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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 producer, actress, philanthropist, and publisher. Oprah Gail Winfrey was born on an isolated farm in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Her parents Vernita Lee and Vernon Winfrey were separated, as a result, she lived…

Jess Jackson, John Lewis, Martin Luther King Jr , Barack Obama- all of these people have surely changed the story of America and created an era with their work. But the list doesn't end there. Joy Ann Reid; a political analyst, author, journalist by profession, documentary maker and mother too. All these roles played by a single lady being an black american in USA. if these all don’t describe her enough then for sure her net worth will,which comes around millions. Completing more than half…

Although Ms. Das only sees Mr. Kapasi as an older tour guide, she still feels better telling him about Bobby than Raj, “Raj’s. He’s not Raj’s son.” (Lahiri 62). Mrs. Das feels more safe talking to a stranger than her husband because they no longer talk, just argue. She knows telling Mr. Das would be the tipping point of their relationship because it was already doing poorly. The lack of communication between Mr. and Mrs. Dad leads her to confess to a complete stranger.…

Janet Holmes’ Women Talk Too Much In the myth “Women Talk Too Much”, Janet Holmes addresses how society simply assume the fallacy that women talk more than men. In the beginning of her essay, Holmes started with a question, “do women talk more than men?” and provided many proverbs from different countries that claim women talk more and believed to be a universal truth. Throughout the myth, Holmes substantiates her purposes using numerous studies, statistics from talk shows, seminars,…

From Rags to Riches You probably think of Oprah Winfrey as a billionaire who hosted her own talk show, but did you know she had an extremely hard childhood? For people that face as many struggles as Oprah did as a child, they are usually not able to overcome them. However, Oprah was able to defeat the odds and grow even stronger from her obstacles. The main reason Oprah became who she is today is by her positive attitude and her commitment to never getting discouraged. Despite overcoming…

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…

I would say that I can be a person that does not like showing how I am feeling or what things are going through my mind. I would rather keep things to myself and not talk about my feelings. But when it comes to my boyfriend I seem to be able to tell him what exactly I am feeling or what what my emotions are very easily. There has been many times when we have gotten into arguments over the phone or through a text message, looking back at some of them they have been the dumbest things but at that…

Dead. They were dead. The news of death travels fast here, but I’ve never seen it celebrated with joy. Even though my friends are happy about it, I can’t help wonder ‘what about Jo-jo, her parents died what about her?’ Jo-jo doesn’t talk to anyone, trust me I’ve tried so many times. All she does is look ahead. I know why though, she’s afraid of something. I just don’t know what. I was joyful today though, it’s the day of her parents funeral. I know it sounds messed up, but Jo-jo will be coming…

some reason, loved staying up late, even though she usually had to get up at six thirty. What she loved staying up for was something lots of people would call pointless: fanfiction. Fanfiction was a type of writing fans of a work wrote instead of the real creator of the work. No one knew who the ‘creator’ of fanfiction was, but a few people had… guesses. “Oh my gods, Perce, you are unbelievable!” April whisper-yelled at her screen. She would’ve actually yelled at the screen if she didn’t still…

Maday Villa is our featured alumna for this edition of the NAU B & A Alumni Career Insights blog. Maday graduated from NAU-Extended Campuses in Phoenix with a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in Fall 2012. Since graduation, she has advanced in her career at Londen Insurance Group, Inc., a life insurance holding company that offers final expense, Medicare supplement and Medicare insurance products. Maday is currently the Assistant Vice President of Marketing Operations. In her…