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The Mysterious Death of Marilyn Monroe Fifty-five years have passed and one of the most iconic and well known women in history, Marilyn Monroe, has a death that is one of the US’s biggest mysteries. Monroe is known for her acting and modeling in the US. She has caught the attention of every man, woman, and child all over the world. Marilyn is one of the biggest faces of her industry and is considered as one of the most iconic women of all time. However her glamorous life has many dark…

Oprah Gail Winfrey was born January 29th, 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi. She attended college at Tennessee State University. One of Oprah's major accomplishments is that she was awarded the ‘Spingarn Medal’ from the NAACP. Another one of Oprah's major accomplishments is that she was awarded the ‘Presidential Medal’ of freedom. Oprah became the first African-American female billionaire in 2003. She is best-known for hosting her own worldwide popular talk show from 1986-2011. She is also a…

Dream Interview I believe that Toni Braxton is a leader in her own way and has achieved things some people can only dream of doing. 1.)Toni Braxton first started rising in the industry in the 1990s, Toni quickly established herself as an R&B icon and became one of the best-selling female artists of the 1990s decade, garnering her honorific titles such as the "Queen of R&B" and being recognized as one of the most outstanding voices of the generation. 2.) Toni Braxton’s years active are from…

Introduction With regards to Krohn (2009), Oprah Gail Winfrey was born on 29th January in a small town named Kosciusko located in central Mississippi. By overcoming low self-esteem, poverty, and abuse in her early childhood years, she has risen and arched out a place for herself in times gone by. She has been awarded numerous awards and gained the respect of millions of people due to her self-confidence, courage, wisdom and genuine nature. For this reason, she is viewed as an influential,…

Have you ever just taken a step back and thought about how much our perception of what being a celebrity entails has changed in the past 20 years? Where will we stand 20 years from now? Take a look at Oprah Winfrey and Kim Kardashian for example; besides the obvious differences in their upbringing and how they both made their way into stardom, they are also very different in how they maintain their celebrity status. As stated in Broadcasting Yourself by Drew Pinsky “the explosion of reality T.V…

On January 7, 2018, television personality Oprah Winfrey won the Cecil B. DeMille honorary Golden Globe for her contributions to the entertainment industry. Oprah became the first African American woman to win in the award’s sixty-six-year history. Past winners include Judy Garland, the first woman to be awarded, and Sidney Poitier, an inspiration to Oprah (Hollywood 1-10). While Oprah’s win made history that night, her acceptance speech will also go down in history. The entire night was filled…

Oprah Winfrey was the first African-American woman to be a billionaire later in life. She grew up with her grandmother and after High School where she went on many TV news in several cities, she moved to chicago. In 1986, Winfrey went on Phil Donahue’s 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…

Mai Kieu Lien (CEO of Vinamilk - the largest diary company in VN, who has been voted four times by Forbes as one of the 50 most powerful women in Asia): "Creativity is surviving factor". She has gradually contributed to the company for the economy of the country. Her story becomes a rich source of inspiration for Vietnamese business women to strive in the international arena. 2. Vo Thi My Linh (a girl born in 1989 who had escaped from death in Nepal): "Travel to experience, to find yourself…

Road of trials After crossing the first threshold overcoming the belly of the whale, the hero go through the first stage in the ignition who is the road of trials . He go through many trials that he have to defeat in order to achieve a specific task . All through these tasks the hero gain power and knowledge . in addition the road of trials can be seen as an entry to a new world where the hero becomes more mature as mentioned by Campbell “Once having traversed the threshold, the hero moves…

Ellen Degeneres: America’s Funniest Person Thesis: Ellen Degeneres, voted America's Funniest Person, shows true activism in nearly everything she does. She stands up for the rights of people and is working to change the injustices all around. She uses her very popular talk show ‘The Ellen Degeneres show’ to get through to people, and just to simply entertain. I. “I Contributed, I’m on this planet doing some good and making people…