In an effort the give away five $1 bills, I am going to walk
up to people outside my apartment building. I live on a street where a lot of
students walk by, so I know I will have many opportunities to talk to people. I
will try to approach people that look really nice. I have also noticed that I’m
more likely to approach women then men, probably because I’m less intimidated
by women. To get people’s attention, I will probably just say, “ Excuse me. Can
I give you a $1?”. I’m sure this will stop people. I am pretty sure I will be
able to give away at least four of the five.
This exercise was very uncomfortable for me and to be
honest, I really didn’t like it. I don’t like doing things while recording
people, because I know if someone tried to record me I wouldn’t be a big fan of
it. I also didn’t like that I almost had to lie to the people to complete this
project.
Most people responded how I expected which was that they
were caught off guard and thought I was weird. But in the end four people took
the dollar which is what I thought.
Hi Caroline,
ReplyDeleteGreat job in approaching people. You were confident in going up to people and using the line "random act of kindness" was a good idea.
I agree that this project was pretty awkward, not to mention costly. I don't think I would appreciate being filmed in such a way, although the dollar wouldn't hurt.
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