Twelve men meet in one room to discuss whether an eighteen-year-old boy is responsible for his father’s death. An initial vote was cast‚ where eleven men voted guilty and one juror voted not guilty. Ultimately‚ the jury decided that he was not guilty after deliberations. The twelve-person jury must decide if the boy is guilty or is there reasonable doubt to believe that he is not guilty. The jury must vote on guilty or not guilty. If there are disagreements‚ the jury must debate until they reach
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The story begins after closing arguments have been presented in a homicide case‚ as the judge is giving his instructions to the jury. The twelve men must determine‚ unanimously‚ whether the accused is innocent or guilty of the charge of murder. These twelve then move to the jury room‚ where they begin to become acquainted with the personalities of their peers. Throughout their deliberation‚ not a single juror knows another by his name. In a preliminary vote they are startled to find that one juror
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Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose is a play about a jury consisting of twelve men trying to decide whether a boy accused of murder is guilty or innocent. Each juror has their own past experiences‚ each with their own influence. However‚ some jurors bring up their pasts during the case. That is because a man’s experiences have a profound effect on the way he thinks and acts. Beneficial or not‚ Jurors Three and Eleven’s pasts affect not only the way they act‚ but the way the rest of the jurors act
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writing assignment 1 12 ANGRY MEN (25 points total) Instructions: The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate your knowledge and comprehension of the small group communication concepts we have discussed thus far by identifying examples and applying the concepts to the movie we watched in class. In your small groups‚ type out your answers for each of the following questions. Be specific and detailed in your responses‚ using concepts and terms from the textbook and providing specific
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discussion of the 5 key themes found in the participants’ responses. As the biggest theme‚ time spent getting ready in the morning was in almost every response (see Appendix). The men lamented the fact that they would have to figure out how to do their hair and would most likely give up and put it in "a bad ponytail". Almost all the men that discussed getting ready also talked about how they would have to worry about putting on makeup. However‚ it is interesting to note that there are plenty of women throughout
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of building after fight * Witness heard boy yell “I’m going to kill you” at 12:10 A.M. * Witness heard body fall a second later * Witness saw boy run down stairs and out of building * Witness from across street‚ 60 feet away‚ divided by an “L” line‚ saw boy stab his father in a downward motion through her bedroom window‚ looking through the windows of the last two cars of a passing 6 car “L” train at 12:10 AM * Nobody saw the boy going to or coming out of movie theater * The
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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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Minority Matters: 12 Angry Men as a Case Study of a Successful Negotiation against the Odds Eirini Flouri and Yiannis Fitsakis In his famous book‚ Social Influence and Social Change‚ celebrated social psychologist Serge Moscovici contended that minorities influence change by creating conflict. Because people wish to avoid conflict‚ they will often dismiss the minority position. But when the minority refuses to be dismissed by remaining committed to its position and maintaining a well-defined and coherent
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JJ’S EXTRA SESSION FOR _STASILAND_ SAC PREPARATION FRIDAY‚ FEBRUARY 28TH‚ 2014 A SAMPLE TOPIC: DESPITE THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL‚ _STASILAND_ EXPOSES THAT MANY IN THE FORMER GDR STILL HARBOUR A SENSE OF INCARCERATION AND ENTRAPMENT. DISCUSS. "Discuss" means: look at both sides of the argument but ultimately choose one to support more than the other. Paragraphs are based on "hooks" in the topic - parts of the topic that MUST be responded to. You may totally disagree with a topic but you still
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12 Angry Men is a story of twelve jurors responsible for deliberating and deciding the fate of a teenage boy accused of murdering his father. Although it seems to the jurors that the boy is unquestionably guilty‚ one juror (Juror 8) speaks out against the comfortable groupthink of the other jurors. Juror 8‚ Henry Fonda‚ approaches the issue from a teamwork point of view‚ and over and over again gains acceptance his views as he calmly and realistically discusses what he believed are inconsistencies
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