Even though the proposed way o understand the character of a society is viable, it definitely cannot be pronounced as the best one. As a result, I mostly disagree with the speaker and the reasons why will be explored in this essay.
Undoubtedly, role models and heroes are a reflection of the values and ideals of a society. To be proclaimed a hero, a person must do something that is exalted by its counterparts. To be considered a role model, a person must behave in such a way that will be accepted and supported by the majority. Therefore, those individuals are in fact the representation of the people who have chosen them, of the qualities that they respect. Nevertheless, one should note that those chosen people will represent only the best side of society without showing its flaws. In other words, even though we can understand some part of the character of a society through them, we will only perceive the best, most polished part of it, without getting access to the whole picture.
Moreover, this statement is a rough generalization. I do not think we can put an equality sign between the character of society as a whole and the character of its heroes. For instance, during the Second World War, the were a lot of fearless and glorious people who were fighting against the Nazis and would be later claimed as heroes. However, at the same time within the societies that produced such great hearts, there were also traitors. Therefore, this statement can be true only to a certain extent, as the character of the society or the individuals representing it can not be simplified or generalized to a few outstanding people.
Another reason why I do not agree with the speaker is that the role models are not always chosen by society itself, instead, they can be popularized by the government. Doing so, allows the people in power to control attitudes of the citizens, plant certain ideas in their mind and manipulate them in other ways. What is more, it works the same way for some of the proclaimed heroes. A telling example here would be Russia granting ordens and medals to the soldiers who fought in Syria or even died in the battles there. Of course, those people deserve praise for their braveness, stamina, patriotism, but one question occurs: what is the government trying to promote with it? The fact that in order to be heroes we should be fighting and killing other people? Why does not the government encourage consistent efforts of its citizens - devoted doctors, wise teachers, and brave firefighters? Therefore, sometimes the role models and heroes do not represent the character of the society as a whole, and sometimes they can even be used to skew the views and ideals in society.
In the final analysis, understanding the character of a society through its role models and heroes can be one of the ways, but not the best one. While evaluating the character of it as a whole, other factors should be concerned as well, such as its art in its numerous forms, history and so on.
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 481, Rule ID: AFFORD_VB[1]
Message: This verb is used with the infinitive: 'to people'
Suggestion: to people
...less, one should note that those chosen people will represent only the best side of so...
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Line 7, column 353, Rule ID: SOME_OF_THE[1]
Message: Simply use 'some'.
Suggestion: some
...What is more, it works the same way for some of the proclaimed heroes. A telling example he...
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Line 7, column 553, Rule ID: AFFORD_VB[1]
Message: This verb is used with the infinitive: 'to praise'
Suggestion: to praise
... there. Of course, those people deserve praise for their braveness, stamina, patriotis...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, however, if, moreover, nevertheless, second, so, therefore, well, while, for instance, in fact, of course, such as, as a result, in other words, what is more
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 27.0 19.5258426966 138% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 19.0 12.4196629213 153% => OK
Conjunction : 21.0 14.8657303371 141% => OK
Relative clauses : 10.0 11.3162921348 88% => OK
Pronoun: 42.0 33.0505617978 127% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 61.0 58.6224719101 104% => OK
Nominalization: 10.0 12.9106741573 77% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2493.0 2235.4752809 112% => OK
No of words: 524.0 442.535393258 118% => OK
Chars per words: 4.75763358779 5.05705443957 94% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.7844588288 4.55969084622 105% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.71373160593 2.79657885939 97% => OK
Unique words: 238.0 215.323595506 111% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.454198473282 0.4932671777 92% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 785.7 704.065955056 112% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.59117977528 94% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 10.0 6.24550561798 160% => OK
Article: 5.0 4.99550561798 100% => OK
Subordination: 5.0 3.10617977528 161% => OK
Conjunction: 4.0 1.77640449438 225% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 9.0 4.38483146067 205% => Less preposition wanted as sentence beginnings.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 23.0 20.2370786517 114% => OK
Sentence length: 22.0 23.0359550562 96% => OK
Sentence length SD: 38.0433043474 60.3974514979 63% => OK
Chars per sentence: 108.391304348 118.986275619 91% => OK
Words per sentence: 22.7826086957 23.4991977007 97% => OK
Discourse Markers: 7.30434782609 5.21951772744 140% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 7.80617977528 38% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 18.0 10.2758426966 175% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 5.13820224719 78% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 1.0 4.83258426966 21% => More facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.314461492229 0.243740707755 129% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0979653313398 0.0831039109588 118% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0926175866215 0.0758088955206 122% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.213106923636 0.150359130593 142% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0651675484725 0.0667264976115 98% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 12.4 14.1392134831 88% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 57.61 48.8420337079 118% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 7.92365168539 39% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 10.7 12.1743820225 88% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 10.62 12.1639044944 87% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.01 8.38706741573 96% => OK
difficult_words: 109.0 100.480337079 108% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.0 11.8971910112 67% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.8 11.2143820225 96% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 11.7820224719 93% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 66.67 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 4.0 Out of 6
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