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Every member in a group takes on a specific role, whether it be positive or negative, that provides a special function in the group dynamic. In 1948, Benne and Sheats, in their acclaimed essay, listed various group roles that may occur during group communication and sorted them into three categories; group task roles, group maintenance roles, and self-centered roles. These roles each have a different motive that help to either lead or derail the group from their common goal. In the classic movie…

For my interview I chose to ask my grandfather, Papa to me and Tom Conley to everyone else, to answer some questions about serving on jury duty. My grandpa is 75 and suffering from severe parkinson 's disease, while living at an assisted living facility in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. In his earlier years he worked as a successful and witty car salesman, who could make anyone laugh or smile from his hilarious - and socially unacceptable- jokes or comments. I was not sure that he would be up for…

Persuading someone to take your side in an argument is not an easy task to accomplish. There are many things a person must learn in order to become an effective persuader. In the movie twelve angry men, persuasion plays a huge role; as the jury has to decide whether the boy (who is accused of murdering his father) is guilty or innocent. This movie is a great example of ad hominem; which is a logical fallacy in which the argument is countered by attacking the person, their motive, or other things…

In “The Bet”, Anton Chekhov tells a tale of a young lawyer and banker who make a deal. The time is set in the late 1800’s and starts with a group of people together discussing capital punishment. Over the course of their discussion, they talked about their views on capital punishment and how they feel about it. During the discussion, the lawyer says that he would rather live in solitary confinement than receive death. The banker takes this as an invitation to construct a bet. The banker bets…

Plato’s Apology tells the tale of Socrates’ defense, counterproposal, and death sentence in front of a jury of approximately 500 Athenian citizens. Plato’s Crito is named after a wealthy friend of Socrates who the philosopher invokes during his defense as an example of one of the men present in the jury who had enough exposure to his teachings, whether directly or through relatives, to have grounds to testify as a witness against Socrates if indeed his teachings were corrupting the young. An…

The inquest into the disaster that befell Samuel Cody’s machine was conducted by the Deputy Coroner Mr. H.M Foster. The foreman of the jury was Mr. T. J. Wilkes. In addition to the witnesses that would be called to give evidence the following were also in attendance: Mrs. Cody and her family, their legal representative, Mr. F. P. Timmens of Messrs Amery, Parkes, and Co., solicitors of London, Mr. A. H. Evans, uncle of the late Mr. Evans, and the makers of the ‘Green’ engine which had been…

The movie Twelve Angry Men is mainly about members of the jury and their varied reactions towards a murder trial of a young man accused of stabbing his father to death. The movie shows how their decisions are based mainly on their own characteristics and personal life experiences. The testimony of witnesses, evidences provided were taken for granted and without even analyzing the case, were ready to give their verdict as guilty, to get it done and over with so they could go about their own…

According to the B A 321 textbook, facilitation is the set of activities carried out before, during, and after meetings to help a group achieve its own outcomes. A facilitator is someone who performs these activities, helping the team by monitoring and improving its internal process. Twelve Angry Men, a movie about an open-and-shut murder trial in which one juror stands alone in his beliefs, made use of facilitation. When the twelve jurors were sent to deliberate a unanimous verdict, the case…

The play “Twelve Angry Men” displays an interesting story with compelling characters. This play plays with your mind on about who’s right and wrong. The case tricks the Juror's mind if the boy is even guilty at all. This starts a huge drama story with a few cases of confusion . The “Hero” of the play or the person who convinced every Juror that the boy was Not-guilty is Juror Eight. Juror Eight is the hero of the play because of him convincing the other juror’s that the evidence was false and…

Opening: Being scared is part of everyone's life. From a monster under your bed to a large work meeting. But if you can change this after observing this situation you will be much more informed. This can be seen in Reginald Rose's short play which involves twelve men deciding the fate of a teenage boy. Thesis: Reginald Rose uses the words of juror five to to teach his readers that staying silent can let you consider all sides of a situation, and that if you can be brave and change it…