A biographical sketch on Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey‚ born Orpah Gail Winfrey (Harpo productions 2013)‚ a top American talk show host‚ actress‚ producer‚ entrepreneur and philanthropist‚ was born on January 29 1954 in Kosciusko‚ Mississippi (A +E television networks‚ 1996). She lived in this small rural community with her mother‚ and underwent a troubled adolescent life experiencing sexual harassment from close male relatives and family friends. It is after her adolescent troubles that she moved
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Oprah Winfrey‚ A Person To Admire. As a young child‚ I have had the pleasure of being exposed to many great people such Bill Gates‚ Donald Trump‚ and Jackie Kennedy‚ all who have made a great impression my life; however‚ none of those individuals have left an impression on my life as Oprah Winfrey has. Oprah Winfrey is a person I admire and have admiration for‚ for she had determination to be great‚ very informative‚ and is a humanitarian to the world; these are all the qualities that I
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The Final Project for this course requires that you apply the material that you have studied during the term to a case study of your choice. For this assignment‚ you must choose a well-known current or historical person for an in-depth analysis of personality development. Some examples of the type of person you can choose are famous politicians‚ philanthropists‚ entertainers‚ businesspersons‚ or individuals who made significant contributions to your field of study or career. You should choose a figure
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Oprah Winfrey Takeover Oprah Winfrey is America’s first lady of talk shows and is known for her inspiring millions of lives around the world. She established the Oprah Winfrey leadership academy foundation‚ to which she has donated more than 40 million to create the Oprah Winfrey leadership academy for girls in South Africa which opened in January of 2007(“Oprah Winfrey’s Official Biography” 3). She is not just a big time philanthropist but also one of the greatest talk show hosts of our generation
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Kristina Giles Mr. Fiorelli Creative and Critical Writing 7 May 2011 Oprah Winfrey: Rise to Fame When people watch The Oprah Winfrey Show many never think that Oprah Winfrey would be a lady who experienced a disheartening childhood. We know she worked her way up the social mobility ladder and media industry but have people stopped to think about the specifics of how Oprah did it? What qualities did Oprah bring to her life and career that enabled her to move up the social ladder? Oprah’s childhood
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Oprah Winfrey Final Paper Oprah Winfrey ’s fundamental needs‚ values‚ and orientation towards life are symbolized by the four astrological elements. And each person has their own unique balance of these four basic energies: fire (warmth‚ inspiration‚ enthusiasm)‚ earth (practicality‚ realism‚ material interests)‚ air (social and intellectual qualities)‚ and water (emotional needs and feelings). Oprah Winfrey ’s "elemental make-up" is described below. Most of the people are "unbalanced"
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Oprah Winfrey has become one of the most influential women in modern day America. Starting from her show‚ The Oprah Winfrey Show‚ Oprah has advanced to establishing her own network OWN. Her cultural influence has only continued to get stronger as her programs‚ books‚ and even her presence have become more popular. Oprah promotes a New Age worldview mixed with unorthodox viewpoints. She constantly promotes the message that the truth is within each person. This individualism has assisted in producing
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Do you one day dream of becoming a successful and madly inspiring billionaire? Oprah Winfrey states‚ “It doesn’t matter who you are‚ where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you – always.” Who is Oprah Winfrey? That is a question that many people‚ at least in America wouldn’t ask. She is a woman who is very well known to most. Even though she had a rough and challenging childhood due to some family issues‚ she has prospered to become a multi-talented billionaire‚ media mogul‚ producer
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Oprah Winfrey‚ Superwoman In life I believe that there are two kinds of people. Those who make a difference and than the others who don’t. The people who make a difference are called a hero in our society. These people make life worth living to a lot of people‚ and make a difference to even more. We admire these people‚ and are inspired by them. We hope that one day we can inspire and influence as many people as they did. It is these people who truly bring good to our societies‚ and work
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Q.1 Media Ownership The media mogul I chose is Oprah Winfrey because of her outstanding media ownership. Oprah is a huge success. “In 2003‚ Oprah became the first African-American woman to reach billionaire status. (Magazine‚ 2003)” I am going to talk about all of her organisations that she has started and owns by explaining each one and when they began. This makes it clear when her career really started off. “The concentration of media ownership is a process whereby progressively fewer
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