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Oprah Winfrey

By: Michelle Marcotte. Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it.”  -Oprah Winfrey. Oprah Winfrey. Introduction .

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Oprah Winfrey

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  1. By: Michelle Marcotte Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it.” -Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey

  2. Introduction • Oprah Gail Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954 • She was in Kosciusko Mississippi. • Her grandmother choose her name for her.

  3. Social Contribution Oprah had a big impacted on the world. She helps people with their struggles like, economy problems, family issues, hiding things that cause them to shut down on people, or being abused. Oprah had to handle a lot being the oldest in the family, a lot of the time she had to go throw struggles in her life by herself. She tells her abuse story to a lot of the viewers because the same thing happened to them when they were younger

  4. Childhood • When Oprah was born her dad was stationed far away from home and family. • She lived on a small farm with her mom and grandparents, there she discovered her talents to a TV show. • When Oprah was younger she was abused by her grandma. • When she was six she moved from Mississippi to Wisconsin. • Oprah skipped second grade. She was recognized by her teacher that she was to smart to be in second grade

  5. Childhood • When she was nine her “nineteen year old cousin” raped her. She was told to keep it a secret when he babysat her she wouldn’t get ice cream. So she did.

  6. Adolescence • Oprah struggled when her dad got married to her present stepmom. • She accomplished becoming a TV talk show host. • Her family was big but Oprah always said the bigger but Oprah always said the bigger the better to have more people on her slide and talk with.

  7. Adulthood • When Oprah started to be a talk show host. She was able to touch other peoples lives and depression. • When she told her family about her dream to be a talk show host they didn’t reacted and just said that it was good for her. • Oprah won a lot of awards. She won 39 awards. Here are the 39 awards: Oscar Black Film Award, TV Prize Black, Movie Award, Black Reel, Christopher Award, 15 Daytime Emmys, Bob Hope Humanitarian Award, 3 Emmys, Golden Apple, Golden Globe Hall of Fame Image Award, Special Award Founders Award, Stanley Kramer Award, Television Producer of the Year Award in Longform, 9 People’s Chose Awards, and TV Guide Award

  8. Quotes Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure. My first day in Chicago, September 4, 1983. I set foot in this city, and just walking down the street, it was like roots, like the motherland. I knew I belonged here. The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you're willing to work. For everyone of us that succeeds, it's because there's somebody there to show you the way out. The light doesn't always necessarily have to be in your family; for me it was teachers and school.. The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance - and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning.

  9. Quotes Carried On!! Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down. I believe that everyone is the keeper of a dream - and by tuning into one another's secret hopes, we can become better friends, better partners, better parents, and better lovers. Though I'm grateful for the blessings of wealth, it hasn't changed who I am. My feet are still on the ground. I'm just wearing better shoes. That guy just cut right in front of me. But I'm not going to let it bother me. No. I'm on my way to work and I decided it doesn't matter who wants to cut in front of my lane today. I'm not going to let it bother me one bit. Once I get to work, find myself a parking space, if somebody wants to jump ahead of me and take it, I'm going to let them. Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together.

  10. President Vice President Dwight. D .Eisenhower Mamie Doud Eisenhower Dwight .D. Eisenhower was born in 1890 and died in 1969. He was 62 When he was president and his Vice president was Richard M. Nixon and his wife was Mamie Doud Eisenhower.

  11. Interview • Do you feel like you have to share your abuse story to the viewers? • Why is your show so high in the ratings this year? • Are you planning to go to South American and hand out gifts to 50,000 kids again this year?

  12. Bibliography Wilbert A. DesChamps. Photograph. Google. Web. <http://www.cawlocal483.org/presidents.html>. Mamie Doud Eisenhower. Photograph. Http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312172/fleisenhower.html. Web. Dwight. D .Eisenhower. Photograph. Http://filipspagnoli.wordpress.com/2008/11/. Web. Flag, 1954. Photograph. Http://www.art.com/products/p10009215-sa-i849004/jasper-johns-flag-1954.htm?aff=conf&ctid=969853151&rfid=329596&tkid=0&. Web. Oprah When She Was Younger. Photograph. Http://ams30.wikispaces.com/Oprah+-+a+trailblazing+rags-to-riches+story. Web. Oprah Winfrey. Photograph. Http://www.jeffreyrobert.com/Oprah.html. Web. Blashfield, Jean F. "Trail Blazers of the Modern World." Print.

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