old. From the age of 6 to 13 she lived with her mother in Milwaukee. At the age of 13 Oprah claimed she was being abused and ran away from her mother’s home. The authorities sent her to a juvenile detention center but was denied admission due to overcrowding. She then went live with her father in Nashville‚ Tennessee. Her
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