Plunging to Earth: Once the sport of daredevils, skydiving now offers its existential thrills to grandmothers, pudgy geeks, and even the occasional college professor.

The author describes his experiences skydiving. He briefly examines his interest in skydiving, dating back to movie scenes depicting paratroopers landing in France during World War II. The author discusses his fears about jumping out of an airborne plane and relates his experiences in learning how t...

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Published in:	American Scholar Vol. 80; no. 3; pp. 55 - 66
Main Author:	Zaretsky, Rob
Format:	Article
Published:	Phi Beta Kappa Society Summer2011
Subjects:	Skydiving Hobbies Parachute troops Parachute deployment Personality & motivation Motivation (Psychology) Sociology of risk
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost