Degree one normal maps to the 3-sphere (Ex)

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Let M be a closed oriented 3-manifold.

  1. Prove that there is a degree one normal map (f, \overline f) \colon M \to S^3 (since \pi_3(BSO) = 0, the target bundle is trivial).
  2. Prove that (f, \overline f) \colon M \to S^3 is normally bordant to a homotopy equivalence.
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