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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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    12 angry men a case study

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    12 ANGRY MEN‚ A STUDY 12 ANGRY MEN A STUDY 12 Angry men a beautifully directed and produced movie‚ there are no 3D special effects or Pixar bunnies hopping out under beds with machine guns blasting. Yet the movie itself can entrance the viewer with nothing but the use of black coloring and personal feelings of justice over vengeance. This movie is so powerful and gripping that it as it takes the viewer on its journey that only question left is the very one at

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    How does Rose use structural elements to strengthen his examination of the judicial system? Rose uses the structural elements of the play to further his position‚ critiquing the flaws of the judicial system. 12 Angry Men takes place in ’real time’‚ which allows for the play’s characters to further develop and creates a sense of realism. The characters of the play are representative of the play’s message‚ that decisions such as the one the jurors must make are important‚ and cannot be viewed with

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    2007 Criminal Justice Twelve Angry Men During the course of our class we have encountered plenty of important topics and vital information that is essential to the field of the Criminal Justice system. Such as; Crime and justice including laws‚ Victimization and Criminal behavior‚ Laws‚ Police officers and Law enforcement and the criminal justice system in itself. These topics are daily situations yet individuals are oblivious to what’s going on and that in it can be a major problem to the

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    12 Angry Men Themes

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    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 the world who do not

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    Can prejudice ever be eliminated? What exactly is prejudice? Contrary to popular belief‚ prejudice is not the same as discrimination‚ even though both terms are usually tossed into the fray together. Prejudice refers to the prejudgment; where people make assumptions or decisions even before being aware of the relevant facts. On the other hand‚ discrimination refers to the treatment or distinction in favour or against a particular person‚ group or class. That being said‚ prejudice would certainly

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    1957 film Twelve Angry Men is a dramatic portrayal of what happens in a jury room after a murder trial in which the defendant is a young minority man who has allegedly killed his father with a switchblade knife. Eleven of the jurors are ready to declare a guilty verdict in the first five minutes‚ but one juror performs the Central Negative role in the group in order to save them from groupthink and also save the defendant from execution. Through this movie we would try to understand how individual

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    that challenged the Masculine‚ Feministic‚ and Sexuality norms. The show seemed to reshape the way that society views women and men and seemed to counter hegemonic masculinity in many cases. In this paper‚ I will argue that the show challenged the ideas mentioned more so that they support them. In the show‚ they present many scenarios where the idea of hegemonic masculinity is countered. For instance‚ in the beginning of the show when Terri‚ the wife of the Will Schuester is practicing

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    accordance with solid moral principles” (41) as well as a drive to reach an honest verdict by convincing the group to look at all the possibilities despite the obvious and assumed. Juror 3 would best be classified as an alienated follower as his prejudice against the defendant clouds his judgment‚ placing a bias on why he thinks the boy is guilty. As it turns out‚ his own son that he hasn’t seen for 2 years had grown up challenging his authority and rejecting his morals providing the basis for the

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    even if you believe in something very strongly” The courage to stand up in what you believe in manifests Reginald Rose’s masterpiece‚ 12 Angry Men. This play introduces the audience to twelve men of various upbringings and moral assets. These twelve men‚ all of which have found themselves in the predicament of jury duty. In this trial however these diverse men develop personal opinions on the edgy accusation of a son versus father murder case. While testimonies of the eyewitness’s are declared in

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