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    Olivia Erickson Psych 3203 “12 Angry Men” The film “Twelve Angry Men” does an excellent job exemplifying many psychological processes. This compelling film featured twelve men that must decide weather or not a certain slum kid was considered guilty or innocent on behalf of a murder trial. To begin the votes, all but one decided the man was guilty. Throughout the film, heated discussions sway the minds of the men to vote not guilty. During the time spent in the jury room, conformity was something

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    The film 12 Angry Men focuses on a jury’s speculations in a murder case. A jury of twelve men is sent to start speculating a first-degree murder trial of an eighteen year-old Latino accused in the stabbing his father to death. If the Latino is found guilty, that mean he faces the death sentence. The defendant of this case does not have a very convincing justification. The defendant says that the Latino had a knife that he claimed to have lost, and a few witnesses say that they heard someone screaming

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    There are many examples of social psychology illustrated in the movie “Twelve Angry Men” directed by Sidney Lumet. This film takes place around the 1950’s and jurors have to choose whether or not a man will be charged innocent or guilty on the murder of his dad. In the beginning of the film, only eleven of the twelve men choose to plead guilty. Then shortly after a strong debate, the jurors begin to change their minds to charging the boy as innocent. This movie shows strong examples of social psychology

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    Twelve Angry Man has a lot of great, hidden themes throughout the movie. One of these themes is that prejudice can block someone from the truth. This theme is present throughout the movies characters, more specifically, in the jurors three, seven, and ten. The third juror is the old man that yells a lot, swears a lot, and insults almost every person that changes their votes. He believes the kid on trial is guilty because he specifically said, “I will kill you;” no matter of evidence changes his vote

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    Arguments of 12 Angry Men In the film 12 Angry Men (1957), directed by Sidney Lumet, is a film about a group of 12 jurors on a murder case. As the beginning of the film begins, the men are seen entering the deliberation room to come to a consensus on the case that was assigned. In the case, a young juvenile is being tried for the murder of his own father. If he is found guilty, the boy will be sent to the chair and will die by execution. If he is found not guilty then he will live. As the 12 jurors all

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    The Sixth Amendment was instituted to protect the rights of the accused, but the play 12 Angry Men and recent cases, have shown that poverty stricken citizens are treated unjustly by the American court system. In the play, 12 Angry Men, written by Reginald Rose, a nineteen-year old boy is accused of the murder of his father. Throughout the play, the jurors argue the boy’s innocence and guilt. Juror Four argues that, “[...] slums are breeding grounds for criminals [...]. The children that come

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    The classic movie 12 Angry Men opens with clips of a courthouse, ultimately panning to a specific court room where an 18-year-old boy is on trial for killing his father. Despite the case being the central point which the story revolves around, the movie isn’t about the boy or even his father. The movie is about the 12 jurors who are in charge of the boy’s fate. If they decide he is guilty, he is sentenced to the death penalty, which meant death by the electric chair. The men gathered together with

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    The film “12 Angry Men” gives the audience insight as to how jury deliberations work. The film follows 12 jurors throughout the process of finding the defendant’s sentencing. The jury is overseeing a case surrounding a young boy who is charged with the murder of his father. It was interesting to see the process of this paired with the way each character’s vote had an effect on each of the other juror’s decisions. The film “12 Angry Men” portrays a realistic fluctuation of stances in a room of jurors

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    Twelve Angry Men is a dramatic courtroom play by Reginald Rose published in 1954, which focuses on a jury of twelve men arguing the fate of a young boy, who has been accused of being a murderer. This play cleverly portrays the fact that prejudice exists in society and within every conflict. There are many sources of bigotry in this play, those being mostly character and legal conflict. Many jurors within this play fail to consider all the evidence and take it at face value, this leads to reasonable

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    . The kansas Jayhawks are way better at basketball than football. My favorite play for them right now would be Frank Mason the Third. He is their point guard. On football for KU i don't really have a favorite player i don’t really watch college football. In NFL my favorite team in the New Orleans Saints. My favorite player for them would be either Mark Ingram or Jimmy Graham. For soccer I don't have a favorite because i don’t watch it. In hockey my favorite team is The Pittsburgh Penguins. My favorite

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