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Helping Strangers in Need Making difficult decisions to intervene and help People sometimes find themselves bystanders in emergency situations where strangers are in need of help. Feelings of responsibility and sympathy for the people in distress often lead these bystanders to intervene and help, but sometimes second thoughts about the consequences of intervening cause them to hesitate. Students share their personal experiences as bystanders. It Was Worth Taking the Risk Olga Lucia Botero from Colombia When Do We Step in and Help? Halida Brett from Venezuela Would I Intervene? Sergey Funygin from Russia Helping a Lost Child Carmen England from Peru My Father's Scary Story Carmen England from Peru   TOPICS Online Magazine- ©1997-2008 - Sandy and Thomas Peters - topics.mag@gmail.com