Developing the Central Idea
How does this paragraph develop the central idea that
it is important to achieve one's dreams and help others
achieve theirs?
I had another coach, Coach Setliff, and he taught me a lot
about the power of enthusiasm. He did this one thing
where only for one play at a time he would put people in
at like the most horrifically wrong position for them. ...
And boy, the other team just never knew what hit 'em
them. Because when you're only doing it for one play and
you're just not where you're supposed to be, and
freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose, boy
are you going to clean somebody's clock for that one play.
And that kind of enthusiasm was great. And to this day, I
am most comfortable on a football field.
"The Last Lecture,"
Randy Pausch
It uses a story to show how enthusiasm is important
to achieving dreams.
* It uses a lecture to show the importance of doing
what one is best at.
It uses a real example of how being a good coach
is what really matters.
It uses a speech to explain all of the dreams that
Pausch had and how he achieved them.
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