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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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    studies in Oxford University, Cambridge University, Harvard University, University of California at Berkeley, Stanford University, and Academy of Public International Law at the Peace Palace (Horsfield, "Miriam Defensor Santiago"). All of these facts show that not only is she educated, but also has excelled all throughout her study years. Given all the schools she was enrolled in and the degrees she attained, one can be assured of her vast knowledge acquired from her long years of study - local…

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    a teenager she was awarded Miss Black of Nashville and Miss Tennessee. She is also in the television hall of fame. In the article titled Oprah Gail Winfrey it said “Oprah is considered one of America's most influential people”. She is still a T. V show hostess and has her own television channel (Oprah Gail Winfrey). History will remember Oprah Winfrey through her contributions to society such as opening public libraries and protecting children. We will remember her as someone who influenced so…

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    Oprah Uses Her Influence to Endorse Harmful Health and Beauty Products Oprah Winfrey has been wildly successful. From hosting a morning show on a Chicago-based TV station to hosting The Oprah Winfrey Show for 25 years, she is arguably one of the most successful celebrities in the United States and beyond. Even after curtains closed on her show that ran for 25 seasons, she continued her success by launching her own television network, Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). According to Forbes magazine, OWN…

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    Degeneres starred in the popular sitcom Ellen from 1994 to 1998, and has hosted her syndicated TV talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, since 2003. She is a well known public figure. It was published on the ellentube channel. This interview was hosted to show people around the world the great accomplishments of an athlete who fought a disability their entire life. The interview was created to show Tatyana Mcfadden’s life and how the paralympics has changed it. When hosting this interview the…

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    To be a hero, supernatural powers are not required. Television falsifies unrealistic power and strength. A human being or even an animal can be a hero. If someone were to do a good deed, that significant person would be the hero of the day towards the help. For example, if a woman donates some food, a blanket, and new clothing along with a pair of sneakers to a homeless man, she would be the hero in the man 's eyes. The woman has surely saved him and given him relief from his suffering. With…

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    ensures that she will keep their attention for the important statements that follow. The award itself also shows ethos. In a room of talented actors, producers, and directors, Oprah earns an award for substantial contributions to the field of entertainment. She’s a storied television journalist who transformed her career into a 3-billion-dollar empire. Though most people know Oprah for her talk show, she is also a producer, philanthropist, and author. Another rhetorical strategy in the speech is…

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    talk show where things started to start. She "just blew the whole thing open. The only thing she was interested in was what made you feel, what made you cry, what you were scared of, what you were proud of. She was interviewing people as if she was talking to a child, getting to the bare emotional core” McNamara said (How Oprah Winfrey Changed America) .With her appearance on the show, she got many people’s attention and soon went on to create her own talk show called “The Oprah Winfrey Show”.…

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