A Thrill Vs Risk
What is the characterization of a risk taker? Is it someone who abandons all rational thought and puts his life on the line? Is it an individual quest for survival to challenge ones own mortality? Is it a person who feels the need to break free of conventional restraints? Indeed, risk taking represents a bit of all of these definitions. In the cases of extreme sports, participants obviously believe that the thrill is worth the risk.How can a few seconds of a thrill be worth killing yourself? Bungee jumping, for example, is a dangerous sport. The actual time in a free fall from a 111-meter drop is about 4.7 seconds during the jump. The jumper falls at a speed of approximately 100 miles per hour. There is always the risk of the bungee strap snapping and sending the jumper head first into the ground. In additio
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Approximate Word count = 549
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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