About Randy Pausch
Randy's main profession in life.
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College Professor?
Why Jai did not want Randy to do the lecture.
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She thought it would take time away from her and the kids, and she didn't want him to miss her birthday?
To treat (someone) in an indulgent or overprotective way.
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Coddled?
List one of Randy's childhood dreams.
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Being in 0 gravity, Playing in the NFL, Authoring an article in the World Book Encyclopedia, Being Captain Kirk, Winning stuffed animals, OR being a Disney Imagineer?
What Randy believes the job of every parent should be.
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To show their children that they love them?
Randy's diagnosis.
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Pancreatic Cancer?
What Randy learned soon after agreeing to do his Last Lecture.
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His treatment was no longer working and he had a few months to live?
Define "precocious".
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Gifted? Advanced? Having developed certain skills or proclivities at an earlier age than normal?
Name one thing Randy painted on his bedroom wall.
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Quadratic formula, an elevator, Pandora's box, chess pieces, Disco sucks, etc.?
The lesson about dreams that is implied by the metaphor of an "elevator in a ranch house".
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Don't be afraid to dream beyond your "limits," as your imagination and creativity can take you anywhere?
Randy's wife's name.
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Jai?
How Randy believes you should handle an "elephant in the room".
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Address it?
The quality of being eager to learn or ask questions, or the desire to discover as much as possible about things.
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Inquisitiveness?
The reason Randy knew NASA wouldn't want him as an astronaut.
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He wore glasses?
One reason why Randy feels like he hit the "parent lottery".
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His mother's high expectations and limited praise pushed him to pursue his dreams? His father's dedication to helping people and his encouragement of Randy's creativity/imagination helped him become the man he is today?
The number of children Randy has.
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Three?
How Randy addressed his "elephant in the room" at the start of his lecture.
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He showed his CT scans and let the audience see his tumors?
This word means the same thing as "allegorical".
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Parabolic?
The loophole Randy found that would allow him to float with his students.
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Journalists from the students' hometown were allowed to ride with them?
Randy Pausch's purpose for this book and his lecture.
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To leave a legacy for his children? To encourage other to pursue their dreams?
What made Randy unique.
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That he achieved all of his childhood dreams?
The title Randy sent the school when he decided what he wanted to talk about in his lecture.
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"Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams"?
A way of dealing with problems or situations that focuses on practical approaches and solutions.
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Pragmatism?
The reason why Randy quotes his father every day.
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"If you offer wisdom from a third party, it seems less arrogant and more acceptable"?
A life lesson that can be learned from Chapter 6, "Getting to Zero G".
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Don't be afraid to push beyond the "brick walls" you encounter in life - the push through is worth it? Not all lies are bad? If you can find an opening, you can probably find a way to float through it?
The name of the school where Randy taught and performed his last lecture.
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Carnegie-Mellon University?
How Randy showed the audience he was healthy at the beginning of his lecture.
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Doing push-ups?
Define the term "anecdote".
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a short story detailing a real event or moment in time?
The way Randy's mom describes him as a child.
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Alert but not very precocious?
How Pausch's father cemented his own legacy before/during/after death.
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He continued his donations to the charity school in Thailand for 6 years after his death and he donated his body to science?