Life is Full of Choices, Why Not Go EXTREME?
"Extreme sports have boomed since the early '90s" (Petrecca 16). It is hard to believe that such activities as sky diving, snowboarding, bungee jumping, and the up and coming razor scooter have been labeled as so-called "extreme sports". What characteristics must a sport have to labeled extreme? Perhaps it is the lack of safety, or the inability to create specific rules for these sports. Maybe it is the fact that these sports are just recently becoming mainstream so there is no other classification other than extreme sports. In any case, these activities are definitely something new and interesting to sprawl out in the mainstream of sports, which will do nothing except become larger and more popular.
"Man, I shouldn't be here" (McClearn 165). Looking down at the earth from 1,200 meters up, through an open airplane's door, anyone will probably feel the same way. The thrill and the risk of jumping out of a plane sends shivers......

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