Essays Tagged: "Oprah"

Yoga is Good or Bad?

Yoga seems to be moving into the public eye much more these days. From breakfast-cereal ads to Oprah, we are seeing subtle appearances of yoga in the media. This has sparked a debate about how go ... ng yoga to a new audience. You see it on television from comedy show Dharma & Greg to an entire Oprah show devoted to it. And the front cover of Time magazine showing model Christy Turlington in a ...

(2 pages) 108 2 4.8 Nov/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Oprah Gail Winfrey

Oprah Gail Winfrey"Talk show host" is the simplest but wholly inadequate description of Oprah Winfre ... ction for her talk show's "book club" has become an instant bestseller. She's also launched "O, the Oprah Magazine," and the cable network Oxygen. It all adds up to a personal fortune that Forbes esti ... ates over $900 million, and a media influence that no other woman, and few other people, can match. Oprah is considered to be one of the100 most influential and powerful people of the 20th century.Opr ...

(4 pages) 180 0 3.0 Dec/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

Past and Present Titans.

e flourished a hundred years ago. Now a day's there are women acting, talking on TV. One of them is Oprah Winfrey the richest talk show hostess in America. She is the richest African-American. Both He ... nfrey the richest talk show hostess in America. She is the richest African-American. Both Hetty and Oprah had their dream come true. Hetty wanted to become a trader and Oprah wanted to become a talk s ...

(3 pages) 50 0 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Media Influence

the shows that help people through tough times, like Montell Williams, Ricki Lake, Jenny Jones, and Oprah. But my favorite of them all are the shows that interview the latest stars, like Regis and Kel ...

(4 pages) 51 0 0.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Hedda Nussbaum and Joel Stienberg

be out that door and never come back.' And that's what everybody thinks, until it happens to you." (Oprah.com)It is eerie that Nussbaum would herself, become the iconic face of domestic violence, a wo ...

(4 pages) 16 0 0.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

To what extent has British (or American) television been successful in providing programmes for diverse audiences?

woman watching the show.Another type of programme for women is talk shows such as "Ricki Lake" and "Oprah."Oprah has been providing advice and information for women for over fifteen years now and is t ... is something that most women like.However, although there is a wide range of topics covered on The Oprah Winfrey Show, it is assuming that all women like the same things and are happy to learn more a ...

(6 pages) 25 0 2.5 Nov/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Genre Study

Oprah Winfrey: The Beacon of Love

doesn't matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you. Always." - Oprah Winfrey-The power of an individual is the ability to beat the odds under harsh circumstances; ... elp others. An inspired person is an inspiring person, one who has had to overcome great struggles. Oprah Winfrey overcame great odds to become an unstoppable motivator and an altruistic woman. Due to ...

(6 pages) 90 0 4.7 May/2007

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

For This I am Thankful

end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough."--Oprah WinfreyIt's true. If you be thankful for what you have you'll have a warm feeling inside, but ...

(2 pages) 1457 0 0.0 Sep/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Tlak Shows

c moral message is how not to act. Although, others might prefer the more light-hearted feel of the Oprah Winfrey show. She and her guests model the morally upright behavior that we should strive to l ... lk show comes close to the raw exposure of its guests. It is unlikely that you will find a guest on Oprah that has committed adultery, have sold their souls to the devil, or are part of a racist hate ...

(6 pages) 1315 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Women Rights

e not aware of some of these issues that are happening to these women until watching an episode of ?Oprah?, and this was her topic. This episode showed how women are circumcised, tortured, and beaten ... ns of the viewers. The impact of American feminism on Third World countries has been positive. The ?Oprah Winfrey Show? is a perfect example of a strong-willed women who has always been the public eye ...

(7 pages) 50 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

I Know I Can", by raper Nas

is life-altering like rape or HIV. He also says that the listener could host a television show like Oprah. Nas is comparing the listener to Oprah. Oprah came from poverty, she was raped, and even thou ... overcame all the the obstacles and became one of the wealthiest and well-know people in America. If Oprah wasn't so driven, her life could hav turned out alot differently.Nas tells young men that life ...

(2 pages) 8 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

Abortion: Pro-Life vs. Pro-Choice

re information on this specific topic, the pro-life population gives examples of how people such as Oprah and Ray Charles were brought into this world accidentally and have been through many things an ...

(3 pages) 30 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Oprah Winfrey

For a woman with a gloomy and shadowy past, Oprah Winfrey quickly rose to fame and now has a personal net worth of $2.9 billion. Oprah was born ... as born to a teenage mother Vertita Lee, and was the result of a rape. Her mother abandoned her and Oprah stayed at her grandmother's farm for the first six years of her life. Her grandmother was so p ... s of her life. Her grandmother was so poor that she had to wear potato sacks instead of clothes. As Oprah's grandmother became very ill, she moved to her father's place. Life was starting to get bette ...

(2 pages) 1 0 0.0 Jun/2014

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies > Writing