Pleasure vs. Philanthropy Reflection

• You will conduct an informal experiment in which you plan and carry out two activities. The
activities should be done within about 7 days of each other. The activities should be something
that you intentionally plan to do. This should not something that you routinely do every week, or
something that you were going to do anyway, or something that winds up happening
accidentally. You should plan to take notes on your experience and write you a reflection paper
within a week of completing both activities so the memory is fresh for you. Here are the two
activities:

1. Pleasure: One activity should be an act (a safe and legal one…) that personally brings you
   pleasure or enjoyment
   § Yes – I’m assigning you to have fun
2. Philanthropy: The other activity should be one that promotes the quality of life for one or more
   other people, benefit someone else, and/or improve their well-being (i.e., philanthropy).
   § Some examples include: gifting your time with things like volunteering at a
   community organization/non-profit/outreach project; tutoring or mentoring someone in an area
   where you are more advanced; taking part in a neighborhood clean- up/beautification project;
   helping a family member, friend, or neighbor with chores or a project; using your own skills and
   strengths to do something special for someone else; or some other philanthropic activity.
   § Please do not infringe on other people’s rights or freedoms in any way; when appropriate,
   please ask permission before performing an activity that involves another person; please refrain
   from any actions that might be considered unwanted by another person (e.g., don’t “surprise”
   someone and repaint their room a new color they didn’t ask for, don’t trespass on your neighbor’s
   property to clean up their yard, etc.).
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   money, it should not be a large amount. Donations to charity should be more about donating
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   o Assignment details:
3. Describe your “pleasure activity” and your “philanthropy activity”, explaining why you chose
   these acts (approx. 0.5 pages).
4. Describe how you felt before, during, and after the “pleasure activity” and the “philanthropy
   activity” (approx. 0.5 pages per activity, 1 page total)
   a. Was the way you felt at any of these times different from what you expected? Did the feeling(s) last as long as you expected? Explain why/why not (approx. 0.5 pages).
5. Reflect on similarities and differences between these two experiences (approx. 1 page total)
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