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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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    how Professor Randy Pausch‚ from Carnegie Mellon‚ began his last lecture‚ a speech entitled “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams” while in fact he was dying of Pancreatic Cancer. He knew he only had months left to live and put together this last lecture to read to his students. His lecture focuses in on points such as the importance of: making sincere apologies‚ not whining‚ being gracious and being humble. To stress his thoughts and views on life and following one’s dreams‚ Randy Pausch used a

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    In the talk given by Randy Pausch‚ Achieving Your Childhood Dreams‚ Pausch gave some of his personal insights on life. He began his presentation by addressing the “awkward elephant” in the room‚ explaining that he had liver cancer and was expecting to live three to six months. Pausch quickly establishes that this is not something that he wishes pity for‚ but rather‚ conveys his attitude that these were the cards that have been dealt to him and he simply has to make the best of what he has left. During

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    Jasmine Edsitty English 111-008 March 18‚ 2013 The item in my life that i cherish the most is my engagement/promise ring. I recieved it about two years ago from my best friend‚ partner in crime‚ and now fiance. I was the happiest i could ever be because from day one I knew he was the one for me. I know many folks out there say‚ "there is no such thing as love at first sight" but we knew since the day we met that we were going to be together for the rest of our lives. On some days we have our

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    “The Lost Art of Thank-You Notes” It has become unfortunate that something as simple as a thank-you note has been slowly forgotten and less prominent to the point that when one is actually received‚ it almost seems unusual. I believe Randy Pausch was correct when he said‚ “Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.” The thank-you note is old-fashioned‚ simple and personal at the same time. Nevertheless‚ the emotion and gratitude that the gesture

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    those skeptical people around us‚ and the feeling of triumph gives us the power to go ahead and demonstrate to everybody that we can make the impossible possible. In the chapter‚ ”They Just Blew Me Away”‚ from The Last Lecture‚ the author‚ Professor Randy Pausch‚ discusses the amazing experience what he had with his students from Carnegie Mellon University and how he felt when his students blew him away. I‚ too‚ have had the experience of blowing away my computer programming teacher. These examples

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    Dr. Randy Pausch was an American professor of computer Science and human-computer interaction and design at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania. He learned that he had suffering from the pancreatic cancer in September 2006‚ and in August 2007 he was giving a terminal diagnosis:”3 to 6 months of good health left.” He gave an upbeat lecture titled “The Last Lecture: Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.” On September 18‚ 2007‚ at Camegie Mellon University. On the stage that day

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    Steinbeck presents Candy as a vulnerable character. He does this by referencing him as an “old man” before citing his name‚ using pre-modification; so that the reader instantly knows not only his physical state but maybe that metaphorically he is a weak person. He is also shown to be desperate throughout the opening of chapter 2‚ where he tries to make friends with George and Lennie as soon as he meets them. He gossips about other people on the ranch and makes sure George “won’t tell Curley nothing”

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    Piper Schuller - Chickamauga - Generals - Weapons With over 20 percent of the Confederate forces killed or wounded‚ 16‚000 Union casualties‚ and 18‚000 Confederate casualties‚ the Battle of Chickamauga was known as the second bloodiest battle of the Civil War‚ closely following the Battle of Gettysburg. The Union and the Confederacy were fighting for the two railroad lines that ran through Chattanooga‚ Tennessee. On September 19th and 20th‚ 1863‚ the Battle of Chickamauga was fought in the counties

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    should be the decisive year of the war. June 20‚ 1862‚ Jefferson Davis‚ commander of the 11 states that made of the Confederate States of America‚ removed General P.G. T. Beauregard from the command of the army of the Mississippi. Braxton Bragg was appointed his successor at a time the Confederacy ’s circumstances were low. McDonough does not claim the south would have won under Beauregard ’s command‚ however‚ McDonough criticizes the Confederate tactics for lack of a clearly defined

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