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    The Last Lecture In the last lecture by Randy Pouch he expresses his feeling on his life and how he wanted to be and an imaginer‚ the three most important messages by Randy Pouch‚ could influence you‚ and maybe you will see your life and things in another way‚ he has influenced me with some of his messages. The most important messages in the last lecture‚ were “Don’t Complain Work Harder”‚ “Never give up”‚ and ‘Never lose the child wonder”. In the first message Don’t complain work harder‚ he’s

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    wanting to be a movie producer‚ or simply wanting to eat cereal for dinner. The Last Lecture‚ David Pfaltzgraff‚ Langston Hughes‚ and Caleb Harris prove that it is worth it to dream. The Last Lecture proves that it is worth it to dream. Dr. Randy Pausch was dying of Pancreatic Cancer and had just a couple of months to live. He worked at Carnegie Mellon University as a professor. The last lecture was his last lecture that he gave to his students. He talked about childhood dreams and to never let

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    Despite his exceptionally optimistic and intellectual views‚ along with his major accomplishments‚ I would not be Randy Pausch’s friend. After reading The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch‚ I can see our personalities and actions would undoubtedly clash and it would make for a not so pleasant relationship. Randy and I would not be friends seeing that I would more than likely compare myself to him‚ inevitably making me feel bad about myself‚ I do not agree with a few of his somewhat selfish decisions‚

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    Do we really look into ourselves? As I read The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch over fall break‚ his life story made me think: How will I accomplish my dreams like Mr. Pausch? Randy’s idea of a “brick wall” really hit me because I admire that someone believes that hardships could lead to great things if they work towards it. I want to look into myself and see what life lessons that I go by the seventeen years I have been on this planet‚ and how they reflect what people will remember about me. My first

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    Pausch’s Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams You would think a man dying of cancer would not be so happy and willing to spend the last few months of his life giving a lecture. But‚ Randy Pausch‚ who has 10 tumors in his liver‚ does not want people to pity him for having cancer. Rather‚ he wants to teach people how to follow their childhood dreams. Looking at the seven elements of communication we see how he is so effective in his last lecture. The lecture has affected me personally

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    to pick what your lasts words on this world would be‚ what would you say? Would you focus on dying or how you spent your life? Many professors around the world are asked to take on this task of composing and delivering a “last lecture”. This lecture would be giving to students at colleges expressing what your lasts thought would be if these were to be your last moments on this world. In Randy Paunch’s LAST LECTURE it was a little different. He got asked to prepare this last lecture but in his case

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    Most problems have a solution. And all solutions are possible. In Randy Pausch’s The Last Lecture‚ he attempts to fulfil his childhood dreams of floating. Through Pausch’s experiences trying to get on NASA’s “Vomit Comet”‚ he learns a valuable lesson that he choses to include in his last lecture. Pausch didn’t want to be an astronaut‚ but he still wanted the feeling of being in zero gravity. To do that‚ he had to get on NASA’s “Vomit Comet”. It was a plane that flew up and down in arc movements.

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    inevitable. Smaller problems can be annoying‚ but some are faced with more serious‚ life-threatening difficulties. Randy Pausch was one who was faced with pancreatic cancer and only had an estimated three to six months left to live. In his book The Last Lecture‚ with Jeffrey Zaslow‚ Pausch reflects on his worldview. From the book‚ Pausch values honesty and above all‚ the consideration for others. Pausch reflects on how it is important to consider the welfare of others throughout the book. He always cares

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    Mariah Alexander Public Speaking 1608 Word Count: 428 Randy Pausch “Last Lecture” Randy Pausch was a professor at Carnegie Mellon University who discovered that he had pancreatic cancer and was given 3-6 months to live. He is known for developing and telling a speech he called “The Last Lecture” in which he explains his accomplishments in life which include his childhood dreams. His positive‚ humorous‚ and inspirational persona made watching this speech a learning experience‚ as well

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    The Last Lecture Reflection The Last Lecture was a very interesting and inspiring book to read. It focuses on living life more than death. The life that Randy Pausch lived was not only educational for his students but for himself and he hoped educational for his children. He reflected on his past and taught his student to live their childhood dreams. Pausch was trying to leave a legacy for his children not only through his last lecture but also in the way he looked at life. Pausch was a man of many

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