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    Twelve angry men shows’ that the jury system shows that personal experiences are the strongest feeling to influence human decision making. Discuss Roses play Twelve Angry Men is about a dissenting juror in a murder trial who slowly manages to convince the other jurors that the case they are examining is not as obviously clear as it seemed in court. The defence and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filling into the jury room to decide if a young sixteen year old ethnic boy is guilty or

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    As I sit there in front of the judge with smiling at the jury and my lawyer with my lawyer my forehead drenched with sweat I was filled with apprehension. I didn’t want to do it‚ I didn’t want to get my own mother in trouble even knowing what she was doing with me was wrong. My head was spinning. My heart was pounding. “Miss Bowman will you please point to the person who extorted you”‚ I heard her but responded as if she hadn’t ask me that question yet. “Miss Bowman will you point to your mother

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    fairness and reliability of the jury system‚ Twelve Angry Men is‚ at heart‚ a tribute to this system. Discuss. Throughout Reginald Rose’s ‘Twelve Angry Men’ the potential dangers of a justice system that depends upon twelve anonymous citizens determining the life of an equally anonymous accused are poignantly illustrated. While ‘Twelve Angry Men’ is in a sense‚ a tribute to the jury system‚ Rose predominantly questions the ultimate fairness and reliability of the system. The inharmoniousness of irrational

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    taping in Texas jury room” written by Karen Everhart talks about the possibility of jury deliberations being skewed by the presence of cameras. To begin with‚ prosecutors believe that the presence of cameras would skew jury selection and deliberations. In the article Delmore stated‚ “desire to appear on a Survivor-style reality television series not be added to the qualification for jury service.” The presence of cameras during the court process could possibly eliminate some valuable jury members who

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    A RESEARCH PAPER PORK BARREL: TO BE ABOLISHED OR NOT OUTLINE Thesis : The recent scandal of government officials allegedly channelling their pork barrel funds to fake non-governmental organizations with nothing but ghost projects to show for has yet again raised the issue of abolishing the pork barrel. I. Introduction to Pork Barrel A. Definition of Terms B. PDAF in the Philippines C. Importance of PDAF II. PDAF scam A. People involved B. Reactions

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    Why Are Juries Outdated

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    Juries have been regarded as the cornerstone of our criminal justice system in Australia since 1824 when juries were first introduced‚ however many argue they are an outdated form of determining the outcome of trials. Some of the reasons why juries are outdated are that jurors don’t realise how long some trials go for and there are too many complex documents to consider in coming up with a verdict of some trials. Another reason is the people that serve on juries are the least qualified people. Juries

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    Evaluate the effectiveness of the jury system in the criminal trial Juries exists in the criminal trial to listen to the case presented to them and‚ as a third‚ non-bias party‚ decide beyond reasonable doubt if the accused is guilty. For the use of a trial by juror to be effective‚ no bias should exists in the jurors judgments‚ the jurors should understand clearly their role and key legal terms‚ and the jury system should represent the communities standards and views whilst upholding the rights

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    Should NAPLAN testing be abolished? Good morning/afternoon students and teacher/s‚ Today I’m here to tell you why the national NAPLAN testing should be abolished. NAPLAN stands for the National Assessment Program- Literacy and Numeracy and it is a test designed to assess the academic performance of students. Many people that NAPLAN testing should be called off; I also agree with this. Firstly‚ NAPLAN interferes with the school curriculum. So much importance is being attacted to this test

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    learning is slowly diminishing as more standardized tests make their way into the schools. Students are pressured to cram the night before big tests and once they receive their grade‚ they forget what they memorized soon after. Standardized tests should be abolished because there are many other ways in the classroom to evaluate intelligence‚ students are starting to lack creativity in school‚ and the mood a student is in that day could affect their performance on the test. Class projects‚ group

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    ‘customers’. The court saw this as a form of trafficking and thus charged him afterwards. The jury found it was hard to convict the man because of his good intentions but the judge at trial clearly stated “retire to the jury room to consider what I have said‚ appoint one of yourselves to be your foreperson‚ and then to return to the court with a verdict of guilty.” The judge at trial directed the jury to follow his instructions and to accept the verdict. Justice

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