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that was shown in relation to his plea was the chase and standoff between law enforcement and the killer, Routh. The video was thirty minutes long and was recorded off of a body camera on a responding officer. This evidence showed the jury that Routh knew the difference between right and wrong. He knew that he had done wrong and fled the scene. He even told his sister that he was planning on fleeing to Oklahoma to hide from law enforcement. Other evidence shown during the trial, portrayed…

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…

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…

Queen Elizabeth I: The Divergent Leader of England Queen Elizabeth I, commonly called “The Virgin Queen,” was the Queen of England throughout the late Sixteenth Century. She proceeded to become queen following her half half-sister, Queen Mary of Scots, reign. She set precedents in forth that are still being followed today many national leaders and everyday people. Queen Elizabeth I was a divergent, caring leader and the epitome of a non-conformist, revolutionizing a nation. Queen Elizabeth…

Succession of The Throne: Despite the fact that Anne, Elizabeth’s mother, was executed within two years of her birth by the orders of her father, Elizabeth I was still raised like a normal noble, educated and tutored by the finest. Her father constantly remarried in an attempt to produce a male heir, which he did with his third wife, Jane Seymour. Edward VI, her half-brother became the heir and succeeded the throne after Henry VIII. His rule was short lived for he died at the young age of…

poignant, a testament to its power (13). Burns cleverly slips in a dual meaning in this final stanza, relating the “foolish notion” of importance based on social class with the studied nature of standard English. “Foolish notion” is not written in a Scots dialect, and his diction with “What airs in dress” is starkingly reminiscent of the airs the upper-class dressed their “proper” English in. Significantly, the second portion of that line, “an’ gait wad lea’e us,” states that the notion is…

The subtitle to this book, Elizabeth I and the Politics of Sex and Power perfectly describe the contents within. This book discusses in depth the many challenges that Elizabeth the First faced as the first female monarch of England, something that was much contested throughout the entirety of her rule. Her ability to properly rule on account of her gender was a much contested fact, one that continued until the very day of her death. Still, Levin shows through her book that despite the hardships…

writer at work during the Scottish Renaissance of the early to mid twentieth century alongside such contemporaries as Neil M. Gunn (1891-1973) and Hugh MacDiarmid (1892-1978). The author 's careful employment of stream-of-consciousness technique, the Scots idiom and social realism have marked this particular text out as one of the most innovative and defining works of the period. Furthermore, it could be argued that the novel has become one of the most important books in the history of Scottish…

any laws passed would be “under her consent and authority” (Doc 4). This is not to say however their ideas did not affect how Elizabeth ruled. Elizabeth actually authorized the document saying how women were subdominant to men, however as mentioned earlier, a big reason for Elizabeth’s claim to power was the support of protestants, like The Church of England. Not only this during her response to succession she ensured that “[she] will take counsel with men who understand justice and the laws.”…

“to commemorate such great nuptial ceremonies, [Claudius] built the city which he called Claudiocester”: Unity and Harmony The roll-maker used women to prove a political point that peace, harmony and greatness could be expected from a king if he had a loving and supportive wife. Women were carefully selected by the roll-maker to exhibit this idea in a variety of differing scenarios. If women inspired their husbands to do great things, created successful lineages, had a useful heritage, or were…