Massey Lectures

react? When Randy Pausch, a virtual design professor at the University of Carnegie Mellon was given the diagnosis of liver cancer with only a few months to live, he knew that everything he did would be the last time he did it. Randy chose his last lecture to be an inspiring tribute to his life and the people who made it everything he wanted it to be. His incredible speech is delivered so full of life, that it is hard to imagine that he is practically walking to his deathbed. So besides his predicament

for students; there are many advantages to these technologies, and ultimately technology is very beneficial for students and teachers. On the surface technology in the classroom as free use is just asking for distractions during class. During lecture students are going to be on social media, YouTube, playing games, or listening to music. As technology being a distraction is just one of the many disadvantages, this is the biggest issue. In an article written by Kate Bane talking about technology

I love with the people who are closest to me. The memories that you make will over power having all the materialistic things in the world. Pausch’s ideas on how to live a life that he explained in his last lecture are strong enough to change most peoples' attitudes. After hearing his lecture with the circumstances that he was going through, it

I consider myself to be a “Tigger” being an optimist. In my opinion, my dad had quite an influence in shaping my character more towards a “Tigger” than an “Eeyore”, who is a pessimist. Actually, on occasions, I still feel pessimistic during certain circumstances and can remember feeling that way sometimes when I was younger. I feel in a way, I may perhaps been “molded” or influenced by some people to be an optimist. The main person who shaped me into a “Tigger is my dad, however, ever since I was

In the presentation Randy Pausch giving his "Last Lecture" tell people that he pancreatic cancer really shows how he accepted the fact that he was going to die and pushed through everything. What was a good piece of advice? Stop complaining and start living. Part of Randy’s presentation is about stop complaining, in the presentation Randy talks about when he was getting his PhD and, he kept on struggling and struggling about he kept complaining to his mother when she said “She padded my arm And

The story started with an unexpected twist. I expected this book to be about a professor who is retiring and is giving his last lecture. I was taken by surprise when Pausch stated that he had ten tumors and only a few months more to live. I want to know whether he will actually survive or if this is yet another misread fortune doctors give out. After reading through the introduction, I can predict that Pausch will die from the cancer. I won’t be ready for it. I found it rather sarcastic when he

to become a famous superstar or an NBA player, everyone has dreamt of becoming something great. Dr. Randy Pausch, author of “The Last Lecture,” was a dreamer. Despite being diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2007 he managed, in his short lifetime, to accomplish all of his childhood dreams. Upon receiving his diagnosis, he was ironically asked to give a “last lecture,” at Carnegie Mellon where we worked, and agreed. Although he only had a few months to live, his speech focuses not on death, but on the

The Last Lecture The Last Lecture, a book that inspires someone to look at life differently and appreciate the time they are given. Randy Pausch was a computer science professor who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, which at some point, ended up being terminal. He was a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, where he was very much loved and respected. Before his time would come, he was asked to give one last lecture which was to be presented as what he would want to tell the people around him

Randy Pausch, the author of the book titled “The Last Lecture” offers insight about his childhood, adult life and how he copes with his terminal illness. For example, I agree with his advice about how complaining won’t get you where you want to be. He states, “If you took one-tenth the energy you put into complaining and applied it to solving the problem, you'd be surprised by how well things can work out... Complaining does not work as a strategy. We all have finite time and energy. Any time we

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