Speech #1 - Tribute Speech You are to choose one real person you consider to be an influential and significant figure during the past two hundred years of human history. You will prepare and deliver...

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OPRAH WINFREY
Essay
“Turn your wounds into Wisdom.” The meaning of this famous saying by Oprah speaks a lot about her personality. Oprah Winfrey is one of the most influential and the most successful black women in American history. She revolutionized the concept of talk shows which are the popular mediums broadcast on television. Her life is no less than a fairytale; she belonged to a poor family in rural Mississippi but her vision and commitment to succeed in life has put her in the current position. Often respected as the queen of all media, Oprah has been recognized by her fraternity as well as by the rest of the world as advocator of bringing LGBT community to the mainstream, promoting philanthropist ideology and spiritual alignment with liberal values.
    At first, Oprah was born in a family of poor; she had to suffer a lot due to the lack of financial resources at the early age. She even got molested in her teens but all of it did not break her morale. Every possible difficulty simply made her stronger and more committed than before. She started her life as a radio host...