Daniel Hung Lee

Professor Semih Eser

EGEE 101H
15 January 2016
Initial Essay
My 8th grade art teacher once pompously declared that it is impossible to dislike art.
According to him, everything in life is a form of art, from the clothes we wear to the cars we
drive. In a similar vein, everything in life is made possible by energy and power, including
the very concept of life. Hence, energy and power literally mean everything to me, as I would
be nothing without them. Putting technicalities aside, I am genuinely fascinated by energy,
and have been from a very young age. When I first learned that energy can neither be created
nor destroyed, living in perpetuity in one form or another like a comic book superhero, my
interest was piqued. Now, fully grown and in college, I hope to major in it.
I have reasonably high expectations for this course, which have been aided by the
excellent videos from the first two classes, and I desire to improve upon my current
understanding of energy and its ramifications.