So i called up my mentor, and i called up andy van dam. and i said, andy, i just gave a two-week assignment, and they came back and did stuff that if i had given them a whole semester i would have given them all as. sensei, what do i do? [laughter] and andy thought for a minute and he said, you go back into class tomorrow and you look them in the eye and you say, "guys, that was pretty good, but i know you can do better.” [laughter] and that was exactly the right advice. because what he said was, you obviously don’t know where the bar should be, and you’re only going to do them a disservice by putting it anywhere. and boy was that good advice because they just kept going. . based on this excerpt, randy pausch believes that his students need strict limits in order to succeed. are capable of completing any task. possess a great deal of potential. often change their life goals.

Select the correct answerwhat theme is portrayed in this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich? in reality it was just what is usually seen in the houses of people of moderate means who want to appear rich, and therefore succeed only inresembling others like themselves, there are damasks dark wood, plants, rugs, and dull and polished bronzes-all the things people of a certaiclass have in order to resemble other people of that class. his house was so like the others that it would never have been noticed, but to him it aseemed to be quite exceptional. he was very happy when he met his family at the station and brought them to the newly furnished house all lit uwhere a tootman in a white tie opened the door into the hall decorated with plants, and when they went on into the drawing-room and the studyuttering exclamations of delight he conducted them everywhere, drank in their praises eagerly, and beamed with pleasure.a.the effect of consumerismbw the power of wealthcam keeping up appearances in societyud. wconforming to societal conventionsresetnextil rights reserved.