Massey Lectures

Critical Analysis of Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture: “Achieving Your Childhood Dreams” 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

of receiving good advice. As tradition, Randy Pausch gave his last lecture, recognizing he has detrimental and fatal cancer; to an audience. His speaking points are as straightforward as, what is good advice. Pausch’s lecture has truly inspired millions of ordinary people, to follow in the same positive footsteps, even when they encounter tough hardships. Two salient examples of good advice are the true meaning of his final lecture, show gratitude and apologies. An extremely good example

you were to vanish tomorrow, what wisdom would you impart to the world? The Last Lecture, a book co-written by professor Randy Pausch and Wall Street journalist Jeffrey Zaslow(2008) guides on how a person should lead their life while they are alive. Randy Pausch was a computer science professor that held a lecture at Carnegie Mellon University. The university has a tradition of inviting professors to give a lecture in which they pretend that it is their last chance ever to talk to their students

The book is about a father of three that find out he has terminal cancer. Pausch decides to talk about achieving childhood dreams. He is a to give a “last lecture” which is his last. Pausch talks about his dreams which made the lecture a success. Pausch looks back on his life. He talks about playing football, beginning a science nerd and following his dream. He dreamed of growing and designing roller coaster at Disney. He applied and was rejected, later, he went on the work on the Aladdin ride. When

best way. People don't just instantly become the way that they are, the people around them change them. Randy Pausch was shaped by his parents, critics and Jai. The first people who were big influences in Randy's life were his parents. In The Last Lecture Randy dedicates an entire chapter to his parents thanking them for the way he was raised and the fact that he could follow his dreams. "I was born with the winning ticket, a major reason I was able to live out my childhood dream" (Pausch 21). Because

affects the cooperative and harmonious learning environment (Klebig et al. 154). Impolite students’ behaviors not only interrupt the overall learning atmosphere for learners but also lead to the instructors’ discontent and stress. As a result, most lectures struggle to effectively and efficiently manage classrooms with frequent students’ misbehaviors. In addition, the overall disruption conduct violates the understanding of respect to learning institutions. Classroom discourtesy is often characterized

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

The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch is a great video. He enters the lecture stating he has cancer. It is titled the "Last Lecture" because it would be his last before he died, this is what he would lecture about. At first, I thought this video was going to be about the changes he made in his life after being diagnosed with this life-altering condition, but it's not. It is a lecture on how to lead your life, although he masks it as a lecture on how to achieve your dreams. I can honestly say that I thoroughly

McKenna Lang (3d hour) Prompt One Randy Pausch. Who is he? What does he stand for? The day he gave the last lecture... His last lecture he only had months to live. He packed a lot of lessons into his lecture. The claims he gave that stood out were to be optimistic, to be determined, and to take risks. Being optimistic was important to Randy. He could live his few last months depressed and stuck in self pity or he could be optimistic and make the best of the time he had left. Even after he

a general education class in order to see the differences better and if there are any similarities. Calculus 2 and ABT are both classroom based courses. I chose to observe General Chemistry 1 because unlike the other two classes, this class is a lecture, which means there is no doubt that the teaching methods of the