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    12 Angry Men Constellation of Variables In group communications theory‚ there are labeling terms for each contributing member of the group‚ and how the group interacts among one another - the result is group communication. These contributing factors of situation‚ goals‚ roles‚ norms‚ and cohesiveness make up the constellation of variables. The film 12 Angry Men depicts the constellation of variables. In the film‚ twelve jurors in a hot room‚ forced to deliberate the fate of a man accused of

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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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    12 Angry Men Thesis Paper

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    patterns‚ among cultures‚ throughout the world. The only place society does not‚ or should not‚ have a key role in behavior is a courtroom. According to The Universal Declaration of Human Rights‚ "Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal‚ in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him." The American Film 12 Angry Men clearly demonstrates that even in a place where individuals are required

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    This essay will compare & contrast the protagonist/antagonist’s relationship with each other and the other jurors in the play and in the movie versions of Reginald Rose’s 12 Angry Men. There aren’t any changes made to the key part of the story but yet the minor changes made in making the movie adaptation produce a different picture than what one imagines when reading the drama in the form of a play. First off‚ the settings in the movie are a great deal more fleshed out. In the play‚ the scene begins

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    Juror # 3 In 12 Angry Men

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    Sidney Lumet is the director of 12 Angry Men and it was released in 1957. It is about a jury who must decide the outcome of a murder case committed by a 16 year old boy. They all become very angry and slowly everyone goes from choosing guilty to not guilty. Throughout the movie the jurors true characters are revealed and they learn about the past of each other. The movie‚ 12 Angry Men‚ uses juror #3 to illustrate the emotions of everyone in the room by showing his stubbornness‚ extreme anger‚ and

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    12 angry men themes paper

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    12 Angry Men Themes What’s the most important thing when working in a group? In the play Twelve Angry Men‚ there are a lot of themes‚ but there are a couple that stuck out to me. Three themes that did are: honesty (if you want anything to work‚ there must be honesty) forgiveness‚ (someone can not hold a grudge over something that happened a long time ago.) cooperation(if there is no cooperation‚ nothing will get done). If you do not have these you‚ won’t get anything done. Honesty can mean many

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    Olivia Albright Mrs. Thomson English 101 5- November- 2013 In the film 12 Angry Men‚ juror number eight‚ also known as Davis‚ showed exceptional moral behavior. Juror number eight may have been standing alone in his opinions‚ but he had no problem with that. He differs from the other jurors’ in many ways‚ from his physical appearance and background‚ to his views‚ to his actions and speech throughout the film. First of all‚ from the surface Davis was perceived to be an average looking guy; tall

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    Guilty or Not Guilty     8 million people a year serve jury duty. Choosing 12 individuals to make a life or death decision can be dangerous because people dread jury duty‚ people are biased‚ and  some people lack more intelligence than others. Reginald Rose demonstrated this in his play Twelve Angry Men  he wrote for television. Viewers saw these dangers expressed through the characters in the play.     Many people dislike receiving an envelope saying they have to serve jury duty. People not liking

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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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    fair.However‚I agree that a person is innocent until proven guilty Though some people may disagree because of their own personal reasons and prejudice feelings towards the case.One reason why a person should be innocent until proven guilty is because not all witnesses testify the truth or are not completely accurate.As seen in the film”Twelve Anger Men”.The testimony of the old man that lives in the same apartment building with the boy that’s on trail seems to be believable.The old man testified

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