Discussion Forum 5 Main Post Prompt: Click on the small "Whole Class" link at the top of the page. To post, scroll to the bottom of this page and click on the "Reply" button.

For your main post, please write two or more paragraphs (total 200+ words) on the following:

Paragraph 1 (Your Chosen Extreme Sport Athlete):

• Choose an extreme sport and pick a professional athlete you admire who excels at that sport and has been featured in the media. Do not choose an athlete already featured in Kotler’s Rise of Superman, and please make sure you had selected an extreme sport athlete rather than a conventional sport athlete. You are welcome to choose an athlete doing an extreme sport discussed in Kotler’s book. You will write about your one chosen athlete in all sections of this Research paper.
• In this paragraph, share who your chosen athlete is as well as the following: 1) your athlete's sports accomplishments, 2) your athlete's upbringing and events that led that person to do the extreme sport, and 3) your athlete's thoughts on her or his relationship with the wider world, such as the surrounding community, nature, other athletes in that same sport etc..

Paragraph 2 (First Superhero Comparison)

• Select a superhero who has had a film made about her or him. It doesn’t matter if your superhero is from Marvel or DC comics, or was the brain child of a movie director. Compare that superhero's life, relationships, and accomplishments with your chosen athlete.

Paragraph 3 (Second Superhero Comparison)

• Select another superhero who has had a film made about her or him (not the same one as in the last paragraph). It doesn’t matter if your superhero is from Marvel or DC comics, or was the brain child of a movie director. Compare that superhero's life, relationships, and accomplishments with your chosen athlete.
• End your main post with an interesting question for the class that stems from the ideas in your post.

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Discussion Forum 1 Reply Posts Prompt (50+ words)

Part 1: What parts of the other student’s main post could you identify with? What parts did you like? Explain why you liked those ideas.

Part 2: Suggest improvements by referring to additional supporting examples from our class readings. Or point out parts of the other student’s main post that you would like to see discussed in more detail, either with more explanation, clarification, or support.

Part 3: End your reply post with an interesting question that is relevant to your discussion.