I figured a good place to look for heroes was in history. The problem usually is, though, that on a closer inspection, despite all the good these people have done, often the heroes of history have a dark side. That is not true for Rosa Parks, though. She showed us all a single person, with a single action, can change society for the better. With simple civil disobedience, Rosa parks started a boycott that showed that the simple action of a community can change the world. The civil rights movement had many heroes, far too many forgotten or sacrificed. These people gave their children’s wellbeing and their lives in the hope of a better future, and though I would say every one of them is a hero to me, I feel that Rosa Parks is adequate to stand for all of them. She was an ordinary citizen who was fed up with the injustices of society. Perhaps even more spectacular, she was eventually able to go back to her normal life. She was brave, and I hope that when the time comes, I too can be that brave in the face of injustice.
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