FROM BEING HANDICAPPED TO BECOMING A HERO - THE OSCAR PISTORIUS CASE

How has Oscar Pistorius risen to the status of a hero? 

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USEFUL VOCABULARY

be handicapped = disabled= physically-challenged​track and field events = athletics

be amputated = be an amputee​                                an athlete / a paralympic athlete

a limb= a part of your body like a leg/arm/hand​     to set / break a record 

​                                                                                 take gold/ silver / bronze

to curb​                   to challenge​                        to compete - competition

to limit​≠ ​​to overcome

to impede​              to surpass (stgh/oneself)

to restrict​               to beat the odds

​                                                                                  a /ˈhɪərəʊ/= 

to defeat​                to achieve​                            /ˈherəʊɪzəm/ =

to fail ​≠​  ​to accomplish

to give up              ​to score ​                       ​/tə ˌdɪˈfaɪ θə ˈlɔːz əv ˈneɪʧə/=

to abandon​            to triumph

                                                                                   ​/tə ˈbiːt ðɪ ˈɒdz/=

BRANCH OUT:

=> Explain what factors contributed to turning Pistorius into a hero.

=> Compare the war hero and the sports hero.