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    SER: The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch: Essay Revisions “Brick walls are there for a reason. And once you get over them- even if someone has practically had to throw you over- it can be helpful to others to tell them how you did it.” -Randy Pausch‚ The Last Lecture‚ (page 174). Mr. Pausch wrote The Last Lecture not long after he discovered he had ten tumors in his liver‚ with only three months left to live. Pausch says‚ “We cannot change the cards we are dealt‚ just how we play the hand.” (page

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    dream or give up on it. Randy Pausch wrote The Last Lecture to explain how he did not give up on his dream though. He wrote about his childhood dreams and even though he had cancer and knew he was going to die‚ he kept striving to achieve his childhood dreams. He managed to get through life achieving most of his childhood dreams. In The Last LecturePausch uses pathos‚ ethos‚ and logos to persuade readers that they can achieve their childhood dreams no matter what. Pausch uses pathos by emotionally

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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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    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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    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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    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 about

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    What would you do if your life had an expiration date? For Randy Pausch‚ the question was not so hypothetical; his answer was‚ in essence‚ his novel titled The Last Lecture. Through his book‚ Randy explored which values and philosophies were most important to him. In effect‚ he bestowed his audience with valuable life lessons (both generalized and specific) via recollections of various events from his past. After being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer‚ he made it his sole objective to write a comprehensive

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    “It’s not about how to achieve your dreams‚ it’s about how to lead your life” is a quote that was spoken by Randy Pausch in his inspirational speech ‘The Last Lecture’. Randy Pausch was a professor at Carnegie Mellon who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and was told that he had three to six months of good health left. Although this is devastating news for anyone‚ he continued on with his life as he had before. Pausch’s speech was about how to achieve your childhood dreams‚ and more importantly

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    Reflection of Randy Pausch’s “The Last Lecture” Pennsylvania State University Berks Campus The Last Lecture began as a good-bye speech‚ made by Randy Pausch‚ a 47 year old professor diagnosed with terminal cancer. His speech at Carnegie Melon University became an Internet phenomenon. It has also been published as a book. I really thoroughly enjoyed his Last Lecture speech. He had a lot of good talking points and brought up some new perspectives‚ or ways of looking at life situations that

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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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