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    Oprah Winfrey is not your average women, she holds many different talents. She is not only a talented actress and host, she is also successful for entrepreneurship and philanthropy. She was raised in poverty, abuse, and rape. Not many women escape their past. She turns her horrible wounds in to words of wisdom and through her own struggles she has learned compassion. She says it best on Feelingsuccess.com, “Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.” It started when she was a young child

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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 – The Story of an Entrepreneur “Oprah Winfrey arguably has more influence on the culture than any university president, politician, political or religious leader, except perhaps the pope.” - Vanity Fair Magazine, in 1994. “She (Oprah) may be uncomfortable talking about it (money), but when it comes to making it, she sure knows what she's doing.” - Fortune Magazine, in March 2002. THE MAD COW CONTROVERSY – A TALK SHOW QUEEN IN TROUBLE In mid-1996, Oprah Winfrey (Oprah), one of the

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    She is an American entrepreneur who is very well known for her multi award-winning talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show. The show aired from (1986-2011). Oprah is considered the twentieth century's richest African-American with a net worth of 2.7 billion dollars. Born Oprah Gail Winfrey on January 29, 1954 in Kosciusko, MS. After winning the Miss Black Tennessee pageant at 17 years of age, Oprah was noticed by WVOL (a local radio station) in Nashville, Tennessee. They offered her a job with them. While

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    A Show That Changed The American Society How has Oprah Winfrey affected others? Oprah Winfrey moved many people and changed how some people live: she affected people's life in a good way. She had a rough life early on, but people see who she became and how great she actually is. Oprah Winfrey changed society because of her motivational attitude on the Oprah Winfrey Show. It's almost showtime at the Rosemont horizon. “One of Chicago's most cavernous arenas is filled to the brim for a Lionel

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    different canons of neo-Aristotelian criticism in Oprah Winfrey’s 2018 Golden Globe Speech, it is important to discuss relevant information about Oprah as a rhetor. Oprah is an accomplished broadcaster, interviewer, host, and actress. It is no coincidence that Oprah’s speech caught the attention of the room before her and that she was able to connect with those present and those watching at home. As a professional in the rhetorical medium, Oprah established a connection between her personal struggles

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    Oprah Winfrey Oprah Gail Winfrey has come to be a name in the entertainment industry that is well known. In addition, Oprah Winfrey is considered the perfect role model to a lot of women. She is a brilliant illustration of how the roles of women have advanced over the years. Oprah Winfrey is an African American who is not only an emblem for many black people, but people universally. She is not just another ordinary talk show host; the “Oprah Winfrey Show” would be empirically located in a rank all

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    Oprah Winfrey is not just a woman, she is an institution. The multi-billion African-American woman is continuously ranked number one on the Forbes list of most powerful American celebrities. Why is she so extremely successful? The reasons why Oprah Winfrey is on top of Forbes list of most influential American celebrities are primarily her high profile and the many mentions in the press and social networks. Forbes states, “Unlike most Forbes lists, which are based on earnings or net worth, our annual

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    Oprah Winfrey What is she famous for? Oprah Gail Winfrey is (born on January 29, 1954) is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist. Winfrey was a successful actress, so successful that she made her own production company and brought herself a show. Winfrey was the first woman to ever have her own talk show. What was Opera’s’ philosophy? "I don't think of myself as a poor, deprived ghetto girl who made good. I think of myself as somebody who from an early

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    Kira Kascht Mrs. K Into paragraph 9 April 2018 Oprah Winfrey "As long as I can remember, I've been the kind of person who wants to share the things that makes life better" (Winfrey). This quote best fits Oprah because she is a caring person out in the society today and in the past. She has impacted the lives of many humans in the united states and also other countries in the world. Oprah Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954, in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Her childhood consists of being lonely

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