Lucas Turner

Final Project
MKTG 1960-013
Professionalism in Business
Dec. 9, 2015

Lucas Turner
Experience #2 -10 pt

I went to the South Towne Mall on 10450 S State St. in Sandy, UT on Saturday, December 5,
2015 between the hours of 2-3 P.M. I assumed it would be good to go during the holiday season,
as people would possibly be more open-minded and jovial. I went to the mall with my roommate,
but she did not actually talk to strangers with me. I am usually quite hyper, and thanks to my
southern upbringing, I have exquisite manners and social skills. I spoke with six people there:
four females, aged 21, 20, 20, and 34 and two males aged 25 and 33. The 33-year-old man and
34-year-old woman were a married couple with two small children. They seemed quite frazzled,
and were coming out of Hallmark to get a card for a relatives birthday.
Nothing very interesting or remarkable happened during my time at the mall. The other three
females were dressed to the nines, so to speak. They were, in my opinion, spoiled little rich
kids. They were all students at the University of Utah, who were down visiting family in Sandy
for the weekend. The other male I spoke to was all alone coming out of Hot Topic, and fit the
stereotypical Hot Topic shopper, with his marijuana beanie, baggy pants, and Bob Marley shirt.
He complimented me on my tattoos, and we had a quick chat about his holiday plans. He
mentioned that he was going to stay here in town and spend time with his family. He was not in
college, and worked part-time at Jiffy Lube.

Experience #3 15 pt
I performed the minimum (10) random acts of kindness.
1) Mailed a flower arrangement to an overworked IHOP waitress on 5300 S and State
anonymous
2) I bought some McDouble cheeseburgers and passed them out at the park on 300 S and 300 W
3) I picked up a gentleman walking in the cold late at night after work with his bicycle and
dropped him off near home. I think this counts as anonymous, as we didnt make introductions.
4) My downstairs roommate is practically a hoarder, and I cleaned his whole room. 7 bags of
trash, 3 hours of work, and running the vacuum four times is all it took.
5) I paid for a couples meal at IHOP on 5300 S anonymously. (I spend a lot of time at IHOP,
because I never sleep.)
6) I bought a kid a pack of trading cards from a local competitor, as I was in price-checking, and
his dad was back looking through board games. Also, I feel this counts as anonymous.
7) I took my ex-girlfriend to her favorite restaurant, because she was having a rough week.
8) I torrented an entire series for a friend and burned it to DVD for her, because she mentioned
over Thanksgiving that she was unable to watch it all on TV.
9) I added the order of a family behind me onto mine at McDonalds.
10) I helped a classmate from my Business Communications class move some furniture in the
middle of the night, because she didnt know anyone with a truck.
I apologize for not writing this as paragraphs. I just feel it looks neater in a list. Most of these
acts of kindness happened near my home on 5400 South. As I was not present for the delivery of
the flowers, I am not sure of her reaction, but I felt that she appreciated the kindness after all the
stress of the week. As for the rest of the people, they were very happy and some were even taken
aback and wished they had a way to repay me, but I explained that acts of kindness do not
deserve reciprocation. It was rewarding personally, although it was meant as an assignment.
Some of the things I would have done otherwise, but I would not have logged them.

Experience #4 10pt

Lucas Turner

Gene Riggs
Professor
Dear Professor Riggs:
Thank you for teaching four of the most influential classes in my electrical engineering career.
Every semester I registered for classes, I intentionally picked the classes that you taught. It was a
highly informative and learning experience, being in a position to gain more knowledge about
engineering, and the applications of electrical engineering in your position at the Utah State
Department. I was impressed with your vast extent of insight and expertise in the field of
electrical engineering, and found it truly inspiring.
I understand that you have a busy schedule, and would like to extend my deepest gratitude
for allowing me to utilize you as a resource on my English project in the fall of 2014 in
addition to teaching me and assisting with all of my engineering questions. I appreciated
your personal experiences in regards to your time at the Utah State Department and how they
operate from an inside point-of-view. I will continue to engage myself fully into my studies
in order to one day be a part of an environment as rewarding as yours, and pass along my
knowledge in a fashion as humorous as yours, despite the fact that you do not find yourself
funny.
Thank you again for your time, sir, and have a nice day.
Respectfully,
Lucas Turner

Experience #10 20pt

I attended a Hare Krishna ceremony on Sunday, November 29th from 4 P.M. until 9 P.M.
at the Hare Krishna temple on 700 East 800 South, roughly. I learned quite a bit about a littleknown religion. There is an opening ceremony in which you sing and dance while praising
Krshna (we spell it with an I, but there is not one). After the opening, there is a sermon, which
is actually more of the leader of the temple reading the hymns from the book as poems and
enlightening those among the followers as to the true meaning of the stories.
After the sermon, there is Prasadam, which is a meal of religious offerings. Eating the
food is envisioned as a sacrifice to Krhsna, eaten primarily without silverware, just as they
traditionally do in India. After the eating, there is a closing ceremony, where they sing and dance
again, but as they continue to finish up, the singing becomes faster. Afterward, there is mingling,
much like any other religious gathering. Everyone helps clean up from prasadam, and takes away
the leftovers, as feeding others is part of the Hare Krshna religion.
I met a lot of very interesting people. All of the members of the Hare Krshna religion
have traditionally religious names. Rom Gopal and Sham Gopal are two twins who go there. One
of them is a pilot, and the other is a vice president of marketing at eBay here in Utah. I find it
interesting that they come from all walks of life, and some of them even live at the temple, and
simply help with everyday things in exchange for room and board as part of becoming more
humble and closer to their deity. I truly am fascinated by the fact that they are not like some
religions, and they all live by their faith and there are no two-faced people.

Experience #11 15pt

I simulated a wheelchair handicap for several hours. I had my roommate push me around
a grocery store, take me to a restaurant, and drive me around while moving me in and out of the
vehicle, because hes a nice guy. We first went to Harmons on 5500 S Redwood Rd. and got
some sodas and beer. We got a few funny looks, sort of as if I were faking my new handicap, as
everyone is really judgmental these days. I explained to a few people that I was a disabled
veteran, and they lightened up, although it is a huge HIPA violation to inquire as to what
someones handicap is.
After Harmons, I got loaded into my truck and taken home to put the groceries away. I
waited in the car, as we had no way to get me in and out of the house, since my legs did not
work. After a brief stop, we went to eat at Dickeys down the street from Harmons. It was
extremely difficult to order, as in my wheelchair I could not see the menu well. We had to ask a
plethora of questions in order to decide what I wanted to eat. I was not offered a handheld menu,
so I do not know if they actually have any.
I learned that people are nosy, and most people want to help hand you things, or do it for
you. That brings about the handi-capable aspect that a majority of handicapped people feel. No
one wants to be pitied or doted on, because they do not have something. Charity is appreciated as
long as they would do it for anyone, and not just a handicapped person. Most of the reactions to
me as a person were similar to not being in a wheelchair, as I was still rather jovial during the
experience.