Dreams can come into true

A famous television host, media mogul, and philanthropist, Oprah Winfrey, was born January 29, 1954, in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Her parents were unmarried teenagers; they quickly broke up not long after. Therefore, Winfrey's mother traveled north and Winfrey spent her first six years living in rural poverty with her grandmother. Her grandmother was so poor, but she taught her to read before the age of three.

After difficult life in farming community, in 1968, her mother sent her to Nashville to live with her father. Her father, Vernon, a barber later became a city councilman, was encouraging her education. Winfrey became an honor student, joined her high school speech team, and placed second in the nation in dramatic interpretation. She won an oratory contest which secured her full scholarship to Tennessee State University. In 1971, she began working in local black radio station, WVOL.

In 1976, she moved to Baltimore and was recruited to join Richard Sher as co-host of local chat show, People Are Talking. Her success media host career led to nationwide fame and a role in file, The Color Purple, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

In 1986, Winfrey launched her well-known talk show called The Oprah Winfrey Show which is seen on 212 U.S. stations and in more than 100 countries worldwide.

According to Forbes magazine, Winfrey was the richest African American of the 20th century and the world's only black billionaire. Also, she is well-known as the greatest philanthropist because her founded Oprah's Angel Network has raised more than $51 million in order to support girls' education in South Africa and to help victims of Hurricane Katrina.

In my opinion, her success illustrates that anyone can succeed in this country. No matter how you are poor and what nationality you are, you can reach your dream. You don't have to just dream the dream, but you need to think how to realize it. In addition, I understood that how do people influence other people. For example, Winfrey later acknowledged her grandmother's influence, saying it was Hattie Mae who had encouraged her to speak in public and "gave me a positive sense of myself."