Paul Walker
by Lixy Montoya, Eric Guardado, Zoe Rodriguez from North Brunswick
"If one day the speed kills me, do not cry. Because I was smiling." -Paul Walker R.I.P. You will never be forgotten.
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''We all compromise ourselves, from time to time, because maybe it will lead to more opportunity... All of that's cool, but we forget and we get caught up. If you want that nurturing, caring, empathetic, compassionate heart to keep on ticking and be around, and you want it to be strong, then don't neglect #1. One way to feed it is just being truthful and listening to your heart".
As once said by the solicitous Paul Walker. Nowadays many human beings who are admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements or their noble qualities are heroic, everybody knows and esteem a hero. Being the best you can be and having education, compassion, inspiration and sacrificing your time to help others is luminary. Different people have different heroes who they look up to try to emulate, but whoever they are, actors, politicians, athlete, youtuber etc, they all posses certain qualities which sets them apart. These qualities may be courage, virtuosity, sacrifice, determination, compassion, dedication, wisdom, this can go on and on. A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something than oneself (Joseph Campbell). Paul Walker is a very well known American actor from various movies especially 'The Fast and the Furious' and its sequels. Also played prominent roles in the film 'Varsity Blues', but his acting career started at the age of two while modeling. Walker's role in 'Fast and the Furious' was driving sports cars and racing and because of that he became a professional race car driver which he enjoyed doing. He was born in Glendale, California and had an amazing wife, Rebecca Soteros, and he was a loving father to Meadow Rain Walker. Paul was a warmhearted man that worked on many charities helping others. Sadly Paul Walker tragically passed away in a car accident on November 30, 2013 in Santa Clarita, California and he would never be forgotten. 
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Reach out the Worldwide was a charity that both Rodger Rodas and Paul Walker established, to help people that were harmed by natural disasters. They both flew to Chile in 2010 to assist those that were injured in the 8.8 magnitude earthquake. Paul also was involved in relief effort to help survivors of the tragic 2010 earthquake in Haiti (Elite Daily). "Paul wasn't someone who would just write a check and lend his name to an organization; he was the heart and soul of Reach Out Worldwide... Some people play a hero, Paul was an honorable, hardworking, dedicated respectful man with humble spirit who shared his blessing with those who needed it most." (JD Dorfman of ROWW). He was there to help and try to make the world a better place, he loved to help others when they needed it and he sacrificed his time just to do what he enjoyed doing. Even throughout the smallest cases, Paul Walker still accomplished on helping the things that surrounded him. Paul made a young unsuspecting couple's dream come true nearly a decade ago and they are now finding out he was the man to thank. He ended up at a jewelry store one evening while a couple were trying to find the right engagement ring, he overheard their discussion about how they could not afford the $9k ring. Mr. Walker jumped in and saved the day, when the couple left he told the manager to put it on his tab and not tell the couple that he bought the expensive ring. The workers called the future husband and wife and gave them their engagement ring and told them that someone anonymously bought it for them. They both later on figured out that Paul Walker granted their wish on having the wedding ring they loved. Not only was he a hero to many today he was also luminary to his daughter. "When I was little he taught me to walk, taught me to smile, and taught me to never give up. I loved him even before I knew what love was. He was my hero. My REAL life hero!" (Meadow Rain). Paul Walker was a selfless, caring person that sacrificed his time for being a helping hand when it was needed.
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What motivated our group to choose Paul Walker as our hero, was because his actions propelled us to help one another and those in need. Paul might have not changed the whole world, but he changed the way the world viewed him. He was not just known as a celebrity in the movies we watch now, but a heroic man participating in charities and helping save lives worldwide. Paul walker believed that when you put good will out there, it is amazing what can be accomplished. Even though he is not here with us today his charity has become a legacy which has been now passed on to his daughter. Paul Walker was the kind of human being we needed every day, to make our world a better place. He sacrificed his own time to alleviate the ones that suffered, and was determined to help anyone in need. Paul was a loving person not just to his family and the cast on set but to everyone that walks on this earth. He dedicated his life to many and mostly to his Reach Out Worldwide charity that he established with Rodger Rodas. Walker was an astonishing hero, a hero that had compassion, determination, dedication and most of all selflessness. Paul Walker was not just a hero on screen in the movies he acted in but a heroic man in reality.
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Last edited 12/6/2015 12:00:00 AM
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Bibliography
Faherty, Allanah. "The Real Paul Walker Was A Much Bigger Hero Than Any Character He Played." [Online] Available http://moviepilot.com/posts/2263386?lt_source=external,manual. Faherty.
