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The Last Lecture is a joint collaboration brought to the world from the minds of both Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow that made its debut in early 2008. The book reached the New York Times Best Selling list, and stayed for about 112 weeks, which explains the 4.23/ 5 rating received from Goodreads. The book is based on "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams", the last lecture, Pausch was able to perform back in September 2008. The book is essentially about a university professor who summarized…

The Last Lecture Summer Reading Assignment Randy Pausch, a computer science professor, and the author of The Last Lecture enlightened millions of people about the importance of optimism, and perseverance. Since his diagnosis with pancreatic cancer, a terminal illness, Pausch was determined to share his life experiences with those who were egger to listen. His unique writing style and life lessons make it easy for readers to relate. Randy had many moments throughout the book where he shared…

The Last Lecture has many opportunities to become wiser and more informed about how to live life in the best way possible. Randy Pausch has many messages hidden within the book. It’s not hard to find important pieces of advice but not all of it is relative to me and my life. In fact there are even some things that we disagree on but that doesn’t mean that all of it isn’t helpful. Randy Pausch was a smart man who had a lot of good advice. One piece of advice that really stuck with me was, “ It’s…

I was walking with my friend to class when it happen. Before it happened, I noticed that I had seen no teachers or adults for that matter in the halls. When it happened, there was the sound of a large crash and the whole building shook like there was huge earthquake just under Badger. What happened? At first, I had no idea what happened until I looked out the window then I saw it. A huge glass dome had covered the entire school. Floods of students like moths to light ran outside to see what had…

Jemma Henley walked down the high school’s corridor and turned. After a short walk up the stairs, she was already out of breath. She looked down to see the small box protruding out of her chest that kept her heart rate normal. Walking wasn’t simple for kids like her. Her v-neck t-shirt showed just the top of a scar that ran down her chest. Sighing, she continued her long walk to her classroom. Jemma checked her watch and looked around. Although she had gotten out of class as quickly as…

Randy Pausch, a professor of computer science and Virtual Reality creation at CMU, creatively delivers his speech titled, “The Last Lecture: Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.” He speaks to the audience in a very informal manner, making himself more approachable and easy to listen to. He introduces his three main speech topics in the beginning, His Childhood Dreams, Enabling the Dreams of Others, and Lessons Learned. His first main point, His Childhood Dreams, is one where he looks back…

In Randy’s Pausch’s lecture “Achieving your Childhood Dream” he talks about brick walls, the cards we are dealt, having something to bring to the table, gaining experience, gratitude, the importance of having specific dreams. Pausch’s gives great advice on life and understanding how to grow from every experience we go through in life. Although Pausch’s had dealt with many short comings in his life, which included being diagnosed with terminal cancer. Randy Pausch referred to the obstacles we…

Throughout Randy Pausch's childhood, he was influenced by the details around him. These details would help Randy Pausch become successful later on in his life. For instance during his childhood, Randy Pausch’s football Coach helped Randy become successful. Coach Graham was a very strict coach that would always push Randy to his limit. During Randy Pausch’s first day of training, Coach Graham made Randy practice without any footballs. This taught Randy about fundamentals. Randy learned that to do…

Situation when I treated unjustly, and how I restored equity. One situation where I thought I was treated unfairly was when I worked at the airport lounge over the summer. It was my first job in the USA, thus I was excited, and tried to give my best effort on my work so that I could learn something. I was younger than all of my co-workers, and I always tried to follow their instructions and helped them whenever they ask for. However, I had some awesome co-workers, but over time I observed some…

We’re Leaner and Greener Conference collateral and related information were made available to attendees electronically on the conference website, app and USB flash drive. After the event, presentations were posted on the ATPCO Customer Center. As a result, the amount of printed material distributed at the Global Conference was the lowest ever. In addition to being greener, paper reduction is another proof point that ATPCO is becoming more tech-focused. Selected Customer Comments • ATPCO should…