Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey was born in 1954 in Mississippi in a family which had extremely low resources. On top of that, Oprah lived a very difficult childhood, indeed she had been raped and this incident traumatized and affected  her a lot. Anyway with determination she finally turned the page and became a person with an important rank in the society: She is a producer and an actress. Then, in 1973 she became Nashville's first African American woman TV corespondent, after that she started to host a talk show in Baltimore before to host a local talk in Chicago. She made this show very popular that's why it was broadcasted to 144 countries and was renamed «The Oprah Winfrey Show». We can see that Oprah Winfrey started from scratch to rise the top and to become one of the most influential person of the 20th century.What's more,  she is a very helpful person, indeed, she is doing charity work so she is very respectful. She is also dedicated  for children’s rights and Barack Obama had her support during his two campaigns. To sum up, Oprah Winfrey is considered as a hero for many Americans, she shows that we can help people in need if we all work together.

Everyone has someone they look up to as a role model, or someone who they find inspiring and this person can be Oprah Winfrey which is an household name.  She is the perfect example of what makes someone an inspirational hero.

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