I hadn’t even got a chance to enter the store before an African American woman appro

 I hadn’t even got a chance to enter the store before an African American woman approached me and asked if I would help her return an item. The item she has ___36__ was intended for her daughter, but she had already received a similar one. The lady ___37__ to exchange the item for something else in the store but she was told she needed an ID or the deal could not take place.

  I went to the __38__ with the woman so we could use my ID. The sales associate immediately started ___39___ her of asking the first random person she saw to help her. Although that was _40__ , I didn’t understand why it mattered. After all, not everyone is given the opportunity to __41__ an ID in this country.

  Then, we asked to speak with a manager, who explained that there was no way to return the item without a receipt and then went on to say the woman could not ___42___ she purchased the item.

  “If I , a young white female, were to enter the store and request you to make an exchange without a receipt, I would not be ___43__ the privilege--- as I have proof from the past.” I said. He must have realized at that moment what he had done, because he ___44__ to exchange the item.

  There are many valuable lessons in the story. The first is to help a stranger in need. I hesitated when the woman asked for my help, but ___45___ in my hand I asked myself, “ Why not? What valid reasons do I usually have?” I had none, so I helped her.

  The second lesson is not to judge a book by its ___46___. The woman looked poor, but she ___47__ the same treatment as anyone else does.

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