12 angry men is a 1957 film about 12 Jurors deliberating a court case about a murder. This case involves an 18 year boy being accused of killing his father. If these Jurors found the boy guilty he would be sent to the chair also known as a death penalty. When the men enter the blazing hot room they had a break before meeting up‚ then had a vote if the boy is guilty or not. All of the Jurors except one found the defendant guilty. When they realized Juror #8 is against them‚ they get rattled up and
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automatically think “oh hey they’re probably terrorists.” Another example is in the play 12 Angry Men when they all just assumed the boy was guilty‚ even though they didn’t have all the information right on the murder the boy supposedly committed. Showing just how easily people can be convinced of an opinion using the prejudice to make it seem a certain way the play Twelve Angry Men we saw how it was used by juror number Three was spitting out reasons
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Grace Chavez Response to Twelve Angry Men 11-4-2013 Twelve Angry Men Twelve angry men is a movie which takes place in a New York jury chamber on one of the hottest days in the year during the deliberation faze. Juror #8 (Henry Fonda) is the only juror out of the twelve who believes that the case they are deciding on should not be open and shut he wants to talk and point out facts of the case. The twelve men in the case must decide on this young boy’s fate‚ who is on trial for the murder of
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“12 Angry Men” In the Film “12 Angry Men” Aristotelian rhetoric was used by the jury members to make a case for the accused. The eighth juror was the one to shed light on this case. He did so by using two of the three rhetoric styles. Juror eight used Pathos to convince one other jury member by stating that just because he grew up in the slums doesn’t mean the accused did it. He gained the sympathy of the jury member who had come from the same background and made something of himself. The same
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Jackson October 28‚ 2010 12 Angry Men 5. There just seems to be a general lack of relevant background information in this case. There are only the two witnesses‚ and even their stories have some doubt surrounding them. Furthermore‚ none of the jurors (as far as we know) have any significant background in dealing with these matters. It is revealed that Ed Begley has a prejudice that seems to be affecting his judgment in the case. During an exchange with one of the other jurors‚ Begley says of the Hispanic
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In 12 Angry Men juror number eight did many things could be considered heroic. The two main things that he did was standing up against the group and speaking out‚ also he was able to step back and not look and the fact that it was a black tennager who lived in the slums committing the crime. First off‚ juror number eight showed heroism by standing up against the group. The facts were laid out and by just glancing at them like the other jurors did a guilty verdict would have been decided. But
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Sidney Lumet‚ director of 12 Angry Men‚ did a phenomenal job expressing the depiction of an adaptation of the theatre production. A 12- man jury are sent into a room to discuss the topics laid out in court‚ referring to a young‚ Puerto Rican‚ man supposedly killing his father. The defendant’s alibi is weak‚ and the murder weapon was found at the scene. Several witnesses have seen the defendant fleeing the scene. On this excruciating hot day‚ the men begin laying down the law‚ and looking at the evidence
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further his position‚ critiquing the flaws of the judicial system. 12 Angry Men takes place in ’real time’‚ which allows for the play’s characters to further develop and creates a sense of realism. The characters of the play are representative of the play’s message‚ that decisions such as the one the jurors must make are important‚ and cannot be viewed with apathy and walked away from. The apathy and prejudice that most of the jurors possessed when they initially made their decisions is something that
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twelve angry men are influenced by their past experiences. I think that most of them do but the handfuls of jurors choose to have equality in the way they go through with their thought process. The main characters that show their prejudices are juror 10 and 3 but we also see the little prejudices the other jurors have‚ for example juror 5 and juror 4. There are also some characters in the court room that look to keep things equal and keep their prejudices out of their choice making. Juror 10’s little
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writing assignment 1 12 ANGRY MEN (25 points total) Instructions: The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate your knowledge and comprehension of the small group communication concepts we have discussed thus far by identifying examples and applying the concepts to the movie we watched in class. In your small groups‚ type out your answers for each of the following questions. Be specific and detailed in your responses‚ using concepts and terms from the textbook and providing specific
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