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    or convincing; rather, it is a learning and negotiating process. Good persuaders use and listen to ongoing and active discussions (or debates) to learn about their audience and include different opinions into a shared conclusion. In the movie “12 Angry Men”, juror number 8 (Henry Fonda) was not sure if evidence presented against a young defendant in court left reasonable doubt for a guilty conviction. The other jurors believed the presented facts and the defendant’s background warrants a guilty

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    Although 12 Angry Men was released over 60 years ago, the film has maintained universal acclaim among movie critics. With a rare score of 100% on the movie review website RottenTomatoes.com, it is worth investigating what makes this film so appealing. With a seemingly mundane plot, 12 Angry Men follows a jury that debates over the innocence or guilt of a young man who is accused of murder. There are no bright explosions or grandiose imagery. Instead, 12 Angry Men manages to capture audiences simply

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    To Kill a Mockingbird and 12 Angry Men are two very good book and movie and they are similar. The movie 12 Angry Men is about a case were twelve jurors are deciding if a boy that stabbed his father is either guilty or not guilty. To Kill a Mockingbird is about Atticus an attorney and is a single father of a girl named Scout and a boy named Jem. Atticus is defending a black man accused of rape and nobody thinks he can. Jury number Eight and Atticus are very similar because they both think everybody

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    Significant differences between 12 Angry Men and Runaway Jury There are many differences between Runaway Jury and 12 Angry Men three major differences are that the two trials are totally different. One is a murder trial and the other one is a civil rights trial. Another example of a difference between the play 12 Angry Men and the movie Runaway Jury is the setting one just shows the jury room and the other one shows the jury room, the courtroom and one of the jurors houses. The third difference

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    incarcerated nearly 6 times as often as whites according to NAACP. Sometimes they are falsely accused or they have an unfair trial. In Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird, and the movie 12 Angry Men, defendants are wrongly accused and are given unjust trials. In To Kill a Mockingbird and 12 Angry Men, both trials were heavily influenced by prejudice. In To kill a Mockingbird a black man was charged with raping a white women. The man’s name was Tom Robinson. All the evidence pointed to him

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    “12 Angry Men” The film “12 Angry Men” shows many social psychology theories. It shows how a group of diverse people react to a situation that no one wants to be in. This film features a group of jurors who have to decide if an accused murderer is guilty or innocent. In the beginning eleven of the twelve jurors vote guilty. Gradually, though discussions, the jurors are convinced to a not-guilty decision. Conformity Within the context of the jury room, conformity is a dangerous device. “Twelve Angry

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    In ‘Twelve Angry Men’ and ‘On the Waterfront’ each protagonist faces conflict through standing alone and challenging others to do what’s right. Terry Malloy lacks confidence and faces inner conflict by wanting to testify against Johnny Friendly. Terry’s inner conflict is reflected with his conflict with Edie about whether or not he should testify or remain ‘deaf and dumb’. Edie and Father Barry continually challenge Terry, which ultimately gives him the courage to testify against Friendly. Kazan

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    The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton and Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose highlight advantages and disadvantages of universal themes in their novels. Both novels portray how ‘we are a product of the society in which we grow up.’ Through both novels we see the vulnerability of certain characters through their external pressures and internal motivations and how these desires are pinnacle to themselves and to those around. Characters in both novels portray the consequences and repercussions of stereotypical

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    In the play, Twelve Angry Men, by Reginald Rose, a group of twelve jurors debate the innocence of a 15 year old boy. The conviction is that he killed his father. In a heated room, the jurors have an even more heated argument. The argument starts with one juror voting not guilty and this vote leads to the brought out debate. One juror, in specific, Juror 4 demonstrates the benefits and challenges of a jury system through his claims. When the juxtaposition of the kid is presented, the jury must decide

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    “Twelve Angry Men” by Reginald Rose is a play about the jury system, and the arduous decisions the jurors must make. The play focuses around twelve jurors discussing whether to find someone guilty of murder. One specific juror, Juror 10, contrasts the benefits and challenges of the jury system. Juror 10 begins by believing the defendant is guilty, but later changes his verdict to not guilty. Throughout the play, Juror 10 demonstrates the benefits and challenges of the jury system. Juror 10 shows

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