THE LAST LECTURE……..

                                                  

The last lecture for me was a long awaited moment of my student life considering how it started, the stress and tedious nature of work we had to deal with at the beginning of the year. 

The last lecture although, based on a book co-authored by Randy Pausch, a professor of computer science, human-computer interaction, and design at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Jeffrey Zaslow of the Wall Street Journal is based on the lecture given in September 2007 on how to really achieve your childhood dreams.

Similar to the concept of the book, the last lecture especially for media studies was a very important and memorable moment for me because, it meant the last opportunity to learn something worthwhile and at the same time it was memorable as well because, it was the last time I had to seat with my classmates and watch them do their presentations which was the most interesting part of my class time.

In as much as I was happy about the last lecture perhaps because, it would mean the end of stress, I still find it really difficult to make peace with the fact that, I may not be seeing some of my classmates with whom I have made good friends with being that, they will be going back to their home country and life without them will be boring.

However, I believe that is what life is all about, moving forward to greater things, even though I will miss my friends and class time, am really happy it’s over because, that will give us all the opportunity to move to the next level.  I wish all my friends and the entire #smed12 a wonderful and fulfilled life ahead.

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IF PRESENTED WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET A MESSAGE TO A LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE, WHAT WOULD YOUR MESSAGE BE? IS IT POSSIBLE TO LIE WITHOUT SAYING A WORD?

                                          

If I was given the opportunity to get a message to a large mass of people, my message will be directed to orphans’/abandoned children within a community in South Africa or beyond, children who often feel deserted and isolated in the community.

Some of the reasons’ why we have a lot of abandoned and orphaned children ranges from but not limited to the following: unwanted and illegitimate pregnancies, crime and drug dealing etc.
 

Often time’s, young and underage girls get pregnant and without the necessary requirements to take care of the child, they abandon them in the streets where some of them are taken to foster homes leaving them with no father or mother to care for them. 

Crime and drugs could also lead to the death of people who have children and yet indulge in this act, when they die of drug overdose or get killed by the police through crime they render their children orphans’ in the society.

My message will therefore, be directed to the orphans’/abandoned children to let them know that they may be abandoned by their parents but, God has not abandoned them.  This is to give them a sense of belonging and hope for a better future in order to inspire and impact a positive attitude in them.

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HOW OLD WOULD YOU BE IF YOU DIDN’T KNOW HOW OLD YOU ARE?

                                          

I would be 18 again because, it was the most memorable time of my life and I was experiencing the best things in life for the first time and it felt so good. 

I know that sounds funny but, I think it’s the only way, although other people may choose the most memorable time of their life as well depending on personal interests, after all, good memories are worth holding on to.  How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?

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OF ALL THE FORMS OF COURAGE THE ABILITY TO LAUGH IS THE MOST......

                                         

The ability to laugh is the most energizing, simplest, bravest and rewarding form of human expression because, laughing automatically relieves one of pain and anxiety, it is the greatest and courageous gift of all and it helps one to relax.

Besides, people laugh for different reasons, for joy in a peaceful manner, for wickedness in a sarcastic manner and for fun in a relaxing and effortless manner. Although, it is not all who laugh with you in times of joy that are happy for you.

Nonetheless, laughing is the most incredible and unpredictable form of human expression because, like I pointed out earlier, it is not all who laugh that are happy.  On the other hand, some people may be laughing at you while you may think that, they are laughing with you which makes laughing unpredictable at times.

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