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Do you need ideas for the notion of myths and heroes?
What makes someone a hero? Is a hero someone who does a heroic act or is it simply someone doing his or her job?
Take a look at this website for some inspiration.
Here you will find a list of suggested heroes from Martin Luther King to Usain Bolt.
There is also a page which talks about what is a hero and another page where you will find descriptions of some the heroes mentioned with their life stories, their achievements, their characteristics and some quotations.
What is a hero? Different students give their opinion:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zegboN3w1D
An inspirational video « There’s a hero in you » – This video features the following heroes:
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King, Jr.
John Lennon
Princess Diana (Lady Diana, Princess of Wales)
Mahatma Gandhi
Malala Yousafzai
Nick Vujicic
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Jane Goodall
Francine Wheeler
Quotes about heroes:
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Very good advice!!! 🙂
Believe in yourselves 😉
Here are some other useful quotes – food for thought!
– “The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example. » – Benjamin Disraeli, British Prime Minister and Novelist
Quote by Christopher Reeve – otherwise known as Superman – who was paralysed after a horse-riding accident.
– « Myths which are believed in tend to become true » – George Orwell, English novelist and journalist
– » the exchange of students…should be vastly expanded…Information and education are powerful forces in support of peace. Just as war begins in the minds of men, so does peace » – Dwight D Eisenhower, 34th President of the USA
– « A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in.. And how many want out » – Tony Blair, British Prime Minister
– Everywhere immigrants have enriched and strengthened the fabric of American life – – John F Kennedy
– « All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem » – Martin Luther King Junior
– « Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything » – George Bernard Shaw, Nobel Peace Prize for Literature 1925
– « Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress, therefore, depends on unreasonable people » – George Bernard Shaw, Nobel Peace Prize for Literature 1925
– « Disobedience in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man’s original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and rebellion » – Oscar Wilde
“Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent than the one derived from fear of punishment.” Mahatma Gandhi
“The day the power of love overrules the love of power, the world will know peace.” Mahatma Gandhi
A myth is a story that may or may not be true. There may not be records or other proof that they happened, but at least some parts of myths may be true. Some myths may have started as ‘true’ stories but as people re-told them some parts may have been changed by mistake, or to make them more interesting. All cultures have myths and this mythology has been developed over time. Mythology includes the legends of our history, our religions, stories of how the world was created, and our heroes. These stories have great symbolic power, and this may be a major reason why they survive as long as they do, sometimes for thousands of years.
A hero is a person who is admired for their courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. It can be the main character in a book or a film or a person with superhuman qualities. It can also be a modern-day hero, a person who has performed a heroic act or simply our own personal hero, our role model, who we look up to.
Examples can be:
– a patriotic or national hero (sportsman, politician, human rights defender…..)
– a fictitious hero (superhero or film star)
– an icon or role model (fashion, tv, music)
– a defender of common values
– unknown heroes (war heroes, firemen, rescue workers, charity workers….)
– our own personal hero (member of the family who you look up to)
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When we define the « idea of progress » we usually say that progress is positive: medical progress, social progress, technological progress …all have contributed to our modern-day world being a better place. But how does this technological progress change our lives, is it really a positive change or are we becoming too dependent on new technologies?
One of the latest inventions is Google Glass, a pair of glasses which do much more than the average smartphone or computer. Is this kind of technological progress positive or will it lead to people becoming more isolated and more stressed?
Here are a few links to help you think about it:
An article about the pros and cons of Google Glass
A BBC News report about the advantages and disadvantages of the Google Glass
The ad showing what the Google glass can do :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSnB06um5r4
A video showing a typical day with Google Glass :
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Oscar Pistorius was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1986. At the age of 17 he won a gold medal at the Paralympic Games in Athens. Famous for his artificial legs which earned him the nickname « Bladerunner » he went on to become an international sporting superstar. In the 2012 London Olympic Games he made history by becoming the first double amputee to run in Olympic Games. However the following year in February 2013, Pistorius was accused of murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. The trial started in Pretoria on Monday 3 March.
His story is the perfect example of a modern-day hero’s fall from grace.
Below you will find some links about the rise and fall of Pistorius:
– The story of Oscar Pistorius : http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/disability-sport/21455930
– Article « Pistorius, the fall of a Hero » : http://www.politisite.com/2014/03/04/oscar-pistorius-fall-of-a-hero/
– Article « The myth of sporting heroes » : http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2014-03-11-531f912e65221/#.U0KbKPl_tGk
– Video: The Blade runner:
– Video: Oscar’s rise and fall from stardom:
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