By definition, heroes and heroines are men and women distinguished by uncommon courage, achievements, and self-sacrifice made most for the benefits of ohe--t are peopie against whom we measure others. They are men and women recognized for
shaping our nation.s consciousness and development as well as the lives of those who admire them. Yet, some people say that ours is an age where true heroes and heroines are hard to come by, where the very idea of heroism is something beyond u--- artifactof the past. Some maintain, that because the Cold War is over and because America is at peace, our age is essntalaly an unheroic one. Furthermore, the overall crime rate is down, poverty has been eased by a strong and growing economy, and advances continueto be made in medical science.
Cultural icons are hard to define, but we know them when we see them. They are people who manage to go beyond celebrity (B5 ). who are legendary, who somehow manage to become mythic. But what makes some figures icons and others mere celebrities?That.s hard to answer. .n part, their lives have the quality of a story to tell. For instance, the beautíful young Diana Spencer who at 19 married a prince, renounced marríage and the throne, and died at the moment she found true love. Good looks certainly help. So .does a special indefinable charm, with the help of the media. But nothing confrms an icon more than a tragic deat--sch as Martin Luther King. Jr., John F Kennedy, and Princess Diana. (258 words)
1.The passage mainly deals with__
2.Heroes and heroines are usually__
3.Which of the following statements is wrong?
4.Beautiful young Diana Spencer found her genuinelove_
5.What is more likely to set an icon.s status?
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