Oprah Winfrey was born on a small farm in Kosciusko‚ Mississippi on January 29th‚ 1954‚ and life was immediately rough for her. Her grandmother raised her for the first six years of her life‚ while her teenage mother was looking for work up north. Whilst living with her grandma‚ it was very primitive and poverty was a normality. She would often wear clothes made of potato sacks and garbage bags‚ having kids in the neighborhood laugh at her constantly. Her only friends at the time were the animals
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book club diva‚ the supporter of all great causes ‚ humanitarian ‚ the great‚ loving‚ Oprah Gale Winefrey. Oprah has done and do so many things to support the Civil and Post-Civil Rights Movements. She dosent in fact recieves as much reconization as she deserves but hey shes Oprahs. In times of nationwide distress everyone turns for Oprahs response so when a civil rights contrversy breaks over the nation Oprah is the first one on it. She gives her opinion she supports it with fact and reasonings
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years. There are even fewer that can say that that is only the top of the list. Simply those statements are enough to show Oprah Winfrey’s immense achievements and evoke profound respect from anyone listening. Though all of that is incredibly important‚ perhaps the most important achievement of Oprah’s is the fact that she was able to achieve anything at all. Oprah Winfrey was born to a teenage mother living alone and in poverty. Growing up extremely poor‚ she was bullied often in school for having
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segregation almost all his life and still become the leader of an aviation unit. He truly was an illustrious leader of the Tuskegee airmen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. was the best leader of the Tuskegee airmen because of his childhood‚ military career‚ and leaderships skills. Benjamin O. Davis JR experience with planes as a kid is what started his goal to become a pilot like his father. As the son of Benjamin O. Davis Sr. he heard a lot about flying planes. He had yet to experience flying one up until 1925.
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Odyssey Essay Leadership Ross Johnson Throughout the Odyssey‚ the lead character‚ Odysseus‚ is presented as the ideal Greek leader. He demonstrates this through the treatment of his men and how he deals with problems that are presented to him. Because the Odyssey was first a spoken myth‚ it took on the shape of the society in which it was told. Including that society’s moral and ethical values‚ as well as its desires in the traits of a leader. A leader must first be defined‚ then set apart from
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Mrs. Haas English 2 CP 25 October 2005 The Renaissance Woman When Oprah Winfrey told her 49 million viewers‚ "It just stopped me cold from eating another burger!" (Tannen) about the Mad cow disease‚ she wouldn ’t know it would cost the beef industry $12 million (Deborah Tannen). Texas cattlemen tried to sue Oprah for causing this such massive downfall‚ but she would win (Deborah Tannen). Oprah Winfrey was once a constantly abused thirteen year old girl. Now she is arguably the most famous African
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By Ted Kameron Even though Steve jobs and Oprah Winfrey are similar in their success and are philanthropists‚ they differ in their fields. This essay will compare and contrast two famous individuals: Steve Jobs and Oprah Winfrey. They both changed the world in their own way. Steve Jobs is most notably known for co-founding Apple Computers and Oprah Winfrey is known for her multi-award winning talk-show. Even though Steve jobs and Oprah Winfrey are similar in their success and their childhood
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stopped John F. Kennedy from achieving his goals. John F. Kennedy was able to take his success’ and some failures and joined many different activities‚ run for many high positions‚ and help out the people around him and the country with his many leadership skills. John F. Kennedy was able to join many different forces and was educated in many ways. For example‚ in 1941 Kennedy tried to join the draft for the military but failed his physical so instead‚ he joined the Navy (Cawley). Although
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Oprah Winfrey Imagine your poor‚ an African American woman‚ abused as a young child‚ having a teenage pregnancy‚ being sexually abused as a young adult‚ and still becoming one of the most influential woman in the world‚ this is Oprah. Oprah Winfrey was born in April‚ 1953 in Kosciusko Mississippi to Vernon Winfrey and Vernita Lee. She was sexually abused for many years of her life. At age 14 Oprah got pregnant as a result from the abuse. She feared that she would be faced with this obstacle‚ and
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of the most influential people today is Oprah. She serves as a role model for many girls and women. Oprah has made a positive impact on the lives of many people by building homes for victims of Katrina‚ building a school in Africa‚ and raised money for victims of abuse. Oprah Winfrey has influenced the entertainment industry‚ while still contributing much to humanity. Oprah has given over $303 million to charities. She built the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls so girls in Africa so girls
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