Randy Pausch

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

This paragraph is excerpted from a chapter in which Pausch discusses the practices of his childhood football coach. Pausch provides examples of Coach Graham’s behavior that may not have been typical for a coach. For example, the coach stresses the importance of fundamentals. However, the paragraph that I chose refers to an incident when the coach had been giving Pausch a hard time throughout the entire game. An assistant coach explains to Pausch that if Coach Graham wasn’t giving him a hard time,

The Last Lecture is a small book, only a mere 206 pages, split up into six parts, with chapters that span from 3-5 pages. Rather than working off of one main story or memories for the entire book, the author wrote various parts with different themes to each part. As for the chapters in those parts, the author provides different anecdotes from his childhood/adulthood that relate to the main idea of the part. For example, in part three, “Adventures ... And Lessons Learned,” the author provides an

Randy may have impacted the readers of his book, but what impacted him? How did he get over the challenges he faced? To summarize, I will show what Randy went through and what made him who he was from birth to death. It will also tell how he got over the obstacles along the way. Something may have impacted him, but he has also inspired many others with his anecdote, “The Last Lecture”. An Element from Randy’s life that stood out to me and made a significant effect on his life, was his parents and

I had a friend named Daniel who taught me the importance of rainforests. His mother was suffering from terminal lung tumor. The doctors tried chemotherapy and other treatments, but they were ineffective. By chance during his science class, he heard of the benefits of an Australian tree that can tumors in days. Daniel excited by this discovery asked his mother's doctors if they could enter her into this experimental test to try their chances. The doctors found an experimental program for his mother

Reading the book “Last Lecture” has taught me a lot and how to value what I have. The beginning of this story introduces Randy and his childhood. Randy considered his childhood as magical. He grew up comfortably middle class in Columbia, Maryland. His parent both had A pretty good job, his mother was a school teacher and his father ran a small auto insurance business. His father was also a WWII medic, he served in the middle of Bulge, he also founded a non-profit group to help immigrants’ kid learn

Randy had ten tumors on his liver, and he only had a short time to live. Carnegie Mellon, the university where he worked, offered a lecture series for students wherein educators shared advice based on lessons learned from their lives. Randy had his chance to share before he died. When he was first diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, Randy was very optimistic. He had high hopes that he could beat the disease with radical treatment. Unfortunately, the most extensive surgeries and treatments weren 't

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 in college Pausch studying computer science. Pausch was diagnosed

In the past I have worked for some really good managers and some not so good ones, however, what I realized is that while they may have done the basic requirements to manage the people under them, they did not do so efficiently and effectively. This is something that pricked me and then I realised that I needed to learn and overcome this shortcoming and manage my team in a more effective and efficient way. When this course was offered for the first time in our program it grabbed my attention as it

In the long run, I wish to delve deeper into the field of Network Security and Java language to earn a Doctorate as well. I believe that the future career prospects in Computer Science Engineering are plenty. I have been greatly influenced by Dr. Randy Pausch’s “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams”. I am determined to realize my dreams in this