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50 points

How does hubris play a part in the film Eight Men Out?  Compare and contrast it with hubris in another one of the texts (stories for which you have been provided links or one of the films covered in class so far this term). How does the hubris in this story play out in comparison to Eight Men Out?  Do not write about a story that will be used in another answer.

OR

Compare and contrast the journey of the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team (from the documentary Dare to Dream) with the journey of the Williamsport High School baseball team (“Mourning Glory”). Which of Joseph Campbell’s stages of “the hero’s journey” are present in Dare to Dream?  Which, if any, are missing?  Which stages are present in “Mourning Glory”?  Which, if any, are missing? Use specific instances to support your observations.