Issue 84 还是超时 求破

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Issue84
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Isit no longer possible for a society to regard any living man or woman as ahero, as the speaker contends? Although it is true that the media today arededicated to ravel sordid business concerning anyone who is regarded hero now,the speaker overstates such influence and unfairly generalizes, ignoring somany compelling evidence to the contrary.

Admittedly,it is getting harder today for celebrities to maintain a righteous image underthe intensive scrutinize by the mass media, whose ultimate goal ofprofitability will urge them to report anything that elicits the publicinterest, among which the scandals involving heroes are the most attractive. Asa result, the media will try every possible means, even including illegal ones,to peer the heroes’ personal lives seeking for any flaws, which equal money inthe eyes of media. Besides, the general public, who is eager to satisfy theircuriosity, is especially susceptible to media opinion. These two phenomenonbound together, making the heroes today less likely to maintain their fame. ConsiderBill Clinton, the hero who brought America through a severe deficit crisis,whose well-established image was torn up by media’s exposure of the LewinskyScandal while the public attention only served to worsen the situation.

However,beyond the above concession, the speaker’s ground is absolute to some extent byasserting that it is “no longer possible” to establish any living heroes. In myobservation, many people are getting more and more tolerant that they will notdisdain somebody just because they have done a human thing. Heroes come totheir reputation not because they are perfect in every aspects. Instead, theyget worshipped and admired only because of some outstanding features they own.Only if such features don’t disappear, many will still be regarded as heroestoday. One telling example involves Kobe Bryant, the famous NBA player who gotinvolved in a rape scandal. But no one will deny him his great achievement inbasketball playing, whom is still widely regarded as a hero on the field ofNBA. Similarly, despite being accused of monopoly, Bill Gates is still referredto as a great entrepreneur and the representative of American dream. As long asheroes remain the qualities upon which their fames rest, they won’t forfeittheir identities as heroes.

Inaddition, there are of course some heroes who behave well in the public eyesthat the mass media, despite its efforts to do so, fails to find out anything filthy.Although we don’t know whether these heroes are really that upright in theirreal lives, it is undeniable that they are and still remain their glory asheroes now. Besides, the speaker unfairly denies the existence of certainpeople who are really excellent and admirable in both their career and privatelife, whom is really infallible.

Somemay argue that even they are infallible, the mass media today has gone so farto a point that they will even make up vicious stories only to catch theeyeballs of the public, which, indeed, happens from time to time. I believethat although their identities as heroes might be destroyed temporarily becausethe public are credulous and susceptible to the misleading cover, one day, whenthe truth turns out and their reputation finally regained, they will come backin a more admirable image as a strong hero who never yields.

Insum, despite the powerful influence exerted on public opinion by mass mediatoday, it is perfunctory to simply assert that it is impossible for any livingman and woman to be regarded as hero now. In my opinion, the history is filledwith such examples that so many great individuals, who were framed up and laterregained their reputation. What’s more, there are always people withexceptional characteristic who serve as exemplary model for the public tofollow in any time.

普渡哥

Although it is true that the media today are dedicated to ravel sordid business concerning anyone who is regarded hero now,the speaker overstates such influence and unfairly generalizes, ignoring so many compelling evidence to the contrary.

我没有读懂，而且不清楚这是个什么从句ignoring so many compelling evidence to the contrary.