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    It is a matter of life and death and it is all up to twelve people. According to Johnnie Cochran “If it doesn’t make sense‚ you should find for the defense.” If the facts that are presented by the prosecution are not clear then the jury should vote the defendant not guilty. One may disagree with this statement because if the evidence that is presented in court is unclear‚ and then the jury grants the defendant not guilty and the defendant really did commit the crime then there is a criminal on the

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    How does Shakespeare show the changes in Macbeth? Shakespeare shows the changes in macbeth through many different ways including: how the other characters alter his decisions‚ how he becomes/is as a character and through what he says. Shakespeare cleverly reveals a completely different side to Macbeth as he is lead into doing terrible things. Firstly Macbeth is portrayed as a brutal‚ brave but loyal character before he has even come onto the stage. At the start of the book we first come across

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    out of what he saw as too artificial. In John Green’s book‚ Paper Towns‚ Margo Roth Spiegelman‚ the main character’s curiosity and friend‚ talks about how a “paper town” to her is a superficial place‚ and artificial. Fake and uniform‚ too much like every other town around it. I think Chris is trying to say the same thing. People don’t often notice how similar they are. All working toward the same goal and desiring the same things. He leaves society because he is tired with what the world has become:

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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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    The Truth Can Hurt This paper discusses the possible hidden agendas for the United States’ war with Iraq. The thesis is that with a strong influence of Neoconservatives within the government the decision to invade Iraq was based on their strong desire to remain a world superpower as well as achieve power through the attainment of Iraqi oil reserves and breakdown and control of Iraqi’s means of self-defense. The author believes that neoconservatives‚ or people who focus on the developments of

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    Twelve Angry Men Which type of jury is better‚ a unanimous jury or a majority jury? While both have their advantages and disadvantages‚ I believe that a unanimous jury of ordinary people is the best way to come to a verdict. It is the jury’s function to protect defendants from government oppression. Juries do this by using their common sense. It is this common sense that separates ordinary citizens from panels of judges and legal experts. Judges and legal experts have been trained from

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    to go hand-in-hand; pride and prejudice. With a young man’s life in the hands of a tough jury‚ one juror had the courage to ask‚ “What if…” (12 Angry Men). A question that seems so easy to ask in a person’s own life‚ but hardly ever asked about the lives around us. Such a simple question‚ but it carries such power. In the 1957 MGM film entitled 12 Angry Men‚ Mr. Davis relies primarily on his beliefs of patience‚ kindness‚ and the belief that every life has value to show the other jurors that not everything

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    been around for nearly one thousand years. For the past several hundred years‚ Robin and his Merry Men have been known for stealing from the rich‚ particularly tax collectors‚ and giving to the poor; however‚ because this is still stealing and Robin had also killed at least one of the king’s deer‚ Robin and his men were known as outlaws. While they may have been outlaws‚ Robin Hood and his Merry Men were more like knights in the way that they dealt honorably with opponents in battle‚ defended the

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    The whole jury votes guilty but one‚ Henry Fonda‚ or juror eight‚ and so the jury is forced to talk it out and make a decision. The other eleven jurors aren’t caring enough to sit out and talk it out‚ Henry Fonda tries to get as much evidence as he can to persuade the jurors that there is a possibility that the boy is guilty. Slowing he convinces them‚ one by one. While we are unsure whether he is right or wrong‚ 8th Juror is one of the only jurors who is unaffected by any kind of negative bigotries

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    How does Priestly show in his presentation of Mrs Birling that she often pretends to be something that she is not? Priestley’s portrays Mrs Birling as a snobbish‚ cold-hearted and unsympathetic woman but she pretends to be sympathetic towards Eva Smiths’ death. Yet she was the one who worked in the women’s charity organisation and refused to help her in the first place - highlighting her harsh and uncaring nature. Also‚ Mrs Birling feigns to be oblivious towards her son’s drinking and pretends that

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