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Jeffrey Zaslow, Randy PauschA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
The concept of the “head fake,” a football tactic for throwing defense off, appears several times throughout the lecture and becomes a major feature of the conclusion when Pausch explains that his last lecture was not about how to achieve your dreams, but about how living a good life puts people into positions where they can pursue and achieve their dreams. How much do you agree with this outlook, and how does Pausch build his case throughout his last lecture?
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