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“Amigo Brothers”“Amigo Brothers”
Piri ThomasPiri Thomas
Piri Thomas1928 -
* Grew up in New York City• drugs and crime led him to
prison• while in prison he
discovered he could write• writing celebrates strength
and determination of the people in the Puerto Rican and African-American communities in NYC
• other works:Down These Mean Streets
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Lower East Side tenement
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Golden Gloves Champions
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Michael Spinks
Sugar RayLeonard
Joe Lewis
Muhammed AliCasius Clay
THEMEThe message about life or human nature that the writer wantsreaders to understand.
Expressed in a sentence!
THEME: GROWING UP BRINGS NEW RESPONSIBILITIES
Topic: growing up
Topic or Theme?????
Competition: Encourages people to give their
best performance