Myths and Heroes - 3 Hero (bac oral anglais)

Myths and Heroes - 3 Hero

       I'm going to talk about «myths and heroes». First, I want to give a definition of what  a hero is  : a hero can be a mythological figure, a person who is admired for his or her achievements, a superhero or maybe a role model or an icon. A hero can be a patriotic or a national hero such as a sportsman, a politician, a human rights defender. Besides a hero can be fictitious : it's the case for superheroes. We studied this notion through three national heroes who became model for the world : Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela. We can wonder how these leader of national movements have become heroes for people around the world ? For his purpose, I'm going to present these three personalities. 

            First, Gandhi is the emblematic figure of the independence of India. He was the preeminent leader of Indian Nationalism. He was born an October the 2nd 1869. Gandhi studied law in Great Britain, in London. His first employed non-violent civil disobedience as an expiate lawyer in South Africa, in the resident Indian community's struggle for civil rights. He organized meeting, demonstration. He resisted the police. This shows his determination : he scarified his own body. In 1914, Gandhi returned to India.