judge is giving instructions to the jurors on the murder case. It is stated that if the young man is found guilty‚ he will be charged with a mandatory sentence of the death penalty. It is now up to the twelve men to determine if this young man should be sentenced to death. The twelve men then file into the jury room and sit in exact order as given in court. They proceed to take a vote by stating whether they think the individual is guilty of committing murder. Starting with Juror # 1 and continuing
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Critical Analysis: 12 ANGRY MEN Patrick L. Milligan ORGL 502 – Organizational Ethics February 22‚ 2013 12 ANGRY MEN Introduction 12 Angry Men is one of the most lauded films in education and for good reason. The subject is timeless; the characters are so real and are easy to relate to. The story line is both touching and thought-provoking. I tend to appreciate detail in movies and this one was no different. The film opens with a long‚ ascending shot of the court house (giving us
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As the conflict rises‚ Kino has change from a loving husband to an angry and disturbed man which are revealed in his thoughts‚ speech‚ and actions. One change that makes him an angry person is when the refuses to treat Kino because of his race. For example‚ Kino has “struck the gate” with his bare hand and his knuckles were “split” with “blood” gushing out (Steinbeck 7). Of course‚ any husband would be angry because a doctor has not want to attend a poor family and would change after this dilemma
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Twelve Angry Men Act I Vocabulary unanimous – complete agreement with no one dissenting refugee – a person who flees one country and seeks safety somewhere else el – a train of the same design as a subway train that runs on tracks elevated a few stories above street level. retire – to leave the open court to go to a private room calculus – a complicated mathematical process belligerently – in a hostile or angry manner monopoly – the exclusive ownership of a business switch knife – more commonly referred
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have been listening very closely” so that shows how much attention he pays and how he sticks to the facts. He has received prejudice and stereotyping for being German and is bullied by the other jurors. On page 12 he says‚ “This sensitivity I understand” when the 5th juror reveals how he’s lived in a slum all his life. 11th juror relates to this because of the prejudice he’s received. 7th juror bullies him on page 44 when he says‚ “I’ll knock his goddamn Middle European head off” and “they’re all
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Twelve Angry Men is a very interesting play about an unfortunate young man‚ who was convicted of killing his dad. The worst part was‚ the young man was only nineteen‚ and his life was just starting. The jurors listened to all the evidence‚ then came the hard part‚ making the decision: guilty‚ or innocent. Eleven jurors said guilty and only one said innocent. There was a lot of peer pressure involved. I decided to write about different peer pressures three of the jurors used. The three jurors I picked
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Dr. Colman COM 353 2/20/13 The movie Twelve Angry Men provided an example of a work group and a service group‚ because they had the goal of finding the man innocent or guilty on behalf of the organization of the court system and assisted a worthy cause that helped people outside the group. The judge said‚ “One man is dead. The life of another is at stake. If there is a reasonable doubt in your minds as to the guilt of the accused . . . then you must declare him not guilty. If‚ however‚ there
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In the movie 12 Angry Men‚ the 12 men are jurors in a murder trial‚ and with an exception of about three minutes‚ the entire movie takes place in a jury deliberation room. The defendant is an 18 year old boy accused of killing his father‚ and these men are given the duty of deciding unanimously whether the defendant is innocent or guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Once in the jury room‚ it is suggested that a preliminary vote be taken – all but one juror give a ‘guilty’ vote. I thought it was interesting
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Racism is a major problem involving minorities. Racism involves the people in power to think of themselves as superior and target people who do not fit the label. They are prejudice‚ discriminative‚ and very awful to the minority. It is a big problem in the United States and it will forever be an ongoing problem. A majority is not due to the amount of people‚ but the amount of power they hold as people. A minority is any group of people in society that shares a common characteristic in which it lowers
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Twelve Angry Men This was a meeting of 12 jurors to deliberate the fate of an eighteen year old boy. The meeting was more of a verbal structure. The jury foreman was the team leader of the meeting. I feel as though the beginning of the meeting started strong with his decision of voting for guilty or innocence that lead to a hung jury. There was no planning really or discussing the trial at the beginning‚ and the jurors did not work together in a timely manner. The presentation of evidence
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