THE RUNAWAY JURY By John Grisham Takes place in Biloxi‚ Mississippi. MAIN CHARACTERS Nicholas Easter – (real name is Jeff Kerr) Juror that was a plant on the jury. He and his girlfriend Marlee had money motives. Nicholas molded the jury from day one to vote his way. Marlee – (aka Claire Clement - real name is Gabrielle Brant) Nicholas Easter’s accomplice on the outside of the courtroom. Rankin Fitch - Ran the show of high-priced lawyers and consultants
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Self and Peer Editing Checklist Self Edit Yes/No Peer Edit Completed by ___________________________________ Yes/No & Comments Did I include an interesting hook to grab the reader’s attention? Did she include an interesting hook to grab the reader’s attention? Did I provide enough background information to let the reader know what/why this is an issue? Did she provide enough background information to let the reader know what/why this is an issue? Did I state a clear claim‚ that argues only one
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Jury Charge Members of the jury‚ I will now give you many instructions that you should consider in deciding this case; all are equally important. Don’t pick out one and ignore the rest. Think about each instruction in the context of all the others. You must obey the instructions. You are not allowed to reach decisions that go against the law. In these instructions‚ the masculine gender he or him includes the feminine gender of she or her. You may take notes during the trial‚ but don’t overdo
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Is it ethical‚ for any man or woman‚ to swing a juries decision? The opening scene of the movie defines the trail that Jury will sit in on. A man walks into a New Orleans brokerage firm and opens fire on everyone inside. He kills one of the higher-ranking employs‚ Jacob Woods. The movie then immediately jumps two years ahead in time. We meet Nicholas Easter‚ played by John Cusack. He opens a letter to find out he has been summoned for Jury Duty. The case is none other than Celeste Woods‚ the
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friendship‚ peer pressure‚ and popularity have been debated to have a major impact on it. Friends may either boost your academic performance or cause your downfall. This is what high school is about; looking for the right friends. Nowadays‚ grades may be an important characteristic for friendships‚ especially to their parents. Having friends with higher grades may help you in your studies‚ while befriending schoolmates with unsatisfying grades might influence negatively. Students should choose peers‚ who
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Travel Log Peer Evaluation I chose to do my peer evaluation on Jessica. Her speech really stood out to me above the others and that is why I chose to do my evaluation on her. Her speech was about her trip to the Rivera Maya. She started her speech with an awesome introduction explaining that the reason for her trip to the Rivera Maya was that she had just got married and was going on her honeymoon. The content of Jessica’s speech was very organized. She explained her trip chronology from the first
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Top of Form [pic] Bottom of Form Peer Review Worksheet Part of your responsibility as a student in this course is to provide quality feedback to your peers that will help them to improve their writing skills. This worksheet will assist you in providing that feedback. Please use it for each review that you perform throughout the course. Please copy and paste the completed Review into your reply to the post containing the assigned draft. Please do not post
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School Effect of Peer Influence in the Behavior of a Student in School Introduction One of the sources of a teenagers’ acceptance‚ trust and understanding is their peer. They usually replace their family with their friends as the center of young individuals’ social life. A lot of students have been influenced by the pressure of their peers and as a result they become confused. A student’s behavior is affected by his or her peer because he or she who spends more time with their peer‚ rather than
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Her Letters Her letters is about a woman who has done something really bad that no one knows about‚ and the only thing that contains information about are these letters. At the beginning of the story the narrator says that she finds these old letters. Which took place for years ago‚ and she has been wanting to destroy the‚ but she hasn’t gotten the courage too. So she starts to throw them in the fire but she ends up stopping. So she leaves it for her husband to find. She puts the letters together
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interact with her classmates and friends inside and outside the school. She also respects her teachers‚ classmates‚ siblings‚ grandmother‚ parents and also the people around her. Learner’s Emotional and Moral Development In emotional and moral aspects‚ her grandmother taught her good manners. She knows how to handle her emotions and when she feels down or has a problem‚ she went to her grandmother and elder siblings and told them. Her grandmother and her siblings listen and give her an advice.
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