Dr. Randy Computer Science At Carnegie Mellon University

“Hypothetically, if you knew you were going to die and you had one last lecture, what would you say to your students?” That is 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 great amount of repetition, metaphors, allusion, humor, ethos, and pathos in his last lecture.

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.

A seminar series titled “The Last Lecture” took place at Carnegie Mellon University. Professors were prompted to deliver lectures as if it was their last, while containing a “message of a lifetime”. Professor Randy Pausch delivered his speech titled “Achieving Your Childhood Dreams” as a part of this seminar on September 18th, 2007, a time in which had just been given life-threatening news. It had recently been estimated by doctors that this was the last three to six months of his life. Instead of speaking as if he was hypothetically dying like his fellow professors, Pausch was in an extremely ironic situation, as for in his case he really was dying, of pancreatic

Even after Pausch was was given his diagnosis he stayed optimistic, “My personal take on optimism is that as a mental state, it can enable you to do tangible things to improve your physical state. If you’re optimistic, you’re better able to endure brutal chemo, or keep searching for late-breaking medical treatments.” (Pausch, 183) Pausch felt that by remaining positive he would be able to handle the physical pain that comes with cancer, and would have a better chance of beating it or living longer. Pausch’s incredible optimism helped him, and his family, stay strong throughout his limited time left. Because he was able to stay positive, Pausch was able to make the most of the time he had remaining and used it to make memories with his children, get everything settled for his wife and get to spend his last months living life with his family instead of just preparing for death. Pausch’s unimaginable optimism was inspiring throughout The Last Lecture and has inspired me to have a more positive outlook in my own life. In my everyday life if I spend less time complaining and being upset, and focus on being positive and all that I have to be thankful for, my life will be more meaningful. As Pausch said, “We all have finite time and energy. Any time we spend whining is unlikely to help us achieve our goals. And it won’t make us happier.”

I will spent more time with him because when a person has terminal cancer, the life expectancy can be from now up to three months. I will regret that I only had little information to help him with, and I will like to ask more detail questions about his religious beliefs. I will also prepared him more for death by explaining the differences of heaven and hell, and about committing sins to God for forgiveness. I will also tried to inspire him of not being afraid of dying, and make feel comfortable as

Cancer has one of the biggest effects on the patients mental health but also the patients loved ones and friends. It is one of the hardest things to get a grip on when the doctor tells someone that they have cancer and a fifty-fifty chance of making it. "The disease can bring many changes-in what people do and how they look, in how they feel and what they value" (Dakota 4). It makes people look at the world and their lives in a different way, valuing now what they took for granted and seeing the bigger picture in every scenario. It is something that no one can actually brace, even after the doctor tells them. Through it all though, the person must remain strong and optimistic because the cancer can affect the person's moods and in return affect the outcome of the person and the chances of their making it

The journey through late adulthood can be experienced in different ways. One particular movie entitled “The Bucket List” exhibits an astounding portrayal of late adulthood. In fact, there are many accounts that the movie entails about late-adulthood. This includes the illustration of Erickson’s late adulthood stage – “Ego Integrity vs. Despair,” wisdom, marriage, friendship, parent-child relationship, and death and dying in late adulthood.

What would you do if you found out that you had pancreatic cancer and only had three to six months of good health left? In“The Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch he embraces what cards he was handed to with in his life. That is why this novel is inspiring. I believe that it is an inspiration, because Pausch persevered through hard times, he never gave up his childhood dreams, and he always tried to be the best person that he could be. Pausch was put through a lot throughout his life, a lot of ups and downs.

The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, is a story about the author being asked to give a “last lecture” after he had been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Most last lectures given by others are typically about dying and creating a legacy but Randy’s was unlike any other. Randy’s last lecture was about helping others achieve their dreams, overcoming obstacles, and taking advantage of every moment you have left on this earth, whether it be a big or small one. His story different from anyone else's and it helped people understand the meaning of life.

According to “ The Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch, I realized that this book brings me words of comfort during life excessive worry and chaos .This book brings optimistic encouragement of a patient, and not because it was written by a university professor . If we know in next month we will die, we will panic. To me, I think I would be very awkward, miserable, depressed. But the author is very courage to face that not everyone can do it. Thanks to this lecture, I'm confident and love life than when I know the author said that he was very grateful to have been informed about the death because that allowed him to prepare for the future of his families and have the opportunity to do his last lecture. He seems to enjoy his life even if his life

Life is a series of brick walls that vary in height and strength. Randy Pausch realized that these walls are not to keep people out, but instead they’re there to see who wants in bad enough. When you don’t want it bad enough, it’s pretty obvious that you’re not getting past the wall. But if you work hard towards your goal, or childhood dream, there’s a big chance that you’ll be happy. Maybe you won’t do exactly what you wanted, like play in the NFL, but to fulfil the fundamentals of that dream can be just as rewarding. Pausch wanted to be different when he wrote his Last Lecture, so instead of writing about dying, he wrote about living. And in order to live, there are some guidelines to ensure happiness and contentment. Looking into this book,

This report is based upon the book “The Last Lecture”, written by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow published in 2008. It is a motivational book about living while dying. The book emerged after Randy Pausch, a professor who had recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer, gave a lecture titled “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams” at Carnegie Mellon University. The book described Randy's life which focuses on the importance of achieving dreams, of overcoming obstacles, and of seizing every moment. There are several elements described in this current book report: information about the authors, informative summary, overall analysis, and my personal reaction to the

According to Randy Pausch “We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand” (Pausch & Zaslow, 2008). At 47 Pausch, a college professor at Carnegie Mellon University, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He then decided to write The Last Lecture.

As human beings age, according to Erik Erikson, they go through developmental stages that help to create and transform their personalities. If needs are met and the ego is gratified, then the individual is able to move on to the next challenge. Onward they march in life and in stage until they find the end level: integrity versus despair. This has been categorized as adults 65 years and older by Erikson. Here, people are to reminisce and judge their lives in terms of merit or disappointment. Erikson himself had a lot to comb through in his later years.

One of the many of the world's problems is sickness, but some diseases have no cure which can result in death. Cancer is a code we just can’t seem to crack and it has taken hundreds of thousands of lives. Everyone knows of someone who has died of or had cancer in their life. It’s a hard sickness to beat but many strong people do beat it, some being children. I have personally seen my family members go through this and of course, some didn’t make it out alive. If you have seen anyone who has cancer, you’ll see how it can take over your body, how that person doesn’t even look like themselves anymore.