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Oprah Winfrey is an inspiring woman that many people look up to. Today she is one of the wealthiest African American women and has earned the respect of the American population. In contrast, when she was just a child, her life was harder and had challenges. Without those challenges, she wouldn’t be the person that she is today. Oprah Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954. As a child, she was born into poverty. Soon after Oprah was born, her parents divorced and left her in the company of her…

relatives. Unable to tell anyone, she began acting out which led her mother to send her to live with her father in Nashville, Tennessee.…

He won many awards such as five country music entertainer of the year awards, CMA’s album of the year award, four straight Emmy awards, CMA and ACM’s top entertainer prize award, and many more. After turning 29, he landed himself a place in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, that has made him a BMI Icon award winner, and one of the best-selling artists in country music history. He received these awards for his father’s songs. HARD TIMES During his career, Hank Williams Jr. went through…

Four Star she could only record songs written by Four Star writers. Even though she wanted to record her own songs, but she wanted this record deal so she had next to no choice. In 1960 her Four Star deal expired and Patsy crossed paths with Nashville songwriter Harlan Howard. With him she became more and more successful. Soon Cline was performing at the Opry and was the star that everyone wanted to hear. The next thing you know she was performing at the Cringe Hall (Source 2). Patsy was a…

He built a legal practice, entered into trading ventures and began to acquire land and slaves. After arriving at the Hermitage, Andrew Jackson also took up with Rachel Donelson Robards, a member of a prominent Nashville family, her father, John Donelson, a founder of Nashville. Rachel was married at the time she and Andrew met, but was separated from her husband. In 1791, Jackson and Donelson began living together as man and wife, they formally married in 1794 after Rachel had procured a divorce…

The historic area of Thompson's Station is thought to have been settled as early as 1778. Many of the area's earliest settlers arrived between the years 1778 and 1812 as a great wave of immigration swept over the region. In 1780, the first recorded settler staked a claim in the area that was to become Thompson's Station. By 1800, more than 24 homesteads were scattered throughout the area. The development of the railroad had a large impact on the area. In August of 1855, the first trains…

Oprah Winfrey: A Woman Who Could “Failure is a great teacher. If you’re open to it every mistake has a lesson to offer,” (Winfrey). Oprah Winfrey, a common household name has swept the nation whether it’s was with her network, magazine, book club, or her TV show. Oprah Winfrey’s road to fame was a hard road to travel because there was many obstacles in her way. But as Oprah Winfrey discovered her true passion in life, there was not anyone stopping her from achieving it. Oprah Winfrey’s long road…

had a great voice. After the graduated from school he wanted to move to Nashville to be country singer, he could become famous and write and sing country music. Bryan had it all planned out and he was very excited, but then the day before he was going to leave he got a call that he never wanted to get. His brother had gotten in a car accident and passed away. He did not know what to do, he was supposed to leave for Nashville tomorrow but that had to be postponed. Later that evening he had gotten…

Willie Nelson's name is a symphony that resonates through the annals of American music history, a melody that sweeps from the golden plains to the bustling heart of urban metropolises, echoing far beyond the amber waves of grain in America's heartland. An icon of an era and a man of manifold talents, Nelson has established himself not only as a celebrated musician but also as an accomplished actor and a fervent activist, whose legacy breaks through geographical and cultural limits, casting him…

For example, in Nashville state community college, the in state full time undergraduate student 's tuition is $1,872 per semester. For the out of state students’ tuition for full time undergraduate student is $7,704 per semester ("Nashville state community college"). Community colleges work hard to meet all the needs of students, offering many web-based classes to make college…