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    The 1957 film Twelve Angry Men serves as an excellent example demonstrating sources of power and influence tactics in leadership. At the start‚ the Foreman of the Jury sits at the head of the table and assigns each juror a number. He is using a legitimate source of power because he holds the position title and serves as a formal authoritative figure for the jury. The Foreman also facilitates the initial voting and discussion on the reasons why each jury member felt that way. The jury was almost unanimous

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    Josiah Bont- to what degree should he be excused given his own history of abuse (200 words) Are men capable of anything extraordinary--- do they have emotional capacities Who is the juror who most disappoints you Juror 7 is disappointing because he selfishly wants to go to the ball game. Initially he believes that the judgement will be made rapidly and he becomes increasingly frustrated when it is evident that the vote won’t be unanimous. The disappointing aspect is that he has a voice but

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    ‘”Twelve Angry Men” illustrates the dangers of a justice system that relies on twelve individuals reaching a life-or-death decision.’ Discuss The American justice system is intended to be fair and unbiased. It is founded on the ideal that a defendant is innocent until proven guilty‚ and ensures the duty of proving a dispute charge rests with the prosecution. However this system has inevitable flaws as every individual’s beliefs‚ values and morals are affected by their own experiences and factors

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    12 angry men: BLDR Assignment 12 Angry Men: Intellect side of leadership shown in the movie 12 Angry Men is a movie about 12 jury members who meet to decide the fate of a boy accused for murder of his father. The jury members were invited by the court and were assembled in a room to make the decision. The movie starts with initial voting in which odds are in favour of boy being guilty by 11-1. One man among the whole jury thinks that there may be a chance that boy is really innocent and all

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    12 Angry Men I believe in the beginning the 2 main jurors who were basing their decisions on prejudice were mainly Jurors #3 and #10. Juror #3 more based on prejudices of young men‚ particularly because he had such a horrendous relationship with his own son‚ I feel like this case really hit him close to home and really affected him in a personal way. I believe he let his feelings got in the way of his logical thinking and was practically projecting the anger he had towards his son towards the

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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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    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 scene seen

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    Introduction 12 Angry Men is the captivating story of 12 jurors trying to solve a case of murder. All with different personalities‚ fights break out and disagreements occur. However in the end‚ a lesson is learnt for everyone. When the story begins‚ all the jurors are eager to convict the defendant‚ a young minority‚ on charges of murdering his father. Juror 8 is the lone dissenter. The jury’s deliberations go through a surprizing shift and one by one‚ the other 11 jurors feel compelled to re-examine

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    12 Angry Men Welcome gentlemen of the jury‚ I am here to prove why the accused is guilty for murdering an innocent victim. At the time of the crime scene there were two witnesses who claim that the accused murdered the victim. One of the witnesses was an old man that lived above the accused apartment who heard the victim and the accused arguing‚ the second witness who lived across the street was an old lady who saw the victim get attacked by the accused with a knife. The weapon that the accused

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    Twelve Angry Men 1.How do you think you might have acted as a juror in this case ? How would you had interacted ? I think i would have started off with being calm but stressed i mean I would probably feel very burdened‚ because just by choosing one option you can change someones life. And as fas as interacting goes i would be casual but if something unexpected happens and i do have an outburst then it happens every one loses it at some point. 2.At the beginning of this movie the jurors

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