This speech by Dr. Stefano Bertozzi is a lesson that anyone can realize the importance of and begin to undertake. The gist of Dr. Bertozzi's speech is to not 'eat more than you bring'. The meaning of this is don't take more from life than you give. While this might seem simple, its a very hard thing to accomplish, especially for privileged students like us who attend the Academy. In our short lives, we have eaten far more than we have brought. So it is up to us in our years after high school to make up that debt, and be more like the teachers who educated us along the way. This reminds me of a quote that my parents drilled into my head from a young age, "Leave things better than you found them". This goes hand in hand with Dr Bertozzi's quote and expresses the same ideals. It should be our job in this world to improve the planet for future generations to come. With serious problems in our world like global warming, racism, and AIDS, we have grave issues that need attention, but if we commit ourselves to the tasks, I feel that our generation can easily bring more the the potluck than we take.
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