War is bad and politicians lie - like we haven ’t heard that before “Lions for Lambs” treats audiences with yet another post-9/11 commentary on how the government‚ the media and the everyday citizen are to blame for America ’s mess in the Middle East. This film directed by Robert Redford is an overtly leftist depiction of America ’s War on Terror. The film is made up of three loosely related storylines that explore the political‚ philosophical and emotional sides of war that are only matched by the
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The Silence of the Lambs 1991 Director – Jonathan Demme Writer – Thomas Harris Cinematographer – Tak Fujimoto Jodie Foster – Clarice Starling Anthony Hopkins – Dr. Hannibal Lecter AKA Hannibal the Cannibal Scott Glenn – Jack Crawford Ted Levine – Jame Gumb AKA Buffalo Bill Theme can be defined as “a central insight.” According to the authors of The Art of Watching Films‚ a theme in a literary work or film should be universal and should be one that challenges people (Boggs & Petric‚
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Jury Nullification Debra Bush‚ John Sydney‚ Sherrolyn Newell University of Phoenix CJA/423 November 21‚ 2010 Facilitator: Stephen Humphries CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY: I certify that the attached paper‚ which was produced for the class identified above‚ is my original work and has not previously been submitted by me or by anyone else for any class. I further declare that I have cited all sources from which I used language‚ ideas and information
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Jury • A group of citizens sworn to hear testimony and evidence at a trial and decide if the defendant is guilty or not of committing the crime(s) Trial by Jury • The fate of the accused is determined by peers How is a jury selected? • Through a process called empanelling: A list of jurors is created from a list of people living in the area where the court is located 1. 75-100 names from the list are randomly picked 2. These people are summoned to appear in court by notice from the sheriff
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Furthermore‚ while members of the jury are instructed to ignore and avoid any publicity or outside news about the trial‚ a case so large and so public would be impossible for the jurors to avoid and‚ therefore‚ stay impartial. In normal cases‚ jurors are asked to stay away from the media and to avoid anything outside of the information that they are given that could sway their vote. However‚ as previously stated‚ in a case with so much public attention‚ it is nearly impossible to prevent jurors
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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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Amber Lopez Mr. Lopez AP English III February 4‚ 2013 Snapped: How Mrs. Maloney got away with murder In the short story "Lamb to the slaughter" by Roald Dahl‚ Mrs. Maloney gets away with killing her husband and nobody really suspects her of doing so because she’s a woman. The setting and time period of the story plays a large role because this is still an era when men and women had gender roles. Mrs. Maloney isn’t a suspect to her husband’s murder because she had an alibi and one of the main
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Decision making in juries To study the decision making of juries mock juries and shadow juries are used ( i.e. ‘real’ juries are not used as this is banned by law). Mock juries do a role play of a case‚ shadow juries observe a real case then discuss guilt/innocence but their opinion is not given to the real court. In mock juries variables such as the characteristics of the defendant can be controlled‚ however the group may not be representative of a randomly selected jury‚ scenarios may not be
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through the witnesses and other evidence that will be introduced during the trial - Goals of Opening Statements: 1. introduce the case theme to the court and jury - the opening statement is like a preview or synopsis of what is to follow. - take this opportunity
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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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