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though her dad was always strict, she said “My dad saved my life and I’m thankful for that”. Now you know one of Oprah Winfrey’s failures in life. Secondly, How did Oprah Winfrey become successful? Oprah Winfrey wanted to turn her life around so she became the anchorwoman of a TV news broadcast in Nashville. She was the first African American women to anchor a newscast in Nashville. In 1984 she was a host on “A.M. Chicago” a local T.V. talk show. In 1985 the show got renamed “ The Oprah Winfrey Show”. Winfrey is also an actress. She…

This writing assignment is centered on the topic overcoming obstacles. What better way to talk about overcoming obstacles than to talk about the life of Oprah Winfrey. As much as we know about what all Oprah Winfrey has accomplished we fail to realize what she has been though to get where she is today. She was born is Mississippi where her mother was a teen on welfare. Already it's starting to look bad. Only because when she was born times were hard. As much as her mother was trying to care for…

star for his hilarious comedy and his playful personality. Kevin Hart does not just “talk the talk”,…

Ellen the famous talk show host has had a lot of twist and turns through her life. Ellen Degeneres first got a TV show back in 1994 and it ran until 1998. Then five years after the show ended she got a talk show that still is on tell this day. Ellen faced a lot of negativity when she showed that she was gay on her TV back in 1998. Her fans helped her with the negativity that she received. Ellen is brave,a good leader,loving,caring and impactful. That is what it takes to be a hero. Ellen is a…

Not only was she able to perform well in education but also in performing arts such as drama and debate. Winfrey received a scholarship to attend Tennessee State University. Upon completing her freshman year in college, she began to start her media career. Oprah first television show was on the Columbia Broadcasting System as a co-anchor on the evening news. She was the first African American co-anchor on the show. After graduating from Tennessee State University she was offered to do multiple…

A Barrier Bubble To be an influencer. Easy to say- but not to do. To change others minds in a matter of words. To twist perspectives on a situation. To fight for what you believe in. Oprah Winfrey is one of the most recognized motivational speakers in the world. She stood for the chance at a new life. If I had the chance to meet any person, it would be Oprah Winfrey. I have always remember back in elementary being worried about what now I think we're very unnecessary. The occasional scrapes on…

hope for a “new day [that] finally dawns”, one where victims are encouraged to share their stories, tyrants realize their atrocities, where women and men work together to “take us to the time when nobody ever has to say ‘Me too’ again”. Oprah Winfrey’s Cecil B. DeMille Award acceptance speech is a powerful source of rhetoric, diction, syntax, and pathos to encourage listener to assist in the development societal change. Her speech was elegantly and inspiringly delivered, but it is not without…

Ellen DeGeneres Have you ever wondered how Ellen DeGeneres got famous? Ellen DeGeneres is a female comedian and actress that has her own television show called, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”. She was the first female comedian to be invited to sit and chat on “The Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson. Ellen has donated to over 40 charities, and she helps people when they need help the most. “If we’re destroying our trees and destroying our environment and hurting animals and hurting one another and…

Hattie McDaniel As known as a great African-American Actress, Singer- Songwriter, Hattie McDaniel was a great woman who paved a way for several other African American entertainers in her time. During the rapid growth of the film industry, Hattie McDaniel was a woman of visionary that took the industry under her wings and evolved into a idealists to the media industry. Hattie McDaniel was born in Wichita, Kansas on June 10, 1893; she was her parents' 13th child. Her father, Henry,…

featuring a relatively diverse array of black families. But for many years within this span of time, there has been what has felt like a drought of Black imagery, a “whiteout,” if you will. Many of our shows essentially came and went, while programs featuring White families continued to dominate the airwaves. Today, however, Black faces are finally all over the network and cable television lineups, and megahits such as ABC’s black-ish, a sitcom featuring the Johnson clan, and Fox’s Empire, with…