john lennon and oprah winfey are the topics

John Lennon and Oprah Winfrey

Tracy Potila

Rasmussen College

Authors Note

This paper is being submitted on October 15, 2014, for Carly Hearn G125/HUM2023 Section 02 Humanities course.

Synopsis of John Lennon and Oprah Winfrey

There is a common saying that leadership comes at a price. True to the saying, there are various leaders, artists, and musicians across the globe that have earned a price courtesy for their leadership qualities and the general influence they have had on the lives of the people. The leaders are many both from the past centuries and the modern world.

Of the many world leaders that have greatly impacted on the livelihood of the people, the synopsis of my paper forms two leaders that didn’t necessarily lead the world but still made a large impact on people everywhere. John Lennon was a key member of the Beatles. He insisted with moving forward to have a famed solo career, and became an icon of the 1960s counter-culture revolution. Despite his well known image, Lennon stepped out of his comfort zone and became a peace activist while spreading the word of love and peace throughout. During the period of the Vietnam War, Lennon imagined people living in peace and influenced an entire generation to look at the world in a different manner. Lennon's anti-war, anti-violence mindset contributed to his determination for peace (Altrapoint.com, 2011). Although the world was at war, he kept a positive attitude and was determined to put the hate, violence, and crime to an end without disturbance (Alyssa, 2013). My motivation of choosing Lennon is informed by his determination to succeed.