Factors That Influence Cognitive, Social And Physical Development

Oprah Winfrey, best known for her talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show, was born into poverty in Mississippi to a teenage single mother and later raised in Milwaukee. During her childhood and teenage years Winfrey was molested and became pregnant at the early age of 14. Her son died in infancy and was sent to live with her father, a barber, in Tennessee. While attending high school she worked in radio and and at the age of 19 she was co-anchor for the local evening news. This opened doors to different opportunities that led Winfrey to launch her own production company. She is now not only author, actress, producer and a former talk-show host but also Chairwoman and CEO of Harpo Productions and Chairwoman, CEO,

To say that Cheryl Strayed has overcome many things in her life is an understatement. She has an unmistakable amount of courage and bravery. Cheryl goes through a complete transformation within her life. The person she becomes after all of her pain and struggles is unbelievable. During her tough journey through life, Cheryl has truly found herself and becomes the person she knows her mother raised.

Tiara is an excellent student, and exemplarily role model for her peers as well as her siblings and the youth at her church. She strives to understand and apply the knowledge she gains from her course work at school to daily life experiences. Tiara is an insightful young lady that prides herself on always being prompt and prepared for the task at hand.

Tyra Banks was born on December 4, 1973, in Inglewood, California. She graduated from high school in 1991 and planned to go to Loyola Marymount University and study film. Unfortunately, before she even starts her classes, she discovered by a French modeling scout. Since an early age, she used to dress up in her mom clothes and pretended to be a model. And spend most of her time watching TV shows which are about fashion and styles. This opportunity opened doors to the success she owns. Now a day, If the name of fashion models mentioned, the first person that reaches to most of our minds is Tyra Banks. She is known for being a hugely rewarding model. While fashion holds the biggest part of her success, she continues to grow herself beyond that. Being an African American and being able to break the race barriers in the fashion industry, which was dominated by only whites makes her become an inspiration for lots of African American females.

World renowned supermodel, Tyra Banks was born on December 4, 1973, in Inglewood, California. At the age of 6 years old, Tyra Banks parents divorced, but she said at the time she was too young to understand what was really going on. “As far as I could see, I had it made. I stayed with my mommy during the weekdays and my daddy on the weekends. I had two birthday parties, two Christmases, double the presents, and double the love.” Banks said while in an interview with People Magazine.

Tyra Banks started her professional career out as being a model. Her model career was a great success. She was the first African American women to do a cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue and the First African American model sign with Victoria’s Secret. Celeste Fremon (2007). In Tyra modeling career the main obstacle that stood in the way of her modeling success, was she was 20 years old, while modeling in Milan she put on few pound. That lead to many agency not wanting to work with her because the felt she was to fat. ( Celeste Freman 2007). She was able to over this obstacle by changing her mind frame from trying to loss the weight to please other, want people to see behind this pretty face, so they could see she had a personality too. If she would have let this obstacle stop her she, wouldn’t have purse in an acting career, open the way for many young women who has a dream of becoming a model and she wouldn’t have had her own talk show.

“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” states C.S. Lewis. Many people face adversity and only some are able to overcome it. Ashley Judd, overcame many different hardships throughout her life. Starting in early childhood and extending all the way into her early twenties. Some may know Ashley Judd from her successful acting career or her humanitarian lifestyle. Many factors of Ashley’s life led to a rough later life including, hardships in early childhood and sexual abuse during her pre-teens and early twenties. Luckily, with the help of rehab, Ashley has overcame her adversity and now puts time into advocacy work, God, and helping others overcome their hardships.

I got the Pleasure of interviewing Ryleigh Duval. I was able to ask a few questions about her and here is the outcome of those questions. When asked "What past experiences have shaped you into who you are today"

The details of most heroes lives are similar to the average Americans. Oprah Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Oprah’s parents were never married and apart soon after conception. She grew up in great poverty, and often dressed in potato sacks. Oprah was sexually abused at a young age, and became pregnant. However, her son died in infancy. At the age of 14 she went to live with her strict father in Nashville, Tennessee. After she got out of college she got her first job as a news anchor. Oprah later transferred to a daily talk show, soon renamed “The Oprah Winfrey Show”. Her show is proved to be one of the biggest

Oprah’s childhood was hard. she got raped at the age of nine. She was born in a poor family. She was raised by a single teenage mother who could not provide the basic needs for her children. She got pregnant by the age of 14 and she left her mother’s house to move with her father, who was a strict that wanted her to do so well in school. Oprah joined the State University of Tennessee and then, she worked at a radio station and then she worked at a local news channel, and

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Some of the traits more than others have gotten her to where she is today. Her emotional intelligence trait because it helped her with her communication skills and monitor feelings. The awareness she has led her to have empathy for others. Her relatable trait because she didn't have a perfect life and she struggle to get to where she's at. She knows what it's like to do everything. That's why she can be able to relate to other people. Her humanist trait because she doesn't hold her tongue and speaks up for what's right. She fights for the better things in life. She also made a girls organization, that impacts many lives. Her inspirational trait because she leads by example. She does good because she wants people to follow he and do good too. She gives advice on how to better some people and therefore people look up to her as an inspiration to do better. They see her doing good so they want to do good

Her father was a religious man and expected a lot of Oprah. He was very strict and offered Oprah the structure she needed in her life. He expected her to earn the highest grades, attend church, and set an example of a model student for those younger than her. Oprah attended East Nashville High School, this is where she flourished. Oprah was in a number of clubs. She was in the drama club, forensics club, honor society, and a member of the student council. High School is where Oprah began to develop the personality that we all know and love today. (Garson) At the age of 17, she won the Miss Black Tennessee beauty pageant and was offered a job working for a local radio station. During her senior year she was voted Most Popular Girl. In 1971, Oprah enrolls in Tennessee State University. ("Oprah Winfrey Biography.")

Researchers have identified the importance of interplay in the healthy development of cognition and social development (Biro, Alink, Huffmeijer, Bakermans‐Kranenburg, & van IJzendoorn, 2015). Engaging in daily interaction will allow infants to mimic and learn socialization, this will influence the way that toddlers and young children engage with peers and caregivers throughout their childhood (Biro, Alink, Huffmeijer, Bakermans‐Kranenburg, & van IJzendoorn, 2015). Learning to connect with others will encourage individuality, cognition and social skills that can only be learned by experience. Researchers conclude that caregivers and parental figures prove invaluable to developing a healthy attachment with effective social-emotional experiences (Biro, Alink, Huffmeijer, Bakermans‐Kranenburg, & van IJzendoorn, 2015). Middle childhood, cognitive development throughout childhood is a valuable process that will allow children to flourish both independently and within peer groups (Burger, K., 2009). Scrutinizing diverse social backgrounds and educational availability, researchers have identified long and short term effects in the cognitive development of children (Burger, K., 2009). Data supports that the higher quality of both education and social activity is beneficial to the overall development of an individual, it is important to acknowledge that the quality need not equate to fiscal quality, as it is the time and energy that is given to a child

Oprah Winfrey is an example of a woman who beat the odds to become one of the most rich and famous women of all time. As a child, Oprah Winfrey wore potato sacks because clothing did not always fit into the budget of her poverty-stricken family. She spent her early childhood living with her grandmother on a farm in Kosciusko, Miss., while her unwed teenage mother searched for work. When her grandmother fell ill, 6-year-old Winfrey was sent to live with her mother in a Milwaukee boarding house, where she would not only grow up around extreme poverty, but also endure years of sexual and physical abuse. At age 14, she was sent to Nashville to live with her father where her success started to take shape. The stable and education-centered environment he created allowed her to thrive academically and socially at