Modern Day Transcendentalist

     Oprah  Winfrey could be considered a modern day transcendentalist. A simplified definition of a transcendentalist would be a person who is an individual who doesn't feel the need to take part in conformity and does what they want despite what  others may think of them. Oprah Winfrey could be considered one of these people.   

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     This picture is a picture of Oprah when she was a little girl living in Mississippi.Oprah Winfrey grew up a hard life as a child. She was sexually abused multiple times by both family friends and family members. It is hard enough for someone to remain their own individual person if they are influenced by others. It was even harder for Oprah to stay the same person she was because she was not only influenced by other people she was abused and had to learn to deal with it. For many people when they experience a tragic event such as sexual abuse it changes their personality when they are trying to cope. But Oprah took her experience and decided to help others. She went on to helping hundreds of people and giving many generous gifts and donations.

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     This picture is a photo of Oprah and it shows how successful she has became throughout her life.  She has her own talk show, magazine, and now television network. Oprah hasnt done this becasue others had influenced her but becasue she herself wants to do it. She had the ability to accomplish all these things because she is a strong individual. Someone who was a conformist would probably would never be able to reach success of such high amounts as Oprah. The reason she is so popular today is because she has an individual personality, thinks in different inventive ways, and wants to help people. Besides Lady Gaga Oprah is a good example of a modern day transcendentalist she has delt with so much, acheived such high success, remained to be an individual, and has resisted influence form others.