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Oprah Winfrey´s Life And Accomplishments

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Oprah Winfrey was born to Vernita Lee and Vernon Winfrey on January 29, 1954. She was born in Kosciusko Mississippi. Shortly after she was born her parents got a divorce and Oprah was left to live with her maternal grandmother. At the age of 6, Oprah was sent to be with her mom and her two half brothers in the poor and dangerous neighborhood of Milwaukee. When she was 12, she was then sent to live with her father in Nashville Tennessee. While she was living with her father she gained confidence and started writing speeches. One of her speeches turned into a job that earned her $500. Ever since that her love for talking grew, she knew she wanted this to be her career. Just when she started living her life, her mother wanted her to come back

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