1. What differences in values and beliefs could you see demonstrated in this film and how did this influence the decisions which were made? Give at least three examples I saw values and beliefs from one extreme to the other. Example 1 – It was automatically assumed‚ by juror 10‚ that because the defendant lived in the ‘slums’ he was violent and guilty. His personal beliefs affected his vote instead of the facts and evidence. He seem to value social status and beliefs more than the truth. Example
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Juror #1: Non-confrontational‚ Juror #1 serves as the foreman of the jury. He is serious about his authoritative role‚ and wants to be as fair as possible. Juror #2: He is the most timid of the group. Just how timid? Well‚ this will give you an idea: For the 1957 adaptation of 12 Angry Men‚ director Sidney Lumet cast John Fielder as Juror #2. (Fielder is best known as the voice of “Piglet” from Disney’s Winnie the Pooh cartoons). Juror #2 is easily persuaded by the opinions of others‚ and cannot
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(“Let’s all go around the table and convince this man why he’s wrong”)‚ and immediately thereafter‚ another jury member suggests a different process (“It seems to me that he – the dissenter – should be the one who tries to convince us”). Both processes have value. How would you help the group choose between the processes? What‚ specifically‚ would you say or do? 4. Periodically‚ we see jury members treat one another harshly (remarks that are ethnically or age discriminatory). If you had to lead
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Power of CommunicationEk Ruka Hua Faisla Elegance of language may not be in the power of all of us; but simplicity and straightforwardness are. Write much as you would speak; speak as you think. If with your inferior‚speak no coarser than usual; if with your superiors‚ no finer. Be what you say; and‚ within therules of prudence‚ say what you are. The Power of Communication comes from knowing the right questions to ask and practicinggood listening skills. The secret weapon of power negotiators
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Twelve Angry Men is a drama written by Reginald Rose concerning the jury of a homicide trial. It was broadcasted initially as a television play in 1954. The following year it made it’s path to the stage‚ and was made a highly successful film. Since then it has been given numerous remakes‚ adaptations‚ and tributes. The play concerns the deliberations of the jury of a homicide trial. At the beginning‚ they have a nearly unanimous decision of guilty‚ with a single dissenter of not guilty‚ who throughout
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carefully. He has been given a proper role to play in the group dynamics. The whole spectrum of humanity is represented in this movie‚ from the bigotry of Juror #10 to the coldly analytical Juror #4. Whether they brought good or bad qualities to the jury room‚ they all affected the outcome. At the outset‚ without even discussing a single shred of the evidence presented at the trial‚ 11 members vote the accused as guilty and try to leave the room. Nobody is actually bothered to think what their decision
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11th juror 11th juror is a watchmaker and he’s German. Because he’s a watchmaker‚ he has attention to fine detail and is precise. He sticks to the facts and bases the evidence on facts. He’s one who has been taking notes throughout the whole case. On page 29‚ he says‚ “Pardon me‚ but I have made some notes here” and “I have been listening very closely” so that shows how much attention he pays and how he sticks to the facts. He has received prejudice and stereotyping for being German and is bullied
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Twelve Angry Men Reginald Rose Pg 53 when juror 8 says “And no matter where you run into it‚ prejudice obscures the truth” he means when ever and where ever you are narrow-mindedness and racism can cloud your judgment towards people of all races and cultures‚ this can be proved by the stubbornness of juror 10 to change his mind about the boys case‚ and juror 3’s absolute unwillingness to change is mind even when all the other jurors starting with juror 8 note innocent. Juror 10 is one of the
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explaining their opinions of why the young man was guilty of cold blooded murder. However‚ he was very firm with his point of view and his uncertainty of the guilty and did not change his not guilty verdict to make the others happy. Some of the men in the jury were quite demeaning and only believed in their own point of view‚ yet Juror #8 continued to keep his patience while others around him began to lose their temper. Of course‚ with the only fan in the room not working and blood level rising between the
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Analysis of voice recognition and eyewitness testimonies The film 12 Angry Men is about a murder trial conducted in a courtroom. The judge gave the jury its final instruction telling them that a guilty verdict will result in a death sentence for the defendant‚ an 18-year-old boy who was accused of murdering his father using a knife! One juror had a personal connection with the case. He has not seen his son for more than two years. He claims that the young boy is guilty and that all young
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