Imagine yourself in a wide open desert going 200 miles per hour. Paul Walker is driving his metallic silver Nissan Skyline GT-R with blue racing stripes and being chased by villains with guns. Walker gets paid for doing this action-packed adventure. (“The blond, blue eyed Paul Walker has made a name for himself with a number of high profile projects” (“Paul Walker”). His first acting role he played was when he was a baby in a pampers commercial (Ace). Since then Walker has grown into the acting career and played in some high rated movies and TV shows. “The contributions to Dramatic Arts Education demonstrated by the career of Paul Walker prove beyond a doubt the Motion Picture Hall of Fame should induct this actor. His worthiness of this award is shown in his works and contributions to the Motion Picture Industry, awards, and popular success.
One reason Walker deserves to be in the Motion Picture Hall of Fame is because of all his contributions to the Motion Picture Industry. Through his travels, Walker has seen all the disasters that have devastated locations. He believes “we’re only on the earth for a short period of time. I want to take my success and parlay it into something bigger and better. As a father, my hope and goal is to help create a sustainable organization that will endure for the benefit of future generations. You put goodwill out there, it’s amazing what can be accomplished” (“Changing Lives through Disaster Response”). He created an organization called Reach out Worldwide that people could join to help in disaster areas, and help the families, clean up, and provide shelter and food for them (Nahas, et. al.). Disasters happen all the time: “Reach out Worldwide is an official non-profit disaster relief organiza...
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