One of the major things is Gatsby that hit me pretty hard was the contrast between the East and West Egg, compared to the Valley of Ashes. Although the two areas relatively were not far from each other, the living conditions were drastically different. To me, this seems parallel to our city. After visiting the different grocery stores, as well as the elementary school, I've realized that the economic disparity in Houston is vast. Just a few miles away from our school is a food desert, where many families are living dangerously close to the poverty line. The outings and seminars on the American Dream both made this connection clear to me. I am lucky enough to say that my grandparents and parents achieved the "American Dream", something I thought was common and achievable until recently. Now, I realize many of the families living in these poor conditions might have also been aspiring for the same thing my family was thirty years ago, but were not as lucky.
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