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  Amigo Brothers   Amigo Brothers is a short story written by Piri Thomas. It is about two seventeen years old boys who want to be world light weight champions in boxing. Antonio and Felix are not just friends but they care each other as brothers. They grew up at the Lower East side of Manhattan in the same building. Antonio was fair, lean and lanky. Felix was dark, short and husky. They work a lot for their dream, and one day, they have to fight each other to be a representative of their club. They sense a wall rising between them, and they promise that the competition isn’t going to get in the way of their friendship. They promise to be strangers in the boxing ring. The day finally comes, they fight very hard. The spectators and the judges are stunned by the ferocity and savagery of the fight. They really hurt each other. When the judges are ready to announce the winner, they notice that the two brothers have already walked out of the ring, arm in arm. The pr...

His First Flight Liam O’ Flaherty What is the theme of the story? “The Young seagull was afraid to make his first flight. Though his parents encouraged him, threatened to starve him, he would not fly. He thought his wing would not support him and the fall from the ledge would kill him. Though he had the inborn ability and skill to fly and swim, he would not dare to do it. He lacked self-confidence. At the end it took a bit of deception from his mother who coaxed him with a piece of fish, to make him leap into the air. Though we are born with wing, and born to fly, we often lack the will, courage, self-confidence and motivation to fly. Often, it is necessity that makes us achieve our potential. What is your impression of the reaction of the parents in the story? Parents have a major role in the growth of their children. They are the ones who foster, nurture and train their children grow up and become independent. They provide for physical and financial protection as well as me...