Dear Bob,
My dream was always to win the Nobel Prize. I wanted to enter into a field where I felt I could benefit humanity, further improving the quality of life for individuals. These improvements couldn't just be on a small scale, but had to revolutionize the world as we know it. But the other day I read about Richard F. Heck and the speech he was coming to deliver to our great university.
I had always thought of the University of Delaware as being a small school, and because of this I felt it limited in producing individuals who could change the world. I began to read about Heck, and his work for palladium catalyzed cross coupling in organic synthesis, remarking on how something so small could impact our lives. They awarded this man the Nobel Prize for Science, and because of this I plan to see him speak.
Great letter! It really is awesome to have that claim to fame!
ReplyDeleteThis really is a great letter! Very inspirational!
ReplyDeleteNobel Prize is a lofty aspiration, but given Delaware's past of producing prominent individuals, I don't doubt that you'll be able to do it! It's also refreshing to see that not everyone at this school marks their highest goal as getting into a frat, benching 290, and hooking up with more than 50 girls.
ReplyDeleteGreat post... and I truly believe that you only have to change, or affect, one life in order to be apart of a greater change in the world.
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