DID YOU KNOW?Born in Mississisipi of African-American couple with the name Oprah Gail Winfrey.His father was a former soldier who later became a barber, while his mother a domestic servant. Because they split the smallest Oprah was raised by his grandmother in a slum environment and the very poor. Extraordinary, at the age of 3 years Oprah has been able to read the Bible aloud.
"Reading is the booth to see the world" he said in an interview.
At the age of 9 years, Oprah experienced sexual harassment, she was raped by her mother's cousin and her friends and occur repeatedly. At the age of 13 years must accept the fact Oprah pregnancy and childbirth, but her baby died two weeks after birth.
After the incident, Oprah ran to her father's house in Nashville. Her father was very hard to educate and discipline. He was required to read the book and make a summary of each week. Despite heavy pressure, but later realized that this is what makes it hard upbringing as a strong woman, confident and highly disciplined.
Her achievements as a model student in high school took him elected student representatives who were invited to the White House. Scholarships else in the can when entering the college level. Oprah's never won a beauty contest, and that's when he first became public spotlight ..
His career began as a local radio announcer while in high school. Career in TV in the wake at age 19 years. He became the first Negro woman and the youngest as a local TV station news anchor them. Oprah's talk show debuted TVnya the show People Are Talking. And his decision to move to Chicago was the one who finally brought Oprah to the top of his career. The Oprah Winfrey Show became the highest-rated talk show on a national scale that never existed in American television history. It was great!
Background of life is poor, crime-prone and discriminatory harass him for trying to help others. Impressions of the show on television is always laden with human values, morality and education. Oprah realized, if she could invite all television viewers, then together, will easily fulfill all the dreams for the sake of helping those who are oppressed.
Oprah is also known for his generosity. Various foundations have disantuni, among others, hospitals and research institutes AIDS sufferers, various schools, people with addiction, people with disabilities and more.
And finally, on 2 January 2007, Oprah attended the inauguration of a special school girls in the town of Henley-on-Clips, outside Johannesburg, South Africa, which he founded along with the television audience. Oprah set aside 20 million pound sterling (1 pound kira2 rp. 17,000, -) or 340 milyiar dollars of his fortune. "By giving a good education for these women anak2, we will begin to change this country" he hoped.
Oprah Winfrey's story is the story of a young man who did not want to bemoan the fate. He fought hard for the success of his life, and he succeeded. He has a mental steel and able to change fate, the sorrow of life into a successful man who has character. The spirit of struggle we deserved look up!
Source : http://kisah2sukses.blogspot.com/2010/06/oprah-winfrey.html (Translated)
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