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Random Acts of Kindness Day occurs during Random Acts of Kindness Week.
Dr. Chuck Wall, a professor at Bakersfield College, recalled hearing about "random, senseless acts of violence" on the news in 1993 and was inspired to assign his students the task of committing "one random act of senseless kindness" as homework. He has since copyrighted the phrase.
The grass-roots movement encourages people to spontaneously do something nice for someone else without expecting anything in return, which built up steam during the 90s. In 2004, Oprah Winfrey devoted an entire episode to the concept.
People around the globe have embraced the concept. Websites have been developed to encourage and record these acts, movies like "Pay It Forward" and "Amelie" use the concept as their premise, and schools have monthly Random Acts of Kindness Awards for students who commit them.
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