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A hero is someone who is both courageous and brave. Like basketball and baseball hall of fames there should be a hero hall of fame. Three people who should be in the Hero Hall of Fame are Rosa Parks, Russell Wilson and Rob O’Neill.

The first person who should be in the Hero Hall of Fame is Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks accomplished many things during her lifetime. She was a civil rights activist and changed the lives of many people. Rosa Parks played a big role in fighting racism in America. Rosa Parks was arrested after she refused to give her seat up to a white man on a bus in Alabama. Ms. Parks won an NAACP award because of all the life changing things she did. Rosa Parks faced many challenges in her life, such as going to jail when she refused
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Russell Wilson is an NFL Seattle Seahawks quarterback. Not only does Russell play football but he works with the “Make a Wish” foundation. One of Wilson’s specific accomplishments was with a little boy named Brayden, who has leukemia and it was Brayden’s wish to meet Russell Wilson. Wilson not only went to meet Brayden, he also brought him to the Seahawks practice facility where he was welcomed with a banner, a football locker next to Wilson’s and a custom Seahawks jersey. After one of the Seahawks games, Russell saw Brayden in the crowd and he could have went and celebrated and went with his team but he decided to take a walk with Brayden. The main risk that Russell faced was getting hurt during a game because then he would not have the chance to meet the kids with “Make a Wish” and he would not be able to play football. Another risk he could be facing is a financial risk because he uses his own money to donate to “Make a Wish”. Russell Wilson deserves to be in the hero hall of fame because he puts others before himself. Wilson goes out of his way to help young kids with a serious illness (“One Moment with the Seahawks changes Brayden’s Life Forever”,

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