People Who Have Inspired Me
A few people who have inspired me in life are my boyfriend, mother, and Oprah.
The first person i'd like to talk about is my boyfriend Albert Allan Bokor. Over the past few months I've been going through a lot. During the transition of buying my first home and moving. He has helped me build all my new furniture and also taught me skills I will have for a life time. On top of going to school and taking five classes this semester and continuing to tell me to study hard. I've been stressed out, over whelmed, and moody. He has been by my side during the whole process. Pushing me daily to stay focused and motivated. Many days I've felt like giving up and he continues to keep pushing me. He makes me work harder towards my dreams and goals. We have the best time together were always laughing and being goofy. He is not only my best friend but always an amazing boyfriend. This March we will be taking a vacation to Miami, Florida for five days. I'm so beyond excited to create even more memories.
“I no longer believed in the idea of soul mates, or love at first sight. But I was beginning to believe that a very few times in your life, if you were lucky, you might meet someone who was exactly right for you. Not because he was perfect, or because you were, but because your combined flaws were arranged in a way that allowed two separate beings to hinge together.” - Lisa Kleypas
The second person I'd like to talk about is my mother Dawn Marie Lancaster. She is my absolute best friend in the whole world. She has been by my side for everything and life and guided me. She is the strongest, hardworking, caring, and genuine person ever. She will help anyone in the world at any point. She is willing to help anyone and any time. She has a lot of friends who rely on her. She is the back bone for my family. She takes care of my Grandparents as well.
I couldn't ask for a better mother. She raised me working two jobs to provide for me as a single mother. She worked long hours and still manage to be home for me cooking dinner and helping me with homework. She attended every single cheerleading competition, dance competition, and anything else I wanted to try growing up. She spoiled me like the little diva I was growing up. Now we get to travel and enjoy margaritas in Vegas.
“A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.” - Washington Irving
The third person I would like to talk about is Oprah Winfrey. She is a strong, bold, and independent woman. She is a woman's right advocate and also takes a big stand for African American woman as well. One of my favorite quotes from Oprah is "I don't think of myself as a poor deprived ghetto girl who made good. I think of myself as somebody who from an early age knew I was responsible for myself, and I had to make good." Oprah Winfrey grew up in Kosciusko, Mississippi with her mother. She was sexually assaulted by several family members.
She moved to Tennessee to live with her father where she attended Tennessee State University. She worked for a small local television station where she was recruited to Chicago. In Chicago she hosted her own television show in the morning. She became a huge hit and then landed a show on ABC. Within the first year she grossed 125 million dollars. She created the Oprah Winfrey Show which she air for twenty five seasons 1986-2011. She is a huge inspiration to me for focusing on your dreams. She knew what she wanted from a young age and strived for her future. She became the worlds first richest black women.
Oprah has also received many awards here is a list. Academy Awards
Acapulco Black Film Festival
- 1999 - Black Film Award for Best Actress: Beloved : Nominated
Emmy Awards
Daytime Emmy Outstanding Special Class Series Super Soul Sunday (2011)
Special Recognition Award
Daytime Emmy Outstanding Special Class Special A Prayer for America: Yankee Stadium Memorial (2001)
Daytime Emmy Outstanding Talk Show Daytime Emmy Outstanding Talk/Service Show Host Tied with Rosie O'Donnell for The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996). Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Talk Show The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)
Daytime Emmy Outstanding Talk Show The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986) Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Talk Show Host The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)
Daytime Emmy Outstanding Talk Show The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986) Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Talk Show Host The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)
Daytime Emmy Outstanding Talk Show The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986) Shared with: Outstanding Talk Show Host The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)
Daytime Emmy Outstanding Talk Show The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986) Shared with: Outstanding Talk Show Host The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)
Daytime Emmy Outstanding Children's Special ABC Afterschool Specials (1972) For episode "Shades of a Single Protein". Outstanding Talk Show Host The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986) Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Talk/Service Show The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)
Daytime Emmy Outstanding Talk/Service Show The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986) Outstanding Talk/Service Show Host The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)
Daytime Emmy Outstanding Talk/Service Show The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)Outstanding Talk/Service Show Host The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)
Daytime Emmy Outstanding Talk/Service Show Host The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986) Outstanding Talk/Service Show The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)
Daytime Emmy Outstanding Talk/Service Program The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Talk/Service Show Host The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)
Daytime Emmy Outstanding Talk/Service Show Host The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)
Daytime Emmy Outstanding Talk or Service Show Host The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)Golden Globe Award
Jefferson Awards for Public Service
- 1998: S. Roger Horchow Award for Greatest Public Service by a Private Citizen[3]
NAACP Image Award
- 1989: Award for Outstanding News, Talk or Information - Series or Special|Outstanding News, Talk or Information - Series or Special: Oprah Winfrey: On Location in Forsythe County
Peabody Award:
People's Choice Awards
- 1988: Favorite Talk show Host: Won
- 1997: Favorite Female Television Performer: Won
- 1998: Favorite Female Television Performer: Won
- 2004: Favorite Talk show Host: Won
- 2005: Favorite Daytime Talk Show Host: Nominated
- 2006: Favorite Daytime Talk Show Host: Nominated
- 2007: Favorite Talk show Host: Nominated
- 2008: Favorite Talk show Host: Nominated
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Primetime Emmy Award[edit]
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