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    Ethics and Angry Men

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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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    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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    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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    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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    Twelve Angry Men is a classic movie depicting how one determined leader can alter an entire crowd. Through dedication‚ curiosity‚ and the pursuit for the truth he is able to persuade a group of twelve to second guess even themselves. Within this heterogynous group are a dozen different personalities - some of which were leaders and most of which were not. The strongest leader in this movie by far is the Architect in the White Suit. Right off from the beginning at the original vote the Architect

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    "Prejudices are the chains forged by ignorance to keep men apart." - Marguerite Gardiner. In society‚ both modern and in the past‚ prejudice has been a tool of thinking and labeling a group of race‚ people‚ class and culture in order to distinguish ones superiority and dominance from one another‚ but is simply a way to judge without gathering valid facts. In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ we see that prejudice was just as rampant in the 1930’s. In the novel‚ prejudice is demonstrated on 3 different

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    Jude the Obscure In Hardy’s Jude the Obscure‚ Hardy shows his views on religion and commitment to the Church which were said to have declined in the latter years of his life. (Ingham‚ xxvii) Throughout the book Hardy displays his feeling that religion is something that people use in order to satisfy themselves by giving their lives’ meaning. One instance in which Hardy clearly displays this is when he writes‚ "It had been the yearning of his heart to find something to anchor on‚ to cling to."

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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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    Topic: ‘The 8th Juror’s heroism lies in the individual courage and integrity he displays.’ Reginald Rose’s ‘Twelve Angry Men’ is a play which displays the twelve individual jurors’ characteristics through the deliberation of a first degree murder case. Out of the twelve jurors‚ the 8th Juror shows an outstanding heroism exists in his individual bravery and truthfulness. At the start‚ the 8th Juror stands alone with his opposing view of the case to the other eleven jurors. Furthermore‚ he is depicted

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    Important Characters in 12 Angry Men In 12 Angry Men‚ juror number three is a man of strong opinions‚ very little patience‚ and a strong annoyance of the whole trial taking place and the other people involved. To start of the play‚ juror number three shows his impatience by complaining‚ “Six days. They should have finished in two. Talk‚ talk‚ talk. Did you ever heard so much talk about nothing?” (page 3). Throughout the play‚ different sides of juror number three come out to be seen by the audience

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