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Chris Long Hero

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What is a hero? Philip Zimbardo, in his article Transforming Society by Teaching Everyday People the Characteristics of a Modern Hero states it best “a hero displays certain characteristics such as integrity, compassion, and moral courage, heightened by an understanding of the power of the situational forces, an enhanced social awareness, and an abiding commitment to social action.” The term hero is commonly thought as someone with super powers. While yes, the comic book characters are heroes in the sense they fight crime, stop villains, and save the day with their charming character and super powers. The heroes that are mentioned ordinary people. They are people with great influence in their communities; such as Chris Long of the Philadelphia Eagles, and his stand for better education in the cities he has played. Malala Yousafzai …show more content…

He has donated his paychecks for educational equality in the cities that he has played for, St. Louis, New England, and Philadelphia and started a scholarship fund in his hometown of Charlottesville, NC. Also in a combined effort he partnered with Malcolm Jenkins and Torrey Smith to stand up for racial equality. The current state of American Society between people of color and police is very divided. He had been the first white professional athlete to participate in the national anthem protest by placing his arm around his teammate Malcolm Jenkins to show support. This protest shed light on the racial and social injustices that is occuring in America. In an teammate Malcolm Jenkins had stated “more white men need to position themselves as allies when we’re talking about conversations dealing with social equality, social justice”, this was in response to Long’s impactful participation in the protest. Touching back on Zimbardo’s definition to hero Long is a perfect example. He understood his situation and displayed all of the signs of a proper

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