Oprah Winfrey: a Biography Helen S. Garson
OPRAH WINFREY:
A BIOGRAPHY HELEN S. GARSON BY SOHAIL AHMED
INDEX
Chapter 1 Claim to Fame Chapter 2 God Made or Self Made Chapter 3 Place in the history of the world Chapter 4 Lessons Learnt Chapter 5 Conclusion
Chapter 1 Claim to Fame Orpah Gail Winfrey is a symbol of woman power in a male dominated society and a symbol of black success in a racist environment. She is the third most powerful woman in the world. Kindness, generosity and drive to achieve the ultimate are characteristics which have been synonymous with her. The pinnacle of success which she has reached today has come at a price. She had a tragic childhood and disturbing adolescence. Lady O started her carrier as news anchor in radio station first and later she shifted to television studio. Because of her extra-ordinary talent Oprah Winfrey got promotion in her job very soon. More than 20 million Americans were the viewers of her program and later those programs were broadcasted worldwide, this brings Oprah Winfrey world fame. She pursued B.A. in speech and arts at Tennessee state university. She was too busy trying to be a regular human being to participate and have “black power and anger.” She felt that she was hated in college because of her lack of participation and because she never spoke in dialect. She was harassed for “talking proper like white folks; for selling out.” She was known as “the Oreo Cookie” black on the outside but white on the inside. She was graduated as an Honor student. She was the first ranker in entertainment weekly in 1998. She was dropped to sixth rank in 1999; still she was the highest ranked performer and also highest ranked women. Oprah Winfrey was the only African-American who entered in the list. Also it should be noted that she was the first black woman to enter in the millionaire list. Her name is
A BIOGRAPHY HELEN S. GARSON BY SOHAIL AHMED
INDEX
Chapter 1 Claim to Fame Chapter 2 God Made or Self Made Chapter 3 Place in the history of the world Chapter 4 Lessons Learnt Chapter 5 Conclusion
Chapter 1 Claim to Fame Orpah Gail Winfrey is a symbol of woman power in a male dominated society and a symbol of black success in a racist environment. She is the third most powerful woman in the world. Kindness, generosity and drive to achieve the ultimate are characteristics which have been synonymous with her. The pinnacle of success which she has reached today has come at a price. She had a tragic childhood and disturbing adolescence. Lady O started her carrier as news anchor in radio station first and later she shifted to television studio. Because of her extra-ordinary talent Oprah Winfrey got promotion in her job very soon. More than 20 million Americans were the viewers of her program and later those programs were broadcasted worldwide, this brings Oprah Winfrey world fame. She pursued B.A. in speech and arts at Tennessee state university. She was too busy trying to be a regular human being to participate and have “black power and anger.” She felt that she was hated in college because of her lack of participation and because she never spoke in dialect. She was harassed for “talking proper like white folks; for selling out.” She was known as “the Oreo Cookie” black on the outside but white on the inside. She was graduated as an Honor student. She was the first ranker in entertainment weekly in 1998. She was dropped to sixth rank in 1999; still she was the highest ranked performer and also highest ranked women. Oprah Winfrey was the only African-American who entered in the list. Also it should be noted that she was the first black woman to enter in the millionaire list. Her name is