Part I (1-8) With gangs, drug addicts, murderers, thieves and carjackers (1)________ everywhere in America , "I don't want to get involved" has become a national (2) ________. The author once neglected a hitchhiker on the way from his hometown to New Orleans. Wondering how easily he had refused to help others, the author decided to have a (3) ________ travel across America to find out if one could depend on the kindness of strangers.