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    Kevin Faucher & Joel Lai Mr. Gordon CLU3M1 April 25‚ 2013 12 Angry Men In the film Twelve Angry Men‚ all jury members discussed the evidence of a boy’s murder trial. It seems as though it should be an easy‚ unanimous vote for guilty however after hours of analyzing and discussing the evidence it comes down to the most powerful evidence; the eye witnesses. How reliable really were the eye witnesses to the boy’s murder? The most convincing testimonies do not always add up as proven by this

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    Evaluation of Twelve Angry Men On January 16th 2014 I went to see “Twelve Angry Men” written by Regional Rose at the Garrick Theatre‚ London. This play was directed by Christopher Hayden with added design elements by Michael Pavelka. “Twelve Angry Men” was originally presented as a television series in 1953 then as play and finally presented as film starring Jack Klugman. The play is set in a New York City Court of Law jury room in 1957. We learn that this is a murder case for a sixteen year old

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    In the film Twelve Angry Men produced by Reginald Rose begins when a young teenage boy was on trial for murdering his abusive father. All the evidence and facts brought to the trial was against him‚ however‚ the twelve jurors had to make a verdict whether the boy is guilty or not guilty‚ and they decision would concluded whether the boy should or should not be sent to the electric chair. In process of making a verdict‚ the twelve jurors came together to reason and decide the fate of the boy. The

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    In the play Twelve Angry Men‚ the playwright Reginald Rose demonstrates through the characters of the jury the conflict between right and wrong and what can come from that conflict. The play was set in the 1950’s‚ when only men were chosen to be a part of a jury. Rose intentionally creates the characters of the jury to have contradicting values to show how conflict is often necessary before justice can be served. The only way to give the accused a fair trial is if there is conflict occurring between

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    Rose often demonstrates throughout the course of ‘Twelve Angry Men’ that reason needs to overrule emotion if important decisions need to be made‚ however some emotion is proven to be good for the discussion of the court case. The Jurors own prejudice often cloud their judgment and reason is the only way a decision can be reached fairly. Rose demonstrates through the characterization of several Jurors that people should care about the case‚ and anger can sometimes be a good motivator although it has its

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    Twelve Angry Men Research Task 1. Reginald Rose Biography (1920-2002) Reginald Rose was an American man born on the 10th December 1920 in New York. He is the son of William Rose‚ who was a lawyer‚ and Alice Rose‚ who was an Obendorfer. On September 5th of 1943‚ Rose married Barbara Langbart‚ and they had 4 children: Jonathan‚ Richard‚ and twins Andrew and Steven. But this marriage did not last and on July 6th of 1963‚ Rose married Ellen McLaughlin‚ with whom he had another 2 kids: Thomas and

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    understanding of the case and their understanding of themselves.” Discuss Twelve Angry Men‚ written by Reginald Rose in 1957‚ portrays the intense discussion between 12 jurors in the American jury about a 16 year old boy‚ who is accused of killing his own father‚ and charged with “premeditated homicide”‚ the most serious charge in court. It explores the flaws of human nature‚ and the impacts of misinterpretations of the case can have on the defendant. However‚ they play also illustrates when jurors

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    Prejudice can be quite a heavy influence on a person’s decision making. In reality some people believe what they hear‚ so then once they hear it they start to act upon in. For example‚ if someone says‚ “All muslims are terrorists‚” then the people who herd see some of muslim culture and will automatically think “oh hey they’re probably terrorists.” Another example is in the play 12 Angry Men when they all just assumed the boy was guilty‚ even though they didn’t have all the information right on the

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    law of their civil rights‚ without discrimination. Justice is one of the great concerns of humankind. It is something for which people over centuries have been willing to struggle and even die. Examples of Justice are novels 12 Angry Men and The Green Mile. 12 Angry Men is a novel written by Reginald Rose in 1955. The story takes place in 1957 in the jury-room of a New York Court of Law. It is about a young delinquent who is on trial for the murder of his aggressive farther. Eleven jurors are directed

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    Twelve Angry Men is a very successful literary work even without everything that makes a good play. There are 12 main characters whose names are never said‚ stuck in a single room discussing the life of a man the reader knows nothing about. There is still a large amount of character development‚ which allows us to learn a lot about the jurors. Even though the trial is not in the play‚ the reader is able to figure out all the key points from it. While the entire play takes place in one room‚ the

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