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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Oprah Winfrey is an influential person because she has made a lot of different changes in the world and a lot of different impacts on other people’s lives. Oprah is very helpful and she goes out of her way to do a good deed. She has made many good books about life. She is very understanding. She grew up with a single teenaged mother and had to live with her very poverty-stricken grandmother who made dresses for Oprah out of potato sacks. But the good thing about her grandmother was that she taught
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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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Dillon Brown Professor Hershenberg 3 December 2012 Government DC Bill Gates Bill Gates is an extraordinary man in the world of technology‚ as everybody knows from making the groundbreaking software “Microsoft”‚ to working to make better and more powerful computers for today’s world. However‚ the impact has had effects far more than just the technological world. With his charity work and strong beliefs‚ he has shown to be a well known advocate for making the world a better place. So this is
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<center><b>New Learning "A Life Worth Knowing About"</b></center> <br> <br>William Henry Gates‚ also known as "Bill"‚ has established himself as the richest man in the world. He is the youngest self made billionaire‚ and perhaps the best businessman in the world. As you read along‚ you will learn what Bill Gates’ accomplishments were‚ what his beliefs were‚ and why this topic is so important. Bill Gates is important because not only did he change the computer technology in America‚ he also became
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is William Henry Gates III‚ better known as Bill Gates‚ founder of the company Microsoft. Without his major contributions to computers‚ technology would most likely not be the way it is today. Also‚ without his foundation‚ the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation‚ there would be numerous negative changes in the world. William Henry Gates III was born on October 28th‚ 1955 in Seattle‚ Washington with his two sisters‚ Kristi and Libby. He was the second child of William Henry Gates II‚ a Seattle Attorney
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Bill Gates HISTORY William Henry "Bill" Gates III was born in 1955 in Seattle. He grew up in an upper middle-class family with two sisters: Kristianne‚ who is older‚ and Libby‚ who is younger. His father was a prominent lawyer and mother served on the board of directors of national bank. He was excellent in all subjects at school. At Lakeside School which he attended‚ a Seattle computer company offered to provide computer time for the students. That ’s where his interest in computers
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Bill Gates When one thinks of computer software‚ one must think of Microsoft. In fact if you use a computer‚ chances are that you will have some type of program on there that is developed by Microsoft. The CEO‚ chairman‚ cofounder‚ and owner of 147 billion shares of Microsoft is Bill Gates. William Henry Gates III was born in the midst of a scenic Seattle on Thursday‚ October 28‚ 1995 to his parents Mary and William Henry Gates Jr. His childhood was uneventful and was well raised. He went
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Bill Gates‚ the co-founder and one-time CEO of Microsoft Corporation‚ is a man that I have admired from the moment I first heard about him. Bill along with his long time friend Paul Allen founded Micro-soft in 1975. Guided by a belief that the personal computer would be a valuable tool on every office desktop and in every home‚ they began developing software for personal computers. In America today‚ 2 out of every 3 homes have a computer. Gates’ foresight and vision regarding personal computing
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