Oprah+Winfry

toc =biography= Oprah Winfrey was born at 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi, to her Parents Vernita Lee and Vernon Winfrey (never married) and was raised on a farm by her grandmother. Her name came from the misspelling of the biblical name Orpah. At a very young age she liked to be in front of people, and would tell stories to people from the age of three. She moved to Milwaukee to live with her mother in 1960. However, in 1967, after repeated abuse and molestation, she ran away. When the police caught her, they tried to place her in a home for juvenile delinquents, but it was full, so they sent her off to live with her father Vernon in Nashville, Tennessee. He was a strict disciplinarian, but also made her do extra schoolwork. There she gave birth to a baby boy when she only 14, but the baby died when it was only two weeks old.

Her first real job in entertainment came in 1971, as a broadcaster for a local radio station, WVOL in Nashville. Two years later, she became the reporter/anchorwoman for WTVF-TV News. She continued to broadcast while she went to college. She won a college scholarship and majored in Speech Communications and Performing Arts at Tennessee State University. In 1976, after graduating, she moved to Baltimore and co-anchored on WJZ-TV news. This lead to co-hosting a talk show called //People Are Talking//, and the makings of a career as a talk show host had begun. She was credited with creating a confessional type of media communication, she broke the 20th century taboos and allowed people who were unaccepted (gays, lesbians, etc) to enter the mainstream. By the mid 1990s she reinvented her show with a focus on literature, self-improvement, and spirituality. In 1993, President Clinton signed into law the “Oprah Bill,” which she spent a great deal of time and energy fighting for. It created a national database of convicted child abusers – something she felt was needed since she was abused as a child. In 1998, she was chosen by Time Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People of the 20th Century. Later that year, she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television and Sciences. That year she also began the Oprah Book Club, which prompted an increase in reading worldwide and was awarded Gold Medal by the National Book Foundation the following year. In 1998 she was sued by cattle owners saying that she spoke out against eating meat, and had to move to Amarillo, Texas for a few months. She wound up winning that case. She kept those issues private. What's important is to help people in all ways and to get others to help them as well, she feels. Forbes listed her as a billionaire in 2003. She was the first African-American to ever appear on this list. She wants to offer a message of hope for others that it can be done.

Her show has an optimistic message that you can always do better. If you are having a difficult time, there are people out there who are ready to help you.

Some criticized her for unleashing confession culture and starting self-help fads that were unsupervised, until she started giving charity. In 2006 she became an early supporter of [|Barack Obama] and she is credited with delivering over a million votes in the close 2008 Democratic primary race. She choose to interview people who have an interesting story and nowhere to tell it. If they describe a problem she calls on others to offer solutions. These issues don't always have to do with money. Giving charity is only one way of helping. Other people that she has invited to her show are authors, singers and other creative people in the world of culture, literature and spirituality. She hopes to give them a place and offer them a national stage. If they succeed on her show, people will turn to them directly. For now, She is tied up till 2011, and time will tell where she is headed next. She always says that we need to raise the awareness of world for peace, and to help people in distress. In addition, she thinks we have great, kind people in the world, that are ready to help, we just need to found them

=ID card= Full Name: Oprah Winfrey Parents name: Vernita Lee and Vernon Winfrey Year of Birth: 1954 Where born: Kosciusko, Mississippi Place of Work: She hosts her own T.V. show and acts in movies Location: U.S.A. Profession: T.V. host What s/he is famous for: She is interviewed people-no body know they.

=questionnaire= 1. Tell us about your childhood. 2. Why did you choose to host a national T.V. show? 3. What is special about your show? 4. What kinds of people do you choose to help, on your show? 5. What kind of message does your show have for the viewers? 6. What are your future plans? 7. How does it feel to be the richest African American women in U.S.A?  8.  Do you think your shows influence American viewers? 9. Do you contribute to charity funds? 10. Your contribution different from many other famous Celebes? 11. Do you want to say something before we finish the interview? answers 1. I was born on January 29, 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi to Vernita Lee and Vernon Winfrey (never married) and was raised on a farm by my grandmother. My name came from the misspelling of the biblical name Orpah. At a very young age I liked to be in front of people, and would tell stories to people from the age of three. I moved to Milwaukee to live with my mother in 1960. However, in 1967, after repeated abuse and molestation, I ran away. When the police caught me, they tried to place me in a home for juvenile delinquents, but it was full, so they sent me off to live with my father Vernon in Nashville, Tennessee. He was a strict disciplinarian, but also made me do extra schoolwork,: I gave birth to a baby boy when she I only 14, but the baby died when it was only two weeks old. 2. My first real job in entertainment came in 1971, as a broadcaster for a local radio station, WVOL in Nashville. Two years later, I became the reporter/anchorwoman for WTVF-TV News. I continued to broadcast while I went to college. I won a college scholarship and majored in Speech Communications and Performing Arts at Tennessee State University. In 1976, after graduating, I moved to Baltimore and co-anchored on WJZ-TV news. This lead to co-hosting a talk show called //People Are Talking//, and the makings of a career as a talk show host had begun 3.  I was credited with creating a confessional type of media communication, I broke the 20th century taboos and allowed people who were unaccepted (gays, lesbians, etc) to enter the mainstream. By the mid 1990s I reinvented my show with a focus on literature, self-improvement, and spirituality. Some criticized me for unleashing confession culture and starting self-help fads that were unsupervised, until she started giving charity. In 2006 I became an early supporter of [|Barack Obama] and I'm credited with delivering over a million votes in the close 2008 Democratic primary race  How is. 4. I  choose to interview people who have an interesting story and nowhere to tell it. If they describe a problem I call others to offer solutions. These issues don't always have to do with money. Giving charity is only one way of helping. Other people that I invite are authors, singers and other creative people in the world of culture, literature and spirituality. I hope to give them a place and offer them a national stage. If they succeed on my show, people will turn to them directly. 5. My show has an optimistic message that you can always do better. If you are having a difficult time, there are people out there who are ready to help you. 6. For now, I'm tied up till 2011, and time will tell where I head next. 7. Forbes listed me as a billionaire in 2003. I was the first African-American to ever appear on this list. I want to offer a message of hope for others that it can be done. 8. In 1998, I was chosen by Time Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People of the 20th Century. Later that year, I received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television and Sciences. That year I also began the Oprah Book Club, which prompted an increase in reading worldwide and was awarded Gold Medal by the National Book Foundation the following year. In 1998 I was sued by cattle owners saying that I spoke out against eating meat, and had to move to Amarillo, Texas for a few months. I wound up winning that case 9. I surely do, but I keep those issues private. What's important is to help people in all ways and to get others to help them as well. 10. In 1993, President Clinton signed into law the “Oprah Bill,” which I spent a great deal of time and energy fighting for. It created a national database of convicted child abusers – something I felt was needed since I was abused as a child. 11. I want to say to the end, that we need to raise the awareness of world peace, and to help people in distress. I think we have great end kind people in the world, they ready to help, we just need to found there.

=speech= Ladies and Gentlemen, We meet here tonight to honor Oprah Winfry. This prize is offered to one of the most charitable woman in the last decade. Oprah started off small, as a radio broadcaster and later became a T.V. host where she helps people with many different problems. During the years she has grown roots in the T.V. industry, founded funds and turned into a great manager.

Oprah became very rich. Did she save it all for herself? Oprah has strong and wide ideals. She lights the way for people who were forgotten. She puts the lime light on doing and contributing positively. She idealizes the volunteering and calls others to pick up the glove. She causes people to smile and more importantly she causes them to hope.

Oprah has seen other colors. As a child she was raped and faced violence. Did she accept the evil? No. She made a brave choice. She chose to do! She chose to improve. She chose to live and decided to change the life for others who suffered as well. Tonight, on this happy occasion, we extend our wishes for you Oprah much more. May you have more energy, more successes and mainly the will to help others and cause them to feel good. You have ambitions and you will reach the stars.

=rationale= We chose to write about Oprah Winfrey because she is an amazing person and she does a lot of good things. We can learn about her, about her giving help, her good heartedness for everyone, and the wish to do well in the world. Oprah does not just talk about nice ideas, but also executes them sometimes single handedly. Therefore, we chose to do the Project about her, to promote her good ideas and good deeds and to learn from her and emulate her wonderful personality.

=reflection= Has it improved your: £ searching skills £ summarizing skills R writing skills £ vocabulary level £ English language skills b. Did you get enough help and support from your teacher? NO c. Did you understand the instructions? **Somewhat, not enough** d. Were the assignments clear and fair? **Yes** 6. Choose one of the following:
 * 1) We learned who Oprah really is and how wonderful she is when she helps others.
 * 2) Then you explain what you learned from working on the project.
 * 1) What was difficult for you in the paper? I had a hard time translating from Hebrew to English and summarizing everything.
 * 2) a. Did you have enough time for the paper? **Yes**

I would have enjoyed the paper/ learned more if **the teacher could reach of the students more.**

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