Similarities And Differences Between 'Randy And Myself In The Last Lecture'

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Friendship. What causes one person to like or dislike another? Is it the likenesses they see in each other, the differences, or a combination of both? For me it’s an uneven balance between the two, I like to be able to relate to other people and know that they think and act somewhat like I do more so than trying to argue why my viewpoint is better. There will always be some differences in people, otherwise we would all be androids with no personalities. The scale of similarities and differences that I noticed about Randy and Myself while reading The Last Lecture was similar to that of which I use to find friends from day to day. I would see Randy and I getting along exceptionally well, we both understand the importance of teamwork, and optimism. …show more content…

Randy saw teamwork as one of the most important traits a person could have almost all of his classes depended on working well with other students. When speaking on teamwork to his students he would always mention the phrase, “We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand” (Pausch). When working with others you never know how they are going to act and what personalities may clash, but no matter what there has to be a base understanding that the task at hand must be completed. Randy rarely worked lonewolf on projects, he got himself into jobs where it wasn’t possible to work alone. He and his teams throughout his life accomplished so many things, such as the ALICE program, ETC, and he was apart of the Walt Disney Imagineering team. His sense of how to work well with others is a part of what got him so far in life along with many other characteristics. Optimism was one of those

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