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The play "12 Angry Men" by Reginald Rose is an all-time American classic. The play is about a jury set to decide the fate of a teenager who allegedly stabbed his father to death. These 12 men have this young man's life in their hands and things get heated quickly when not everyone agrees that the boy is guilty. The predominant theme of the play is prejudice, defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as "an adverse opinion or leaning formed without just grounds or before sufficient knowledge.'"…

In his play Twelve Angry Men, Reginald Rose brings us back in time to 1957, to a jury room of a New York Court of Law where one man, Juror #8, confronts the rest of the jury to look at a homicide case without prejudice, and ultimately convinces Juror #2, a very soft-spoken man who at first had little say in the deliberation. Throughout the play, several jurors give convincing arguments that make one think about whether the boy is “guilty” or “not guilty.” Ultimately, one is convinced by ethos,…

Police Brutality There have been many lives taken from the black community. Taken by the authority in uniform that we look to for safety. Taken by the authority who is supposed to protect and serve. Taken by officers who ride in a car that flicks red, white, and blue lights. These are the colors of the United States Flag that symbolizes different meanings. Red is the hardiness and the valor. Blue is of the chief, vigilance, perseverance, and justice, and white symbolizes purity and innocence.…

soccer because she saw that people where David played were too rough. So she got David to start playing tennis again. His coaches were Poncho Ochoa and Yolanda Ramirez. Yolanda was the best female player that has ever come out of Mexico and she won two grand slams in doubles and mixed doubles and also made several finals in doubles and singles. She also won several high level tournaments and had wins against the famous Billie Jean King. Within one year David played his first tournament and got…

A writer’s sense of satisfaction originates not from his or her completion of a piece, but from his or her technical expertise. Writers whom develop subtle, yet remarkable symbols or use syntax to reveal a character’s opinion or personality, are what every other writer aspires to be. For this reason, many writers are impressed by Reginald Rose because he uses syntax to convey the pathos, ethos, and logos of individual jury members as they discuss, argue, and debate the merits of the presented…

Crime, etc., but they give us a false sense of what an actual courtroom setup looks like. Unlike these shows, there are various steps that must be taken before the defendant is prosecuted. There is the arrest, initial appearance, bail is set, either a grand jury or preliminary hearing is conducted, arraignment occurs, along with all pre-trial motions being heard before trial, a trial is then started, a sentence is given, and sometimes the defendant appeals the charge. In contrast, assembly line…

From the swing of the racket to the way they move across the court, Venus and Serena Williams are both brilliant tennis players. Both sisters are equally successful in their lives outside of tennis, but their careers in the game are very different from each other. Venus Williams was born on June seventeenth, 1980 making her the older sister in the dynamic tennis duo. Her younger sister, Serena, was born on September twenty-sixth, 1981. Both girls were enrolled at Rick Macci’s Tennis Academy…

The majority of Kate Chopin's short stories are set in the late nineteenth century in Louisiana, regularly provincial Louisiana. The greater part of the characters, as the vast majority of the general population living in Louisiana at the time, are Creoles, Acadians, Americans, African Americans, Native Americans, and individuals of blended race. With the exception of a percentage of the Creoles, the greater part of the characters are appallingly poor, in light of the fact that the zone has yet…

which made her the second black woman to win a Grand Slam title. The first being Althea Gibson. As an african american tennis player Serena has overcome and dealt with many difficulties. She has been told that she and her sister Venus (also a tennis player) are arrogant and unfriendly to others on the court and off the court. Serena is well known for her tennis skill and all the events that she has won at a young age. She also has more Grand Slams than everyone else in the field that isn’t…

Tennis Serve Analysis The all important tennis serve; people say it’s the hardest part in tennis; that the server wins the point and so people need to know how to do it well. In this presentation I will compare and contrast my tennis serve with a professional to highlight my weaknesses and to provide recommendations through different types of practice and feedback to improve my serve. The major weakness in my tennis serve is the incorrect balance of weight in the prep phase, no snap of the…