Talk show

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter also known as “The Queen B” has had many opportunities such as being a model, choreographer, entrepreneur, business person, film producer, composer, music producer, singer, songwriter, voice actor, dancer, television producer, music video director, and a music artist. She used all those opportunities to build her character and keep her career flowing. My friend and I look up to her and we always listen to her music. We always say how she encourages us to have more…

The Most Famous Woman in Baseball Effa Manley was not only a baseball executive, but also a socialite, a civil rights leader, and a business leader. She was the first female to make it into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Throughout her life, baseball was her life. Effa grew up loving baseball, and so did her husband, Abe Manley. Together, they owned and managed the Newark Eagles, a Negro National League franchise from 1934 to 1948. This movie will follow who Effa Manley was and how she…

We all face obstacles throughout our lives, but it is up to us how we handle them. There are many of our favorite celebrities who have been through a bumpy road to get to where they are at today. One person in particular is Orpah Gail Winfrey, who today, we know as Oprah. She did not become a successful billionaire businesswoman overnight. There were some mountains she had to climb in order to get to where she is today, especially being an African American woman born in the south during the…

Mai Kieu Lien (CEO of Vinamilk - the largest diary company in VN, who has been voted four times by Forbes as one of the 50 most powerful women in Asia): "Creativity is surviving factor". She has gradually contributed to the company for the economy of the country. Her story becomes a rich source of inspiration for Vietnamese business women to strive in the international arena. 2. Vo Thi My Linh (a girl born in 1989 who had escaped from death in Nepal): "Travel to experience, to find yourself…

Oprah Winfrey Oprah’s early life was was not always great Oprah had a lot of challenges to overcome but she made it through it. Oprah lived in a part of Idaho called spring dale and lived with her parents. But when she was only 14 years old her dad had a heart attack and did not make it out alive. Then it was only Oprah and her mother soon after they had to sell the farm. Oprah and her mother then moved into a small one bedroom house and Oprah stopped going to school. She also had a boyfriend…

Poverty, constant transitions, abuse, and education not only define Oprah’s childhood but also contribute to her impact on society. Vernita Lee conceived Oprah on January 29, 1954 while her Oprah’s father, Vernon Winfrey, served in the army. Oprah and her mother resided at a small farm located in Mississippi owned by Hattie May, Oprah’s grandmother (Nelson, 1896). Since Lee desired to improve her quality of life, she relocated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to find work, abandoning her daughter at…

Jeffrey Lee. Oprah’s mother left when she was only 1 years old. So, Oprah had to live with her grandma. In the show she says, “I was beaten regularly”. This shows that her grandmother would beat her very often. In the show she also says, “so then i got another whipping for getting blood on my dress and she would whip me so badly that i had welts on my back and the welts would bleed”. This shows that she would be in bad conditions after her grandmother would beat her and whip her. Oprah as a…

The late-night talk show has a long and storied history, with shows like “The Tonight Show” – a primary example of this tradition – dating back to the 1950s. Often scheduled for 11 PM or later, these daily shows are intended to give people a chance to relax and catch up on celebrity news after the kids are asleep. Despite the number hosts for late night television past and present, Jimmy Fallon of "The Tonight Show" and Jimmy Kimmel of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" have managed to distinguish themselves,…

The last thing we all want to do when we are reading a book is flipping the pages back and forth to understand the page you we are reading. Blackwater by Kerstin Ekman, was one of the most interesting and most complicated books I have ever read. Being used to American writing style, it was pretty hard to stay on track with Black Water since it’s a Swedish novel. Being a detective is the last thing I would of have thought of myself. The readers of The Blackwater have become an unlicensed…

Oprah Uses Her Influence to Endorse Harmful Health and Beauty Products Oprah Winfrey has been wildly successful. From hosting a morning show on a Chicago-based TV station to hosting The Oprah Winfrey Show for 25 years, she is arguably one of the most successful celebrities in the United States and beyond. Even after curtains closed on her show that ran for 25 seasons, she continued her success by launching her own television network, Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). According to Forbes magazine, OWN…