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    A number of jurors attempt to influence the decision‐making process. Using the above framework‚  explain why the architect (Juror 8) is so much more effective than the others.  Henry Fonda‚ who works as an architect is considered to be a consciousness person‚ a man with values  and commitment to the task assigned to him. During the trial Henry Fonda juror number 8‚ had serious  doubts about the defendant’s lawyer and the evidence presented in the case. Henry believed the lawyer  did not pressure or weaken the prosecution witnesses

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    1. What differences in values and beliefs could you see demonstrated in this film and how did this influence the decisions which were made? Give at least three examples I saw values and beliefs from one extreme to the other. Example 1 – It was automatically assumed‚ by juror 10‚ that because the defendant lived in the ‘slums’ he was violent and guilty. His personal beliefs affected his vote instead of the facts and evidence. He seem to value social status and beliefs more than the truth. Example

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    X155 Writing Assignment 3 Angie Vargas 3-10-14 “12 Angry Men” In 12 Angry Men directed by Reginal Rose‚ a jury determines the guilt or innocence of a young man who is accused of murder. The jury room is very intense‚ they have little time and their tempers all together tend to click at one time which causes them to argue a lot. Out of the twelve‚ ten jurors have voted to convict. In the film the character that is uncertain is Henry Fondas character. Henry first views the testimony as a pair

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    12 Angry Men is a 1957 movie which can teach anyone about the way a group works together and how leaderships styles can prevail. In this movie we are shown both good and bad leadership styles. “12 Angry Men” is a tale about a jury’s debate regarding a capital murder case. The majority of the movie is a 12-man jury debating the murder trial of an 18-year-old Latino accused with stabbing his father to death‚ if a guilty verdict is reached it will mean an automatic death sentence for the buy. This

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    My family and I went to Yosemite National Park. Yosemite is one of the greatest parks in the country with many beautiful sightings. It was established‚ to protect the land on October 1‚ 1890. Yosemite sits in the gorgeous state of California. We loved going to Yosemite National Park to enjoy our lives. According to the establisher of this park‚ John Muir‚ “It is by far the grandest of all the special temples of nature I was permitted to.” I asked the park ranger how many acres of land is Yosemite

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    Running head: THEORETICAL ORIENTATION WITH CASE STUDY Theoretical Orientation with Case Study Argosy University Human Growth and Development - Final December 15‚ 20XX Theoretical Orientation with Case Study The Clients Danielle is a 30 year-old African American woman who presents with a well-maintained appearance. She is an only child who comes from a two-parent household. Danielle is college educated with a degree in English Literature from a well-respected state university

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    The 1957 film Twelve Angry Men is a dramatic portrayal of what happens in a jury room after a murder trial in which the defendant is a young minority man who has allegedly killed his father with a switchblade knife. Eleven of the jurors are ready to declare a guilty verdict in the first five minutes‚ but one juror performs the Central Negative role in the group in order to save them from groupthink and also save the defendant from execution. Through this movie we would try to understand how individual

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    Natasha Silva Natasha 1 English 101 Section 035 Professor Moran December 16th‚ 2012 Outside The Cabinet Makers/ A Day’s Wait The Authors F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway are both writers of the mid 1920s and mid 1950s. Both evolved from the same literary time and place‚ but both created their readings in two very different literary styles. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Outside the Cabinet Maker and Ernest Hemingway’s A Day’s Wait are two perfect examples of how their works differ

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    My Grandmother’s kitchen My grandmother’s kitchen has always been my favorite place to spend my summer in when I was younger through my early teen years. There are joyful memories as decorative architect‚ and my grandmother’s delicious meals that I always adore. Every time I walked into the kitchen‚ I always enjoyed looking around because it was a warm and familiar place. It seemed like an old‚ conservative Indian kitchen. The walls and the floor made of the mixture of mud‚ cow dung‚ and dry

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    The Little Grand Canyons rim was built by the erosion from the farm from when it rained the soil was washing a way very slowly‚ and that’s why they call it the little grand canyon. The Little Grand Canyon use to be a big cotton field. Where farmers had huge cotton farms until it the little grand canyon formed. The little grand canyon can be found in Stewart County. But what use too be like little trenches became a great big canyon. Right in the middle of the farmers field. It was the same exact field

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