The Last Lecture By Randy Pausch Analysis

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As Randy Pausch came to terms with his terminal cancer, he decided to give a lecture summarizing the lessons he embraced over the course of his life. While, of course, the specific circumstances of his life are unique to him, Pausch’s earned wisdom provides a model for others to follow. In “The Last Lecture”, Randy Pausch outlines several lessons he had learned throughout his life, many of which I have also learned, and some of which I have not yet embraced. Pausch emphasized that the majority of the most important things people learn are done so indirectly, especially in school. In most cases, math classes are not really about math; they are about solving problems. While very few people will end up writing essays for a living, the skills