Chapter 12 and 13 the park is open until 8:00pm

Disney trained their employees to respond positively to the park guests. When asked when the park closes, they were taught to say, "The park is open until 8PM." Randy was facing death, yet maintained a positive attitude. Write about a tough situation you are facing. Tell how having a positive attitude might help you. the toughest thing i have to deal with is after graduation i am going to basic training for the united states marine corps it will be the toughest thing i have ever had to do but this is for my future and i have to do this it will be hard letting go of all my friends and leaving my family and my girlfriend behind but after basic and AIT my girlfriend soon to be wife will be able to live with me but i just ask god to grant me the strength and look after me to make things work and give me a good long prosperous life.

Chapter 11: The Happiest Place on Earth

Randy said, "Brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something." He met a flesh-and-blood brick wall when his boss refused to let him take a sabbatical at Disney Imagineering. But his strong childhood memory of a magical trip to Disneyland, and his dream to become an Imagineer, helped him finally achieve his goal. Tell about a magical place you visited as a child, either real or imaginary. as i young child i went on a Field trip to Washington dc i was probably in the 5th grade but it was the most memorable time as of now i think of seeing the president at the time witch was gorge w bush it was awesome i actually got to see the president of the united states seeing the Lincoln memorial to the house of congress to the movie theater that Abraham Lincoln  was assinated as i think of all the other amazing places I'm going to see be for i leave this earth  I'm excited to be here for that.

Chapter 10: Winning Big

The coolest guy at an amusement park is the one carrying around a huge stuffed  animal. Randy and his father collected the animals they had won over the years.
Tell all about a time when you won something (or earned something) that took time and effort

this past Halloween we went to universal for Halloween horror nights and there was one of those ring the bell by hitting the thing i hit it the first time and one so easily i got my girlfriend a stuffed ghost. i felt really good about myself and i was happy i got my girlfriend that ghost.

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Chapter 8 and 9: You'll Find Me Under V (and) A Skill Set Called Leadership

Writing the "Virtual Reality" article for World Book Encyclopedia was the pinnacle in achieving one of his goals. Also, when William Shatner, aka Captain James T. Kirk, asked to visit Randy's virtual reality lab at Carnegie Mellon, it surpassed the goal of being Capt. Kirk, because his boyhood hero was coming to See what Randy was doing. Randy flet Capt. Kirk possess the the skill of Leadership, and always tried to lead people positively. When Randy discovered that only 4% of pancreatic cancer patients live five years, he recalled a line from a Star Trek movie in which Cadet Kirk reprogrammed a simulation in which the entire crew would die, because "he didn't believe in a no-win scenario." Describe a time when you beat the odds, when a no-win scenario became winnable. when i lost my grandmother to caner that was a no win scenario but i wouldnt say i won i would just say that i coped with her loss and learned to except the fact that she was in a better place and that i would always have my memories of her but for the most part there was no winning in this no win scenario

Chapter 7: I Never Made It To The NFL

Although he did not accomplish his dream of playing in the NFL Randy felt the lessons he learned playing for Coach Graham in youth football (teamwork, sportsmanship, the value of hard work, etc.) were more important than accomplishing the goal of playing int the NFL. What character qualities do you feel are important in order for you to achieve your dreams and goals, and how will these qualities help you get what you want?

I believe that the most important qualities for me who be determination, hard work, belief,strength,courage and many more things being all these things will help me be tough mentally and physically strong.

Chapter 6: Getting to Zero G

One of his childhood dreams was floating in zero gravity. Randy  was able to overcome a "brick wall" in order to fly on the Vomit Comet with his students.
Name something you have accomplished that was once just a dream. (If you have not accomplished a dream yet, tell what the dream is and what barriers you will have to overcome in order to do it.)Cha

I have yet to accomplish my dream yet i wanna be a sheriff officer and in order to do this i must get a good education and do good in the military who knows maybe ill end up in the military for a the rest of my life but that's why it is a dream but its one i will accomplish.

chapter 5:Elevator in the Ranch House

When he was in high school Randy's parents allowed him to paint his bedroom walls, illustrating things that mattered to him. He lived in a one-story ranch style house, and he painted an elevator. He also painted math equations, a periscope behind his bunk bed, and chess pieces.
Open the Paint program. Pretend the canvas is your bedroom wall. Paint it.

NOTE: Save the painting as "Bedroom Walls _____ " (last name) and insert the image into the blog. Describe a few of the things you painted, color choices used, or why the items you painted are important to you. You have all period to work on this. Stay focused and quiet while you work

chapter 4:The Parent Lottery

Randy felt he had the best parents in the world. and they were the reason he was able to achieve his childhood dreams. His father always had wonderful words of wisdom.
What words of wisdom have been given to you that you will always remember? Tell the story and include who said them and what the situation was in which the words were delivered.

when i was younger my mother had told me that it feels better to work for somthing you want than to just have it given to you and the reason for that was that i was starting high school baseball and the older kids had there own bats and stuff well i wanted a brand new bat to use well i worked for the rest of the summer before school started and by baseball season started up i had a new bat to use that made me feel good

chapter 3 the elephant in the room

When Randy began his last lecture he was aware that some people would be uncomfortable seeing a dying man on stage. He wanted to set everyone at ease by not ignoring "the elephant in the room."

Describe a situation where you felt like there was an elephant in the room - you were uncomfortable because there was an issue that needed to be dealt with but people didn't want to discuss.

i could say that there was this certain someone in the room that i  knew had bullied someone and would always pick on this person  and i went to say something to an  adult but the person was in the room with me so i couldnt discuss the issue because of the elephant in the room

chapter 2: life in a laptop

Randy built a PowerPoint presentation with scanned pictures from his childhood to show at the lecture. What pictures would you include if you were to put together a slide show of your life?
                                                                                                                                                                       I would start with the beginning of my life with pictures of me as a baby up to the present time maybe some pictures i took while i was in the marine corps and maybe my wedding pictures. I would also add pictures of all my loved ones who played a big part in my life.

Chapter 1 An Injured Lion Still Wants to Roar

Randy had been given the news that his cancer had returned, and he had only months to live. He inteded to give his last lecture at Carnegie Mellon Universtiy, where he was a professor in computer science. He wanted to talk about living, not dying. As he told his wife, Jai, "An injured lion still wants to roar." His title for the lecture:
                                                                                                                                                                          "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams"
What are your goals and dreams for yourself?
                                                                                                                                                                                     my dreams or goals as a child and still today is i want to be a FWC officer 
                                                                                                                                                                            What legacy do you want to leave behind? i want to be someone to be proud of someone who could be rembered for the good things i did how i surved my country and did a great job doing it.