Oprah Winfrey Research Paper

Oprah Winfrey, aka Oprah Gail Winfrey, was born on the Twenty Ninth of January in the year Nineteen Fifty-Four. She was born in rural Mississippi to her single teenage mother, Vernita Lee. She was raised by her grandmother for the first few years of her life, then she lived and was raised by her mother in Milwaukee from the age of three to fourteen. Oprah’s mother taught her how to read at a very young age, making Oprah the smartest and most intelligent, young African-American girl in the neighborhood she grew up in. Oprah started encountering challenges as she grew older and prettier before reaching the age of ten. Before the age of ten, Oprah suffered a substantial amount of abuse, hardship, and molestation from close family members and

Oprah was pregnant and gave birth to a son who died as an infant. During this time, her mother became frustrated and sent her away to live with her father, Vernon Winfrey, in Nashville, Tennessee. Oprah’s father had strict rules and high standards, and even had her on a set curfew every day. Oprah had a midnight curfew and she was required to read a book and write a book report every week. Though her father strictness, he always wanted the best for Oprah. He taught her the values and morals of life. With her father’s help, Oprah managed to repair her disordered and wild life. Eventually, Oprah made it to the honor roll list in school, she was nominated “Most Popular Girl” she was a part of the East Nashville High School speech team, and was placed second in worldwide for dramatic interpretation. To top it off, during Oprah’s last year of high school, she entered and won a speaking competition, giving her full scholarship to the State University of Tennessee, which is historically known as the largest and only state-funded, black institution in Tennessee. This is where Oprah studied and majored Speech Communication and Performing Arts (Wikipedia, 2017). While at the State University of Tennessee, it was one of Oprah’s professors who pushed her into accepting the job offer as a Co-Anchor for CBS television station. This job was what started Oprah’s career and her many successes in

With the help of the Oprah’s Angel Network, donations were pouring in from every angle, people all over the world, to give out scholarships to students and fund homes through the Habitat for Humanity. According to Oprah.com, “after witnessing the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, that Oprah pledged $10 million of her own money toward building homes—and rebuilding lives. Oprah.com launched Oprah's Katrina Homes registry so that viewers could shop online to help furnish the houses. In a matter of weeks, Oprah's Angel Network received millions of dollars in donations! And to this day, donations keep pouring in for Katrina families who have lost everything.