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    Romancing the Brick wall in Pausch’s Heart When I read the pages 57 – 79 in Pausch’s (2008) The Last Lecture‚ I was surprised and impressed by his expression to his great wife. Even though he continued to love his wife‚ Jai‚ he sometimes felt her to get over such obstructions as a big wall and formidable things. He wrote‚ “The most formidable brick wall I ever upon in my life was just five feet‚ six inches tall‚ and was absolutely beautiful. But it reduced me to tears‚ made me reevaluate my entire

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    Leadership Vision and Role as a Provider David Keirsey talks about in his book‚ Please Understand Me II‚ the role and purpose of a Guardian. According to Plato‚ Guardians were the ones to keep watch over the activities as well as the attitudes of the people in their circle. They held morally correct beliefs‚ as well as being alert to both the needs and the perils of others. Guardians are also able to store large amounts of information which they can later bring up in a conversation if needed. Facts

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    the cards we are dealt‚ just how we play the hand.” -Randy Pausch  The Last Lecture can teach a lot about the importance of life.  Randy Pausch found out he only had so long left to live and through his last lecture and this book he shows how important it is to live every moment as it is the last because it just might be.  He was asked to give a last lecture as many professors are‚ except he wouldn’t need to pretend it was his last because he was diagnosed with terminal cancer.  Throughout the book

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    On September 18‚ 2007‚ Dr. Pausch gave his memorable “last lecture” at Carnegie Mellon University. It is a tradition at Carnegie Mellon University that when a professor is retiring‚ they give one last lecture as their final goodbye. The idea of this lecture is to give an hour long speech that covers everything an individual would want to say if you were hypothetically dying. In spite of this‚ in Dr. Pausch’s case‚ he was literally dying with a diagnosis of terminal pancreatic cancer this being the

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    His reaction was opposite to the reaction that you would expect. He reacts very optimistic and decide to give a last lecture. He wanted to give this lecture because it would be the last time many of the people he cared about would hear him speak to an audience. The first part of the novel‚ The Last Lecture‚ discusses how Randy decided to make his lecture about achieving childhood dreams and about why his wife‚ Jai‚ did not want him to give the lecture‚ she want him to spend his remaining time with

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    pages‚ is called The Five People You Meet In Heaven. This book was written by a man named Mitch Albom. This book was published on March 28th‚ 2003. This book was originally published by Hyperion Books. Eddie is an 83 year old maintenance man‚ who has worked his whole life at an amusement park named Ruby Pier. In the beginning of theC story‚ we do not know much about Eddie except for his age and occupation. You learn the most about Eddie when he takes his journey through heaven after his tragic death

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    Paper #3: Tuesday’s With Morrie & The Last Lecture In Tuesday’s With Morrie‚ the book really gives you a different perspective on life. It teaches you how thinking positively can really shift your attitude. It also shows how much we should appreciate life and how we need to live each day to our fullest potential. At the end of the day to know that we’ve done our best. To summarize the three main ideas from this book can be illustrated with Morrie’s quotes. These quotes summarized are Live Life

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    The Last Lecture: Response Paper Casey Artigliere University of Delaware I don’t know where to begin or how to respond. I am so saddened by his story and so impressed by both Randy Pausch’s resume and his attitude. I think he is incredibly… cocky‚ but I give him leave to be so and respect him for all he’s done‚ his obvious quirky uniqueness‚ and the legacy he left behind. But that is not why I cried through ¾ of the

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    In the book The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch‚ there were many lessons of wisdom and words to live by. Randy Pausch decided to write a book about himself‚ and his last lecture because he was dying soon. Randy was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer‚ and even after multiple treatments of the hardest chemo and radiation therapy‚ ten tumors managed to move onto his liver‚ giving him only three to five months to live. After finding this out‚ Randy battles with the cancer and how to prepare his children’s

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    The Last Lecture In the last lecture by Randy Pouch he expresses his feeling on his life and how he wanted to be and an imaginer‚ the three most important messages by Randy Pouch‚ could influence you‚ and maybe you will see your life and things in another way‚ he has influenced me with some of his messages. The most important messages in the last lecture‚ were “Don’t Complain Work Harder”‚ “Never give up”‚ and ‘Never lose the child wonder”. In the first message Don’t complain work harder‚ he’s

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