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Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey was born on January 29,1954 in Kosciousko, Mississippi. When Oprah was little she went throw through a lot. When she was an adult she was on a lot of t.v. shows. She is significant for being the richest woman in the world. __Early Years __ When Oprah was a kid she went through a lot. She was in a adolesense adolescence in a small farming community, where she was sexually abused by many male relatives and friends of her mother, Vernita. she also got pregnant at 14 but her son died.Then she moved with her father,Vernon, a barber and businessman. When she was in high school she got a job in a radio and began co-archoring the local eventing news at the age of 19. __Adult Years __ Oprah went to college in 1957 at Tennessee State University because she got a full scholarship. She is not only wealthy but she has been in movies and in t.v. shows. She has her own t.v.show,(The Oprah Winfrey Show) where people can open up to her and where people can look up to her.she is the riches woman in the U.S.A. Now she is soon to be married to Stedman Grahm, who have been friends for a long time. __What Impressed Us The Most About Her Accomplishments __ What impressed us the most about her is that she is the most richest women in the world and she has her own t.v. show. I think Oprah is a significant African American because she is the first black woman to host a nationally-syndicated television show and the first black woman to own a production company. __Conclusion __ Despite Oprah's difficult childhood, she determined to make a better life for her and others like on Oprah's show. What is is so inspirational about Oprah is that she has made it this far from her big hard life and she can help others with their life as well.

Bibliography A+E Television Netwok, LLC. (2012). Bio. True Story. Retrieved from http://www.biography.com/people/oprah-winfrey-9534419 Wikipedia Retrieved From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oprah_Winfrey Victoria Pastenak, Winfrey, Oprah (page 11) http://learningtogive.org/papers/paper136.html


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