The Last Lecture By Randy Pausch

Dreams are very important and are something that everyone should care about. Not the dreams from sleep, but the goals people have in life. Dreams are things like wanting to have a child, wanting to be a movie producer, or simply wanting to eat cereal for dinner. The Last Lecture, David Pfaltzgraff, Langston Hughes, and Caleb Harris prove that it is worth it to dream. The Last Lecture proves that it is worth it to dream. Dr. Randy Pausch was dying of Pancreatic Cancer and had just a couple of months to live. He worked at Carnegie Mellon University as a professor. The last lecture was his last lecture that he gave to his students. He talked about childhood dreams and to never let them go. One of Randy’s childhood dreams was to be a disney …show more content…
No one said it was going to be easy to achieve your dreams because it’s not true. I took Randy years just to get an acceptance letter then when he did get one it took him 15 years just to create Aladdin’s carpet ride. He accomplished one of his dreams, even when he was rejected more than once. Dr. Pausch overcame his obstacles to prove that it is worth it dream, but he’s not the only one. A friend of mine named David Pfaltzgraff show that it is worth it to dream. David was married for two years with his wife Anna and they wanted to have a child. They became pregnant and were so excited. They just bought the baby crib and told their families all about the baby. January 27, 2013 2 a.m. in the morning and something isn't right. They get to the hospital and it turns out to be a miscarriage. In May they get pregnant again, But right before they leave to go to a family reunion in June they started …show more content…
Langston Hughes was a poet in the early 1900’s. He was an African American poet which during this time his was discriminated by the color of his skin. His poem dreams deferred is obviously about his dreams to be free. “Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?” If they gave up their dream of equality the wouldn't be where they are today, they would lose all life and passion they had left. “Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over-- like a syrupy sweet?” This dream that Langston Hughes had of equality wouldn't just become better if they didn't try. If African Americans back then gave up and said it wasn't worth it to dream, it wouldn't just become better just because they tried. Dreams are hard to achieve sometimes, but quitting doesn't get you closer to achieving it than hard work. Many people work so hard just to accomplish a dream just like this next