Randy Pausch once said, "We can't change the cards we're dealt, only the way we play the hand." The last lesson is a speech written by the professor. It's the last lesson they would say if it were the last lesson they would have in their lives. In The Last Lecture, Pausch explains his childhood dreams and everything he accomplished to make them possible, and how to help others realize their dreams. Pausch is an inspiring fighter; he is considered a fighter due to the fact that since he discovered he has ten liver tumors, yet he still lives his life to the fullest. Pausch has a BS in Computer Science from Brown in 1982; he received his PhD in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University in 1988 and joined the Carnegie Mellon staff in 1997. Pausch's latest lecture is actually for his family, not his actual audience. He knows he will die soon, so his family will read it when he is older. In Pausch's Last Lesson: Making Your Childhood Dreams Come True, he explains his childhood dreams and all his struggles. His dreams as a child were: to be in zero gravity; play in the NFL; A...