“If there’s a reasonable doubt in your minds as to the guilt of the accused‚ a reasonable doubt‚ then you must bring me a verdict of not guilty…however you decide‚ your verdict must be unanimous.” The movie‚ The Twelve Angry Men‚ was a fascinating movie. Surprisingly‚ it was very interesting and engaging even though it was in black and white and made in 1950. This movie was a perfect demonstration of how individuals who meet in a goal orientated group fulfill roles‚ create norms‚ have status‚ acquire
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Twelve men meet in one room to discuss whether an eighteen-year-old boy is responsible for his father’s death. An initial vote was cast‚ where eleven men voted guilty and one juror voted not guilty. Ultimately‚ the jury decided that he was not guilty after deliberations. The twelve-person jury must decide if the boy is guilty or is there reasonable doubt to believe that he is not guilty. The jury must vote on guilty or not guilty. If there are disagreements‚ the jury must debate until they reach
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The story begins after closing arguments have been presented in a homicide case‚ as the judge is giving his instructions to the jury. The twelve men must determine‚ unanimously‚ whether the accused is innocent or guilty of the charge of murder. These twelve then move to the jury room‚ where they begin to become acquainted with the personalities of their peers. Throughout their deliberation‚ not a single juror knows another by his name. In a preliminary vote they are startled to find that one juror
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Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose is a play about a jury consisting of twelve men trying to decide whether a boy accused of murder is guilty or innocent. Each juror has their own past experiences‚ each with their own influence. However‚ some jurors bring up their pasts during the case. That is because a man’s experiences have a profound effect on the way he thinks and acts. Beneficial or not‚ Jurors Three and Eleven’s pasts affect not only the way they act‚ but the way the rest of the jurors act
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JJ’S EXTRA SESSION FOR _STASILAND_ SAC PREPARATION FRIDAY‚ FEBRUARY 28TH‚ 2014 A SAMPLE TOPIC: DESPITE THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL‚ _STASILAND_ EXPOSES THAT MANY IN THE FORMER GDR STILL HARBOUR A SENSE OF INCARCERATION AND ENTRAPMENT. DISCUSS. "Discuss" means: look at both sides of the argument but ultimately choose one to support more than the other. Paragraphs are based on "hooks" in the topic - parts of the topic that MUST be responded to. You may totally disagree with a topic but you still
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discussion of the 5 key themes found in the participants’ responses. As the biggest theme‚ time spent getting ready in the morning was in almost every response (see Appendix). The men lamented the fact that they would have to figure out how to do their hair and would most likely give up and put it in "a bad ponytail". Almost all the men that discussed getting ready also talked about how they would have to worry about putting on makeup. However‚ it is interesting to note that there are plenty of women throughout
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of building after fight * Witness heard boy yell “I’m going to kill you” at 12:10 A.M. * Witness heard body fall a second later * Witness saw boy run down stairs and out of building * Witness from across street‚ 60 feet away‚ divided by an “L” line‚ saw boy stab his father in a downward motion through her bedroom window‚ looking through the windows of the last two cars of a passing 6 car “L” train at 12:10 AM * Nobody saw the boy going to or coming out of movie theater * The
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On Monday October 28‚ 2016 Wellness Coach Teresa Cain went to Wilfred Gallegos apartment to see how he was doing since I have not seen him come by staff office in a few days. Wellness Coach knocked on Mr. Gallegos door and he open the door while appearing to be well groomed. Mr. Gallegos was listing to music while relaxing. Mr. Gallegos said Hi and wellness coach responded hi and asked how his morning was going. Mr. Gallegos stated that he was doing well but let me know that he was unable to attend
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six days of trial‚ now the jury needs to decide whether this eighteen-year-old boy is the murderer of his father. It is a hot afternoon‚ and 12 men are locked in the jury room to discuss the case. In the first vote‚ 11 men think the boy is guilty; only one doesn’t vote guilty simply because he thinks it is too soon to make this decision. The other men get angry about his words and try to show the evidence to persuade him: the noise heard by the old man living under stairs‚ the crime motive‚ the murdering
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human behavior and perspective.) Though people would like to believe that every choice they make is based solely on their own individual evaluation or judgment‚ social influence applies to everyone. Each human is born into a different social and cultural setting—family‚ religion‚ and economic and social class. One society’s influences may strongly differ from another‚ thus resulting in dissimilar behavior patterns‚ among cultures‚ throughout the world. The only place society does not‚ or should not
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