The Last Lecture: Randy Pausch Ms. Macemore English III Unit Three: American Romanticism

Journal Entry! When you were a child, what were some dreams you had of achieving?  This journal entry doesn’t have to be in paragraph form; feel free to simply make a list.

Let’s Discuss This! - Are there any things on your list that you have already achieved? - Have your dreams/goals changed since then? - What are some of your new dreams/goals? - Would you consider any of your dreams/goals to be unreasonable?

The Last Lecture Randy Pausch Randy Pausch was a professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon. At age 46, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and given three to six months to live. He used part of that time to prepare a lecture that he would deliver on achieving your childhood dreams, and called it The Last Lecture.

The Last Lecture Randy Pausch http://www.ted.com/talks/randy_pausch_really_achieving_your_childhood_dreams

What happened to Dr. Pausch? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/26/us/26pausch.html?_r=0

Ticket Out of Class Compare the ideas presented in Pausch’s Last Lecture with an Emerson quote of your choice.  What do you think Emerson would say to Pausch?

Quotes to Choose From - “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” Ralph Waldo Emerson - “Always do what you are afraid to do.” Ralph Waldo Emerson - “Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.” Ralph Waldo Emerson - “Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson - “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson - “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson