Oprah Winfrey

magazine held its seventh annual Power of Women luncheon. The purpose of this event was to recognize the accomplishments and contributions to society of prominent women in the Hollywood community. Among these female philanthropists include the iconic Oprah Winfrey, Anna Kendrick, Salma Heyek, and Gweneth Paltrow. Aside from financial support towards providing opportunities for underprivileged girls throughout the world, some of these celebrities have initiated programs that provide a foundation…

unfairly and it seemed that everyone was poor and without a home. We have all witnessed this first hand in the documentaries or books in school. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee was said to be “The book of the century!” By the one and only Oprah Winfrey because of its way of expressing the theme “Blacks are no different than whites” through its setting, character development, and conflict. To kill a mockingbird was written about the southern part of the United States called Alabama in the…

Flor Acevedo Identifying Behavioral Styles. Rational Style: When I was reading the characteristics of this group, I realize that I am part of it. As the textbook explained on chapter 6, when you interact with people, you found yourself bounding with some more than with others. For example, as a customer service representative, it would be easier to communicate with this type of style because I feel like I am part of it. The most accurate characteristics I found to be predominant are: dislike…

1.New media bloggers and vloggers on the rise as content creators and can serve a purpose to police the era of fake news. These creators have the ability to voice their opinion to hold others accountable and can reach a wider array of audience than traditional media. On the YouTube platform in particular, more and more people are using their creative talents and charismatic personality to inform others of secular events. Phil DeFranco is a great example of a vlogger who devotes his time to…

Sue and Sue (2016) disclose that all cultures have specific heritages that make them different from each other. However, some of the distinctions can create monolithic view towards their attitudes and behaviors (Sue and Sue, 2016, p. 358). While working with different minority groups, it can be difficult assisting each minority group. Based on Sue and Sue’s (2016) research, they discuss the racial/cultural identity development stages that assists professionals counseling in the multicultural…

is something that we have all observed. Many people fail to believe that race is not a biological category, but a false arrangement of people with no technically variable facts. If we are talking about public space and racism, for a let’s use Oprah Winfrey example. She went into an expensive store in Switzerland and “a sales clerk in a store in Zurich would not show her a particular handbag because she believed it was "too expensive" for the talk-show host” (Cooper). This is something that…

described were relatable and understandable. Certain successes and failures spoke to me for varying reasons. For example, the case of Oprah Winfrey stood out to me while reading. I took interest in her story because she has been a positive role model for me throughout my entire life; she is one of the few celebrities who are not associated with any major scandals. Oprah is not only an inspiring leader, but also a vocal advocate for women’s equality; this topic is important to me due to of…

American dream. Although the American dream is an outdated concept , there are some who are out there who managed to make it happen for example many celebrities and well known people took the whole “ rags to riches “ mantra to heart, people like oprah Winfrey, Jim Carrey, etc. these people came from nothing and built themselves up to where we see them today.…

favorite artists. Kevo’s artwork mainly calls to mind impression art similar to Claude Monet. He is primarily concerned with themes of commentary on social and cultural issues dealing with African Americans. His artwork consisted of a portrait of Oprah Winfrey at 25 years old, just when she was in a critical part of her life: leaving her job as a journalist. In designing the portrait, Kevo used colors associated with Oprah’s birthday for it to be more authentic, saying, “I allowed her to…

there are some big things I want to do, these expectations that others have makes me feel like my life is being laid out for me. I want to go to Hofstra to find my own path where I can change the world in my own way. People like Steve Jobs or Oprah Winfrey didn’t need to do things like cure cancer to impact the world in a big way. I want to be someone who changes the world in a way that is unique and special to me. Curing cancer is great, but everyone wants that to happen. I want to use my…