The Discussion of Heroes and Celebrities in the Text and in This

The discussion of heroes and celebrities in the text and in this course indicated or revealed that:

A) sports stars in U.S. are admired today because they represent the values of the industrial workplace and remind us of the blue collar workers who were employed in U.S. factories.
B) athletes first became prominent and gained heroic or celebrity status in the U.S. after the invention of television.
C) sports stars have become less popular in the U.S. since manufacturing began to decline and the value of consumption or consumerism increased.
D) sports heroes have a more enduring place in society and culture than do sports celebrities.