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…
There are many examples of Americans, but the most who show it is Walt Disney, Steve Jobs, and Oprah Winfrey. Walt Disney and Steve Jobs influences people in the entertainment, by helping people feel better and make their dreams come true. Oprah Winfrey is in the entertainment too, but she also likes to help people around the world. Disney and Jobs show that people can’t give up on their dreams when it gets hard. Winfrey shows people that only one person needs to step up and help others change…
father 's custody, she got her life back together again and eventually became a successful celebrity. The breathing of her life was when she was with her father, while the kicking off shoes and dancing part of her life was when she went on to be a talk show host. As inferred in the metaphor, she did not let the obstacles of her life take over her passions and dreams. This quote relates to her philosophies of life, by showing people, once you get your life under control, anything is possible in…
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 to…
After she hosted three talk shows which touched the lives of millions, Oprah Winfrey became the most powerful woman alive. Oprah lived through a poverty stricken childhood which made her the strong woman she is today. Her rags to riches story has taught the lesson that anything is possible and she uses her life story to inspire others. She opens her life up to those who will accept her. Oprah Winfrey uses the power earned from her success as a talk show host to benefit the community by donating…
Carly Fiorina was a star. Her previous jobs at AT&T and Lucent made her into one of the highest profiled people in the industry. She made AT&T and Lucent a household name and HP was look at her to help them success even more. As the CEO of Hewett Packard (HP) between1999 and 2005, there was a lot of issues with her leadership ability and her ego. She was supposed to have a good strategy to make a mid-level company become a great industry leader. At her tenure at HP, she had two big strategic…
of an African American in the United States, it was not the only article she got inspired to write about. The year of 1892 three of Ida's’ friends were sent to be lynched (hanged) by a mob for no legal trial. She started an anti-lynching campaign to show support and compassion towards her friends. “Brave men do not gather by thousands to torture and murder a single individual, so gagged and bound he cannot make even feeble resistance or defense.” In modern text “Brave and compassionate people,…
have taking over the television spot as daytime talk show host. At the same time, they became the most powerful and inspiring women of our generation. Pioneering women in the entertainment business, as they gained a massive fan base following through their show and social media interactions; therefore, helping inspire more women to step into the career of entertainment. These two individuals are Ellen DeGeneres and Oprah Winfrey, whom at first show a variety of similarities with one another but…
on to being a talk show host on Baltimore's local talk show, People are Talking. In 1984, she began to host AM Chicago, which easily became the most popular talk show. Within a year of being the host for AM Chicago, the show's name changed to The Oprah Winfrey Show. Meanwhile, around the same time as the launching of her show, Oprah was casted to play a role in the film, The Color Purple. After the film's release, Oprah became more known and her popularity rose. This helped her show go national…
Imagine going from as little as nothing to a worldwide sensation. Oprah Winfrey has had this experience throughout her life, and has brought her to be the person she is today. Winfrey is a academy award-nominated actress, film producer, philanthropist, founder of successful the magazine O, and owns her own television and film studio and production company(Oprah Winfrey). Oprah Winfrey has impacted many people through television, movies, publications, and her philanthropic efforts despite her own…