Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Real Life Heroe

Birth-Oprah Gail Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Her parents were two unwed teenage parents. 
http://www.essortment.com/all/oprahwinfrey_rkcr.htm

Call to Adventure-When Oprah was 14 she give birth to a child, the child dies and it devisatated her. She vowed to turn her life around from that point on.
http://www.essortment.com/all/oprahwinfrey_rkcr.htm

Supernatural Guide-Her father helped her with her mission by strapping her with his strict rules and discipline.  These consisted of keeping her grades high and being home by cerfew.
http://www.essortment.com/all/oprahwinfrey_rkcr.htm

Crossing the Threshold-At the age of nineteen, Oprah landed her first job as a reporter for a radio station in Nashville.
http://www.essortment.com/all/oprahwinfrey_rkcr.htm

Belly of the Beast-Oprah started the Oprah Winfrey Show.  From that point on there was no truning back.
http://www.essortment.com/all/oprahwinfrey_rkcr.htm

Tests/Ordeals/Hero Deeds-With talk shows becoming increasingly trashy, Oprah pledged to keep her show free of tabloid topic terrible adolescence living with her mother.


Hero Partners-Her television crew helped her stay on track and not

Atonement with Father- Had Oprah moved back to live with her father after never seeing him. They got along very well.

Journey to the Underworld- When Oprah starts a television show it is like going into the underworld because everyone is watching her every move and if she makes one mistake everyone will hear about it,

Apotheosis/Deification-The Oprah Winfrey Show became the most popular show on television.  This is an accomplishment for her because she came from a rough childhood. 

Elixir-Oprah wins the Nobel Peace Prize which is one of the highest awards in the world to win.  This shows that her journey is now over.


1 comment:

  1. Be careful! Make sure you read your sources more carefully. Oprah Winfrey has not won a Nobel Prize. The article you linked to was about how some people WANT her to win one.

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