You can collect as much testimony as you want‚ but until you have structured it into a dramatic story it won’t make for exciting theatre. Through study of Moises Kaufman’s The Laramie Project and Paul Brown’s Aftershocks I have found that simply collecting and performing testimony will not make for exciting theatre. It is necessary that the structure of the testimony be manipulated in order to engage the audience. Both plays employ a range of dramatic techniques which help bring the characters
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accusing Kozlowski and Swartz of enterprise corruption for allegedly stealing more than $170 million from Tyco and obtaining $430 million by fraud in the sale of company shares. Former Tyco corporate counsel Mark Belnick is charged separately with falsifying records to conceal more than $14 million in
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unimaginable to a 15th century accountant. One of the key issues with accounting ethics is that poor ethical behavior on the part of an accountant does not just potentially hurt a client‚ it can also hurt society. If‚ for example‚ an accountant colludes in falsifying financial statements‚ this hurts investors in a company‚ taxpayers who may be caught up in government bailouts or regulatory efforts pertaining to the company‚ and the workers at the company. Accountants are supposed to use due diligence in their
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What are support materials? Why is it important to use support materials in addition to your own opinions and knowledge? Supporting materials are the materials used to support a speaker’s ideas. The three major kinds are examples‚ statistics and testimony. Strong supporting evidence is needed to get the listeners to believe what your speech is about. 2. Define brief examples‚ extended examples‚ and hypothetical examples and give an example of each kind. Brief examples is a specific case referred
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Within months‚ various committees were formed‚ missionaries were supported‚ and youth ministries were begun. Accountants‚ technology specialists‚ builders‚ pastors‚ and others all freely contributed as they were able‚ and the church had met every need. Beneath the surface of BBC’s practices are shared underlying assumptions. When remarking on the greatest need or weakness of BBC‚ every person who was interviewed quickly mentioned the lack of a senior pastor and his role in the church. One of
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favour of boy being guilty. Therefore‚ first prominent thing I noticed was that there was lack of conviction about the criticality of the issue. People had already formed their judgement before they stepped into the meeting room. They believed the testimonies of several eyewitnesses and the arguments of the prosecutor leading to the conclusion that the boy was guilty. In the beginning‚ 11 out of 12 jurors were not sensitive about the seriousness of the decision they were going to make and the impact
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by onlooker’s opinions and interpretation of the crime. There is not a large amount of scientific evidence in the case against Steve Harmon‚ so the jury must rely on Steve’s background information‚ their opinions of guilt and innocence‚ and the testimonies of the witnesses who are mostly criminals. From Steve’s trial‚ the reader learns that a persons guilt or innocence is often determined by their status in life‚ even by coincidence. In a journal one of Steves entries he ponders‚ “What did
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their offences. As Ainsworth (2001) puts it‚ “profiling generally refers to the process of using all the available information about a crime‚ a crime scene‚ and a victim in order to compose a profile of the (as yet) unknown perpetrator.” Eye witness testimony refers to an account given by people of an event they have witnessed. They may be required to give a description at a trial of the event they witnessed; this will include identification of perpetrators‚ details of the crime scene and so on. There
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It is improper for an attorney to vouch for witnesses as it is considered “an invasion of the province of the jurors in determining what weight they should place upon a witness’s testimony.” Neville v. State‚ 976 N.E.2d 1252‚ 1260 (Ind. Ct. App. 2012); Bean v. State‚ 15 N.E.3d 12‚ 18 (Ind. Ct. App. 2014). It is misconduct for a prosecutor to request a jury to convict defendants for any reason other than their guilt. Ryan v. State‚ 9 N.E.3d 663‚ 671 (Ind. 2014). While a prosecutor may argue both law
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As World War II came to a close in 1945‚ the Communist Party in America was beginning to simmer away. The government was worried that a Communist takeover in America would soon begin. They believed that these far-left ideas would destroy traditional American values. The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) was founded in 1938. Its original purpose was to find Nazi and Fascist sympathizers in Hollywood. After the war was over‚ the committee began targeting Communists. The government
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