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    12 Angry Men Essay

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    I. Précis of Film – brief summary of film (storyline) 12 jurors gather to determine the fate of a teenager on trial for murder in the first degree. A guilty verdict would result in the teen facing the death penalty. Sequestered in a room, the jurors find that they all vote guilty except for one juror, juror #8, who expects more deliberation over the case before delivering a guilty verdict. The other jurors put forth arguments supporting the conclusion that the boy is without a doubt guilty, but…

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    Various norms can be seen amply within the jury group throughout the entirety of the movie 12 Angry Men. One example of a group norm is every juror is expected to express their judgment and engage in the discussion. Everyone within the group must come to a unanimous decision on whether the accused is truly guilty, this requires the full participation of each juror. Juror number eight even goes through and asks the opinions of those members who don’t openly express their opinions, ensuring…

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    Actual or Constructive Knowledge The first element of premises liability, of actual or constructive knowledge is not met. To meet actual or constructive knowledge a premises owner needs to have sufficient knowledge of a condition to be liable for the injuries caused by the condition if the plaintiff proves the defendant: knew that the hazard was on the floor and negligently failed to remove it; or that the hazard was on the floor so long that it should have been discovered and removed in the…

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    England were disastrous. People were very uncertain of her taking the thrown; however, she completely proved them all wrong. Queen Elizabeth’s reign is remembered for many reasons but two of the more important were the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1587 and the Spanish Armada of 1588. Elizabeth was a very intelligent person. She did not feel with fools lightly and Elizabeth was famous for her temper, which she is said to have inherited from both her mother and father. It was hard for her…

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    SYNOPSIS OF EK RUKA HUA FAISLA Ek Ruka Hua Faisla is movie about a young boy who is on trail for the murder of his father. The 12 jury members are given the job to determine whether the boy is guilty or not. In the following paragraphs all the personality traits of the 12 jury members will be analyzed and also when , which jury member used which thinking hat will be discussed in detail. PERSONALITY ASSISMENT JUROR 1 (DEEPAK KEJRIWAL) Deepak Kejriwal was the co-ordinator. His work was…

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    The movie 12 Angry Men the 1957 version directed by Sydney Lumet is a black and white film about twelve men from different backgrounds who are on the same jury, they must decide if a young man is guilty of an act of murder committed upon his father. If found guilty the boy will be put in the electric chair until death, if found innocent, he is set free The juror, I will be looking at is juror number four and how he had a large impact on how new evidence was brought to light and how the evidence…

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    The jurors had several conflicts when disagreeing, power and intimidation along with tense exchange of words and having over usage of tones over one another. Mainly, transference of anger ethical of virtue to occurring when the “12 Angry Men’ misunderstood one another. Although the film has a blatant simplicity the 12 men debate the fate of a young defendant charged with murdering his father. Since majority of the jurors held an alliance by voting guilty through persuasion to hurry the case move…

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    In the two texts ‘On the Waterfront’ and ‘Twelve Angry Men’, the protagonists face conflicts through standing up for what is right and standing alone by telling others what is right. In ‘On the Waterfront’, Terry Malloy faces the conflict of whether to or not to testify against Johnny Friendly. Terry has an inner conflict with Edie when he isn’t sure if he should stay ‘Deaf & Dumb’ or testify. Father Barry and Edie continually challenge Terry which then gives him the courage to testify against…

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    Most people will choose to go with the flow rather than against it, even if it means being untruthful to others or themselves. This is shown in the way the twelve jurors in Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose. When the jurors first voted they all voted guilty except for juror eight, who believed that there was reasonable doubt. The jurors go against the defendant ,in order to leave quickly and get back to their own families, without any doubt of them doing the right thing. That is, when juror…

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    defended is guilty. Witness testified that he had seen the accused fleeing from the crime scene immediately after his words “I’m gonna kill you” and the scream of an old man, which makes it seem like young man did commit the crime. However, does the language that we use, while being carried away by an emotion, always leads to an…

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