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Assignment:

Read "Finders Keepers" by Natalia Black and answer the question that follows.

Youssef and Diego were best friends who loved spending time together. One day, while wandering through the park, they stumbled upon a wallet that was left lying on a bench. The wallet was filled with cash, credit cards, and important documents. Youssef was adamant that they should return the wallet to its rightful owner with all of the contents intact, but Diego had other ideas. He believed that they should keep the money and spend it on something fun.

The two friends argued back and forth, and neither was willing to budge. Youssef was worried about the consequences of stealing, while Diego could only see the excitement of spending the newfound wealth. They decided to sleep on it, hoping to come to a mutual agreement. The next day, Youssef woke up feeling troubled. He knew that stealing was wrong, and he didn't want to lose his friendship with Diego over it. He decided to return the wallet to the police and let them handle it.

When Diego found out what Youssef had done, he was upset. He couldn't understand why Youssef would give up so much money when they could have had so much fun with it. But Youssef stood firm in his decision, explaining that he couldn't live with the guilt of taking someone else's money and that he valued their friendship too much to risk losing it over something like stealing.

After some reflection, Diego realized that Youssef was right and that he should have listened to his friend in the first place. He apologized for his behavior and thanked Youssef for teaching him an important lesson about honesty and integrity. The two friends were able to mend their relationship and vowed to always do what was right, even when it was hard.

Explain how the author shows conflicting perspectives between Youssef and Diego.