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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