preview

Misha Collins Research Paper

Good Essays

Most people use Twitter to share their short stories and frivolous thoughts to millions of online peers. However, imagine utilizing that online presence to aid more than just your self-esteem. This is what Misha Collins, an actor best known for his role as ‘Castiel’ in the T.V. series Supernatural, did when he raised almost half a million dollars for Haitian relief from a single tweet (Jefferson). Collins uses his fame as an actor as more than just an ego booster. Collins has benefited the world through his charity, Random Acts, which helps raise money for the less fortunate and encourages people to commit acts of kindness every day. He is also the host and founder of GISHWHES, a global scavenger hunt which connects people with their communities …show more content…

GISHWHES is an international scavenger hunt which connects zealous people to their community and others like them through unusual tasks. GISHWHES inspires people to be creative each year with over 150 tasks such as snapping a picture of a homeowner tanning while a Stormtrooper cleans their pool. The team that completes the most of these missions in a week gets to spend an all-inclusive vacation with Misha Collins (Torres). In addition to inspiring creativity, GISHWHES takes people out of their comfort zones and makes them work with new people. Emma Buchman comments on how GISHWHES brings people together from all over the world, regardless of their race or identity. Buchman remarks, “You work with people not just in your own area, but also with a worldwide community of over 94 countries. My friends and I worked with people from Colorado, Ohio, and Canada...The main goal of GISHWHES is to bring everybody together: race, gender, sexual orientation and general weirdness combined” (Buchman). One of the goals of GISHWHES is to help creative people who feel lonely or dejected find new friends with similar tastes. Furthermore, GISHWHES allows people to collaborate with scavenger hunters all over the world and create lifelong relationships. GISHWHES also encourages scavenger hunters to support their own communities. Jennifer Rodriguez talks about …show more content…

GISHWHES is meant to be a fun event for those wanting to get out of their comfort zone but, some scavenger hunters take the tasks too far. In 2014, one of the tasks for the international scavenger hunt required pestering a published author to write a short story. Unfortunately, this led to the harassment of many authors by enthusiastic participants over social media platforms like Twitter and Tumblr (VanDerWerff). Needless to say, they didn’t appreciate the online badgering. Another task includes making a Tony Award winner or bestselling author act out a section of the California Driver’s manual. Authors including Lauren DeStefano shared their displeasure at the online harassment and the task itself (VanDerWerff).This is just another instance of scavenger hunters taking GISHWHES missions too far and stressing out people as a result. Even though GISHWHES may have good intentions, overzealous scavenger hunters sometimes take the tasks too

Get Access