Oprah Winfrey

A well known celebrity named Oprah Winfrey once said, "The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you're willing to work.” Whenever someone has something that they want to achieve, or a standard that they want to reach, with effort and persistence, they will be able to achieve their goal. In Furia by Yamile Saied Mendez and The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy, the theme that one can grow beyond their limits with enough effort, is shown through…

Luck...What a funny word. Oprah Winfrey once stated, "Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity." To me the word "luck" was just a term to describe something good or bad that happended to you, nothing more, nothing less. But after some life changing events of my own, I've realized, luck is more than that, real luck is about the chances you take. I was in the shower. Shampoo in my hair belting out Rihanna's lastest hit, when banging started at the bathroom door. It was my older…

Depending on the film, some people may answer yes; others, no. Zora Neale Hurston’s novel “Their Eyes Were Watching God” is no different. Her story regarding a young African American woman’s search for herself through different relationships struck Oprah Winfrey so much she decided to turn the classic novel into a movie. However, as always, the film seems to leave out some key points. In Winfrey’s Their Eyes Were Watching God, the lack of importance regarding the pear tree, the sexualization of…

Though there are some trivial inaccuracies, it would be inapt to think that Hollywood doesn’t portray outright accurate history, in its depiction of the events that occurred throughout the black civil rights movement led by Dr. Martin Luther King (David Oyelowo) in its movie adaptation, ‘Selma.’ The devastating yet revolutionary marches from Selma to Montgomery, brought on many factors including death, violent attacks, freedom and eventually led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act which was…

Have you ever heard the saying, “life is hard, but we make it much harder” ; by Ryan Holiday? It is up to you to decide whether or not you want to succeed, and when you decide, it is up to you to figure out when you're going to make things happen. Everything and everyone is attempting to shape you out of your character, and it is up to you to decide what defines you, not what or who is around you. Becoming defined by the environment you were raised in, is basically becoming invisible. Meaning…

Maya Angelou was born with the name Marguerite Annie Johnson, Angelou had a very tough childhood. Her parents parted ways while she was still undeveloped, she and her elder brother, Bailey, were both sent to live with their fathers, mother, Anne Henderson, In Stamps, Arkansas. As a Black American, Angelou endured racial discrimination and prejudices and discrimination in Arkansas. During a visit with her mother, Maya Angelou was raped by her mother's boyfriend at the fresh age of seven. Her…

to achieve success will be acknowledged. Someone who is extremely successful and well known who came from nothing and put forth a tremendous amount of hard work and effort is Oprah Winfrey, “As a child, Oprah was dressed in potato sacks and now, she only wears designer clothes. With a networth of $2.9 billion, Oprah Winfrey is considered the richest African-American woman in the world” (Rose 1). If one is willing to attain the label of being successful, they will stop at nothing to achieve…

I studied a lot about her and I learned about who she really was and what her goals and mottos are. A cool thing about Oprah is that she has a school in Africa where she houses girls and provides an education for them. I love this and would love to work for something like this after I earn my degree. All the papers that I wrote in my AP english class I am proud of. All that…

Have you ever been the kid that was intrigued by fish? You knew before anyone else knew that you would eventually become a marine biologist. Marine biologist study organisms in the ocean. What kind of kid knows what they want, and takes steps to make their dream come true? A child that would spend all their time watching “Finding Nemo,” to learn more about fish. Also, one that would hold their breath in a pool, so they could breathe underwater. That kid continuously fantasizes about one day…

Andrew Carnegie was born in 1835 and Scotland. At age 13 he moved to the US and started working at a cotton factory at a wage of $1.20. Carnegie is now considered one of the most wealthiest men of the 18th century. Oprah Winfrey, an African American woman, was born in the year 1954 in rural Mississippi. She was born into a very poor family where clothes and food were considered luxury items. In 1976, she moved to Baltimore to host a talk show. This move started Oprah’s…