Name: _____________ Class: Grade 8 English INDIVIDUAL LEARNING PACKET [pic] TWELVE ANGRY MEN By Reginald Rose Introduction In 1957‚ a boy is on trial in a New York City court of law‚ accused of the murder of his father. It is a hot July afternoon. The twelve male jurors retire into the jury room‚ instructed by the judge to consider the evidence “honestly and thoughtfully”. Before long‚ however‚ issues of prejudice and racism arise‚ threatening to influence the impartial
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12 Angry Men: Boy Is Innocent Gentlemen of the jury‚ I would like to point out to you three pieces of evidence that prove this young boy is innocent. I would like to revewthe purchase of the knife‚ the old man hearing a yell‚ and the movie theater. The future of this young boy is in your hands now‚ make the right decision. Find him innocent. First off‚ the knife that was purchased the night of the murder. After fighting with his dad‚ he wanted to get away from his house. He lives in the
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Keith Born MGMT 475 Throughout the film‚ there is seemingly more than one “leader” throughout the jury as according to Nick’s definition of a leader being that there were multiple influences and instances that persuaded the decisions of others. Initially the situation is composed of a biased and opinionated jury that is almost unanimously convinced the defendant is guilty. Throughout the scene‚ there is a slow but sure change of mind throughout the jury as the protagonist‚ Juror #8‚ successfully
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Twelve Angry Men Reginald Rose’s film‚ Twelve Angry Men‚ revolves around the decision of twelve white male jurors to confine a young Hispanic man behind a prison cell. Initially juror eight stood alone as he put forward a notion that human memory is fallible‚ and could not be relied on as evidence. Through the jurors‚ Rose captures the essence of what`s wrong in the american justice system. Rose pursues the concept of prejudice‚ status‚ racial discrimination‚ arrogance‚ justice and the need for
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Don’t Believe Everything You Hear 12 Angry Men by Reginald Rose is a twisting story where a son is accussed of stabbing his father to death. Twelve strangers are told to listen to this court case and are then stuck in a small‚ hot room where they are told to decide on a verdict‚ whether or not the kid lives or dies. The jury finally decides on the verdict of : Not Guilty. Three major facts that influence the juries agreement that the accussed is not guilty include doubts of the murder weapon‚ doubts
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“Twelve Angry Men presents the pessimistic opinion that all humans are fallible”. Discuss. Pessimism? Depending on the definition that you give to this your answer might be different ... Pessimism infers negativity of some degree. If there is "pessimism" in Rose’s message (and I think there is not!)‚ it could be seen in the uncertainty that his description of the jury room process involves - it is not perfect and open to prejudiced manipulation‚ poor governance and apathy‚ but concurrently it is
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Stereotypes use generalisations to characterise people‚ and 10th juror is particularly prone to stereotyping the defendant based on socio-economic background. He regularly makes generalised statements about ’those people’ (p.6)‚ without ever justifying his opinions with concrete details. Examples include: .I’m tellin’ you they let the kids run wild up there’ (p.6). . ’... You’re not going to tell us that we’re supposed to believe that kid‚ knowing what he is. Listen‚ I’ve lived among ’em all
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Armon Newsome – Watson Mrs.Todd Freshman English 29 March 2013 12 Angry Men Prequel The story starts two days before the death of a mid-age man. The story starts on a raining Sunday night. A young boy named john is getting ready to go out with his friends but he was stop by his father at the front door. Father [As he comes down the stairs]: WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU GOING!!!!! Boy: Out with my friends Father [Angrily]: Close the door right now and go back up those stairs and get ready for
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interactions among three or more people who are connected through a shared identity‚ a common purpose‚ and a mutual influence. A jury is a good example of a small group because it has at least 12 people in it deliberating a verdict. The movie “12 Angry Men” focuses on a jury’s reflections in a capital murder case. A 12-man jury is directed to begin discussions in the first-degree murder trial of an 18-year-old man accused in the stabbing death of his father. How would you describe the following characteristics
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Juror #5 In the play‚ 12 Angry Men‚ there are 12 jurors in a jury room. All of them are completely different‚ coming from various occupations and backgrounds. Juror #5 stood out among them because of a few things. He was from a very different background than the others. He grew up in the slums‚ just like the teenager being tried in the case. Because of this‚ he would take offense to the rude things the other jurors said about people from the slums. This contributed a lot to him changing his
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