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THEME 9 MODERN HEROES & HEROINES

1 A READING

What makes a hero or heroine? Discuss with your friends.

1 B
Take a quick look at the text below. Why did these people become heroes/heroines? Match the
names to the reasons.

1. Elon Musk F scientific innovations
2. Ömer Halisdemir F investments and mega projects
3. Canan Dağdeviren F martyrdom

Albert Einstein, one of the scientific heroes for humanity, once said ‘‘Imagination is more important than
knowledge.’’ because the path to success and happiness in reality starts by dreaming or imagining.
This is so if one goes after dreams or things in their imaginations. Most ordinary people fail here.
They just dream of something, but do not go after them because of the fear of failure. If you pursue
your dreams, you may fail or you may become a hero. However, if you do not even try to fulfill them,
there is only one result; failure. Then, things in your imagination become only imaginary things or
situations. Heroes and other noted people make their differences here. They work hard for their
dreams. Some may even dedicate their lives to their dreams.
Most people talk about imaginary things or situations often in everyday life and they utter sentences
like ‘‘If I had money, I would buy a villa, a sports car, etc.’’ A modern hero,
Elon Musk, has them all. He did not inherit a fortune to get what he has.
He just pursued his dreams. Even when he was a child, in 1984, he wrote
and sold a video game. Each time he earned money, he invested in new
projects and now he is the owner of a fortune. However, this doesn’t stop
him. Most ordinary people say ‘‘If I had the chance, I would make the Earth
a green place.’’ Musk thinks so, but unlike most, he makes effort to do
it. He doesn’t let the river run. He works day and
night and he has his environment-friendly project,
the electric car, for the sake of this. He also has
other mega projects with eco-friendly purposes.
Another hero is Ömer Halisdemir. Most people
claim that they are patriots, people who love their countries. They say ‘‘If
the country were in danger, I would fight for freedom.’’ He didn’t just believe
in this. When it was the time, he didn’t think for a moment to try to stop
terrorists of 15 July, when Turkey was attacked by terrorists in a coup
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attempt. He lost his life and became a martyr as he
died for his country. Thanks to heroes like him, the
enemy was defeated.
Canan Dağdeviren can be seen as a young heroine, as well. Most
people of her age keep saying ‘‘If my parents sent me to better schools, I
could achieve big success.’’ However, when it comes to studying for exams
or doing academic work, they may feel lazy and postpone doing things.
Canan still pursues her dreams. For now, she is one of the scholars who
was named to the ‘Top 35 Innovators Under 35’ by MIT.

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