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My family comes from a town in which your last name and the amount of land your family owns defines you: Alausi, Ecuador. I visit the town every summer and see the same things over and over again; kids not allowed to be friends with each other, lovers being denied, and unfair judgement. But by who? By our own families. I see the prejudice people have for one another within this small town, but how is it ok to keep two children from playing with each other or not giving someone a fair amount of respect because they are not as fortunate as you. Not only do I see this corruption in Ecuador but I see it here in Greenwich; I look around at my classmates and do not question for a minute how lucky we are to be at Greenwich Academy and Brunswick. We all have this opportunity given by our schools to have a better education and better exposure at a higher cost of 45,000 dollars. Not everyone can afford this luxury and yes there are ways around the payment with scholarships and aid but that does not mean that the journey ahead is not twice as hard. I selfishly would not give anything up and I am aware of how disgusting that is, but instead I am thankful for the opportunities and the advantages I