Monday, October 6, 2008

Randy Pausch's Last Lecture

Randy Pausch's Last Lecture on childhood dreams was full of many points that can inspire and encourage everyone. Randy Pausch was a professor at Carnegie Mellon. He created the ALICE program that teaches computer programing to students. It uses the "head fake" and teaches the students while they don't really even realize that they are learning, they are just having fun on the computer. He died from pancreatic cancer on July 25, 2008. He was married with three children.
One point that Mr. Pausch made was about brick walls. He said the brick walls are not there to keep us out, they are there to let us prove how badly we want something. What an awesome way to view a challenge!
Mr. Pausch talked about his childhood dreams that came true. His dreams included being in zero gravity, being Captain Kirk, being a Disney Imagineer, as well as others. He talked about each dream and how it came true or, in the case of being Captain Kirk, was tweaked slightly and came true a different way.
Mr. Pausch spoke about enabling the dreams of others. He was able to start programs that opened opportunities for students, teachers, and many others. He has inspired countless people with this one lecture alone.
Mr. Pausch lecture was educational and entertaining. He maintained a light-hearted tone and had the audience laughing and intrigued. He talked about inspiring others and finding the good in people. Randy Pausch's lecture was a pleasure to watch.

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