1) Identify the thesis of the essay and where it is located in the essay and what type of argument the writers are developing.

The authors' thesis is "As we shall show, the presence of other bystanders may at each stage inhibit his action." It was in the last paragraph of the introduction around the mid section of page 418. After reading it i thought that is was a constructive argument.

2) Interpret and explain in your own words the authors’ statement, “It’s a rare traveler who, in picking a roadside restaurant, chooses to stop at one where no other cars appear in the parking lot” (419).

The authors cliam that people like to fit it, they dont want to stand out because they want to avoid being made fun of, in a sense. It says, "A person trying to interpret a situation often looks at those around him to see how he should react (419)." Most people feel like if they are the only ones wanting to make a certain decision, they must be wrong. Others make them uncertain about their choices.

3) Find an online article that is related to this reading. Be sure it includes a crisis where there was or was not a “Good Samaritan” involved (provide source). Explain how your article connects to the essay (supports the claim or refutes the claim). If you Google Kitty Genovese, you will read more about this shocking story.

A) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29737420/ This article is about a good samaritan saves 3 people from a burning ship. This article relates to the story because this is a situation where if no one helped there would be deaths involved. Luckily someone stepped up and saved the poeple. In the book, that is usually not the case. But in this situation, there was probably an immediate reaction and no one had a second to think things through, they just reacted.