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    Oprah Winfrey is wise much like Athena; she is also caring like Artemis. Oprah shares many qualities with the Gods. Oprah was the first African American billionaire which shows her success and wealth similarly to the Gods. Oprah was compassionate and served as a helper to many. She shares the traits of wisdom, courage, inspiration, and strength with Athena, while the traits of nurturing and protecting she shares with Artemis. Oprah Winfrey has been praised for her compassion and generosity much like

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    Oprah Winfrey is one of the most important figures in Black History. Oprah Winfrey came from a background of heartache,abuse, losing family members and non-equality by segregation. But, those hardships did not stop Oprah Winfrey from becoming who she is today. Oprah set her life devoting people by doing countless charities and forming organizations to help people in need in all classes. Because of Oprah’s spectacular achievements you know she had overcome many obstacles in her life. Oprah was born

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    Oprah Winfrey is an American success story. Born into poverty in rural Mississippi in 1954, Oprah Gail Winfrey was born to a teenage single mother and endured an extremely difficult childhood. After years of hard work, she received a full scholarship to Tennessee State University. She began working in radio and television broadcasting in Nashville at age 17. By 1984, she was hosting her own morning television show. Winfrey’s emotional style and ability to connect with viewers have endeared her to

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    Oprah Winfrey vs. Ellen DeGeneres This essay will compare and contrast Oprah Winfrey and Ellen DeGeneres based on their lives before fame, their talk shows, and their impact on society. Both of these inspirational women came from different backgrounds in their lives before fame. After her birth, Oprah’s parents separated, leading to her living with her grandmother, mother, and father for different periods of time throughout her childhood (Encyclopedia). While living with her mother, she suffered

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    Oprah Winfrey is a hardworking and inspiring woman. She ran a hit television talk-show that gave people a look into famous people’s lives. Being an African American women, she has had many hardships and has still become extremely successful. A big, obvious issue being racism. She grew up in the 50s and 60s, so she, without a doubt, dealt with racism. Oprah is also a philanthropist which shows her caring soul. She has founded fundraising networks and has donated tons of money towards good causes.

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    I would really like to invite Oprah Winfrey to come speak at our school. She would be a great candidate because she has empowered women all around the globe, she also cares for the education of every child, and She is a great influence on everyone. Oprah Winfrey should speak at our school for the reasons stated above. The first reason that Oprah Winfrey should come to our school is that she has empowered not only women but children too. Having Oprah come to our school to speak would affect most

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    throughout life. Oprah Winfrey was very successful because she would communicate and show emotion for people. Both of my rebels were struggling with socializing .Oprah was usually interviewed corn dolls . Michelle was afraid of everything . In Michelle Obama it states ‘’Once upon a time, there was a girl that was always afraid’ . In the text of Oprah Winfrey it states ‘’Her name was Oprah and she loved to talk, but her family didn’t listen’’ . This shows how Oprah and Michelle were

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    Oprah Winfrey made a lot of impact for society as a celebrity. She donates to charities, organizations, builds schools, etc. Oprah Winfrey extended her support everywhere and had influences throughout the world. Oprah Winfrey is the most charitable celebrity that made changes in social justice and in society. She experienced the hard life as a child such as poverty. Oprah Winfrey was born in a rural town on January 29, 1954 in Kosciusko Mississippi. She moved to Baltimore in 1956 where she was introduced

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    January, 29 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi, Oprah Winfrey was born to Vernita Lee and Vernon Winfrey. At the age of six, young Winfrey wanted to be Shirley Temple, a child star. She even went to the extremes of sleeping with a clothespin on her nose and prayed for corkscrew curls. At 9, Winfrey was first raped, from ages 9-14 she was raped regularly at different times by three different family members and told no one. “I felt devastated. Wounded. Betrayed,” said Winfrey. Canaan was born, at age

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    tragic experience when she moved in with her mother at six. Her mother was a housemaid and was often absent which allowed for Oprah to be molested from the age of nine to thirteen. After escaping the abuse, she began living alone and soon became pregnant. Devastatingly her child died in infancy and she traveled to Nashville and moved in with her father. Her father, Vernon gave Oprah a structured home life and she began flourishing in school. During this time she started speaking in a variety of churches

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