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    Oprah’s father brought her on a visit back to Milwaukee to see her mother. She spent the summer there and again, her mother was often absent. When her father returned to take her back to Nashville, Oprah surprisingly said she would rather stay with her mother. She wanted to please her. Living with her mother again, she deeply wished for love and affection. Since her mother was often at work, she left her children with a babysitter, which was Oprah’s older cousin. Her male relatives and the…

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    true definition of success. Although Oprah was fired from her first television job as an anchor in Baltimore, Oprah could’ve gave up and stopped pursuing her dreams in that moment. She didn’t, she fought for what she wanted. Oprah gained her own talk show, from there she owned her own television network, and you know the saying, “You get a car!” Oprah gave back to the community, it doesn’t always have to be materialistic things either, it can be advice and great teachings, which is why she’s so…

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    Although Oprah Winfrey struggled as a child that did not stop her from what she does today.Oprah winfrey was born January 29, 1945 in Kosciusko, Mississippi.Oprah did not grow up with her mother and father at first. Oprah winfrey grew up with a rough childhood. Her parents abandoned her, and just left her with her grandmother. Oprah’s mother left her when she was 4 years old and moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin so Opah stayed with her grandmother. Oprah was raised very religiously because of her…

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    The freezing air extracting from the frozen metal passageways gave me chills down my back. It gives me an eerie feeling that others are listening to the most significant times of my life. Ronda and I talk for what is seemed to be hours but it has just been a quarter of my time. The more and more we talk, the more miles we travel apart. Britney has won the game yet again. Taking Ronda on her plane of deception, further and further away from me. This is only the beginning of my junior high year.…

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    Oprah Winfrey Oprah’s early life was was not always great Oprah had a lot of challenges to overcome but she made it through it. Oprah lived in a part of Idaho called spring dale and lived with her parents. But when she was only 14 years old her dad had a heart attack and did not make it out alive. Then it was only Oprah and her mother soon after they had to sell the farm. Oprah and her mother then moved into a small one bedroom house and Oprah stopped going to school. She also had a boyfriend…

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    Poverty, constant transitions, abuse, and education not only define Oprah’s childhood but also contribute to her impact on society. Vernita Lee conceived Oprah on January 29, 1954 while her Oprah’s father, Vernon Winfrey, served in the army. Oprah and her mother resided at a small farm located in Mississippi owned by Hattie May, Oprah’s grandmother (Nelson, 1896). Since Lee desired to improve her quality of life, she relocated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to find work, abandoning her daughter at…

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    Introduction “The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams” one of the most famous quotes from Oprah Winfrey. She is known for her shows,magazines,and she has her own network, The Oprah Winfrey network. Oprah Winfrey is inspiring, powerful, determined, outstanding, and talented. Early Life Oprah Gail Winfrey was born in a rural town of Kosciusko,Mississippi on January 29, 1954.Winfrey moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the age of 6 to live with her mother.She was so…

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    Jeffrey Lee. Oprah’s mother left when she was only 1 years old. So, Oprah had to live with her grandma. In the show she says, “I was beaten regularly”. This shows that her grandmother would beat her very often. In the show she also says, “so then i got another whipping for getting blood on my dress and she would whip me so badly that i had welts on my back and the welts would bleed”. This shows that she would be in bad conditions after her grandmother would beat her and whip her. Oprah as a…

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    by millions across America and the world. Oprah Winfrey should be the prestige star to be featured in this special issue and I should be able to meet and interview her. Oprah has affected this whole nation. She leads the hope for everyone and she shows indomitable spirit. Despite being raised in a indigent lifestyle, being sexually harassed, abused, and struggling with racism , she is now one of the most high and well known person in the U.S. She didn’t let stardom overshadow her amiable…

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    and CEO of her own television network OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network). With a net worth of $3 billion, she is one of just two black billionaires in North America (the other is Michael Jordan). Her 25-year run as host and producer of The Oprah Winfrey Show was a successful business move.. As the chairman and CEO of OWN, she oversees an expanding channel that’s now available in 82 million homes. Jointly owned by Winfrey and Discovery Communications, OWN has nearly doubled its prime-time viewership…

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