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Assignment: Should we admire heroes but
not celebrities? (2007.10)
There
are
people
suggesting
that
we
should
admire
heroes
but
not
celebrities.
Admittedly,
heroes
are
famous
because
they
are
great
people,
while
a
certain
number of people become celebrities
only because of their undeserved fame.
However,
this
does
not
mean
that
all
celebrities
are
not
worthy
admiration.
In fact, there
are still a multitude of admirable celebrities who
are also
amazing people and can bring
us enormous positive influence.
An
excellent example to prove this point is Nicholas
James Vujicic, who is
not
a
hero
saving
a
country
but
a
celebrity
famous
for
his
unusual
experiences.
He was born
with a rare disorder characterized by the absence
of all four
limbs but now is a well-
known motivational speaker helping thousands of
people.
While
born
with
no
limbs,
Vujicic
was
not
defeated
by
his
disability.
Instead, he
learned to transcend his disability. With his
optimism and
persistence,
he
successfully
mastered
the
daily
tasks
of
life,
like
typing,
shaving,
brushing
teeth
and
answering
the
phone,
and
he
even
learned
to
dive
and throw tennis balls
without limbs. Now he is a man grateful for life
and
a motivational speaker giving talks
to share his stories and to encourage
people to be confident and thankful. A
tremendous amount of his fans have
learned
from
him
optimism,
self-confidence,
persistence
and
gratitude,
and
I
am
also
one
of
them.
Vujicic
is
now
my
idol.
Whenever
I
encounter
obstacles
or failures, I think of him, and then I
get courage to move on.
Another example
of the celebrities worthy of admiration is Steve
Jobs, the
former
CEO
of
the
present
extremely
successful
Apple
Inc.
Though
not
a
hero
saving the whole world, Jobs is,
undoubtedly, one of the most renowned and
influential people in the human
history. His innovation has transformed a
variety of fields like computer, music,
movie, phone and retailing. Today,
people
around
the
world
are
learning
from
him.
Entrepreneurs
learn
from
him
leadership,
management
and
inspiring.
Designers
learn
from
him
how
to
create
a
product
that
is
both
functional
and
beautiful.
Students
learn
from
him
how
to pursue what they are truly
passionate about. Ordinary people who are
craving for success learn from him the
secrets to spectacular achievement.
As
a world-known celebrity, Jobs is definitely worth
admiring. His wisdom
and legacy will
benefit generations of people.
Nicholas
James
Vujicic
and
Steve
Jobs
are
only
two
of
the
countless
examples
of the celebrities
that worth admiring. Worshiping these famous
people is
no less valuable than looking
up to heroes.
(2006.6) Do we tend to
accept the opinions of others instead of
developing
our own independent ideas?
It
is
rare
to
find
an
objective
and
independent
viewpoint
on
style,
literature,
politics, or any
other matter. Many people's opinions are formed
through
their associations with others.
It is our nature to conform; conformity is
a force that few can successfully
resist. We give in to the human instinct
to go along with the crowd and to have
its approval.
Truly,
it
is
our
nature
to
conform,
and
human’s
long
history
has
witnessed
the prevalence of
conformity among the general public. However, this
does
not indicate that we will give in
to our nature all the time. In the modern
age, with education available to most
people and with competition heating
up
around the globe, people in mounting number are
developing their own
independent ideas
instead of blindly conforming to others.
In
history,
there
are
abundant
examples
revealing
that
most
of
the
remarkable
breakthroughs that humans have ever
made are invariably attributable to a
few individuals’ independent ideas
instead of those of the majority. This
indicates a significant fact about the
majority of our ancestors, that is,
a
strong
tendency
to
conform
to
conventional
thoughts
and
wisdom
with
little
independent
questioning.
For
instance,
one
of
the
biggest
revolution
in
the
field of astronomy was sparked by an
individual
—
Copernicus whose
hel
iocentric model
transformed people’s understanding of the
universe.
Before
Copernicus’
novel
idea
was
popularized,
the
public
at
the
time
tended
to
conform to the
widely held
views,
believing that Earth
was the center of
the
universe.
Had
it
not
been
for
C
opernicus’
novel
theory,
the
public
would
have
been fooled for longer time.