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    12 Angry Men depicts the New York murder trial. The premise is the trial of a frightened, teenaged defendant accused of stabbing and killing his father. The judge advises the 12 jurors, that a unanimous decision needs to be made with fair and unbiased manner. If the jury decides unanimously that the boy is guilty he will be sentenced to death. However, if there is a reasonable doubt, the jury needs to reach a ‘not guilty’ decision, and the boy will be freed. A life and death decision needs to be

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    12 Angry Men Writing Assignment Final Exam Project Due: ________________________________________ (EDMODO) You will see a lot of psychological phenomena exhibited in the movie 12 Angry Men. Many of these phenomena are listed in the boxes on the next page. Your task for this assignment is to watch the movie, take note of these various psychological phenomena, and then write a cohesive 2-3 page paper discussing these themes. In writing your paper you must pick at least 5 separate incidences from

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    theirs ‘12 Angry Men” that are biased have a journey of doubt to agree if a boy is guilty or innocent.As the jurors challenge assumptions and look over timeline,it becomes increasingly clear that the boy is innocent or guilty.The boy is accused of murdering his own father.In 12 angry men the boys innocence is supported by flaws in the case such as the inconsistencies in the testimonies,jurors chaining points of views,the lack of weapon The boy is clearly innocent and didnt murder his father.In 12 angry

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    12 Angry Men come together to decide on a verdict on a young boy that is accused of murdering his father. This decision is a life changing game, and one of the men voted against the child being guilty. At the beginning, nobody among the conference type group even discussed the matter, rather just went straight into a decision, but later one while arguing it can be seen various point of views when it comes to the decision. Among the essay, the leadership roles and how it was used, the characteristics

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    After reading the play 12 Angry Men I have come to the conclusion that the 12 jurors let a guilty man go free. The play begins with the 12 jurors in a murder case being very divided over what the verdict of the case should be. Even though there were more jurors who believed the man was guilty, with a combined effort of convincing and describing the evidence in different ways, they ultimately come to a not guilty verdict. When deciding if a man is guilty or not you should look at the suspect's background

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    12 Angry Men-Influencing Other Group Members This movie was great to see again and to experience all the different dynamics that were occurring amongst the 12 jurors. The time frame in which this movie takes place is not too different than what we experience today in our judicial system. The major differences today would be we do not discriminate based upon age, race or gender. All three of these factors would influence how the jurors would interact with one another and would eventually have

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    MODULE TITLE: - STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT DATE ASSESSMENT SET AND LOADED ON TO STUDENT PORTAL:- 13th February 2013 DATE ASSESSMENT TO BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTTED:- SUBMISSION METHOD/MODE:- Online via turnitin, in person Group Oral presentation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assessment Type: An Individual Assignment and a Group presentation Individual Assignment Word limit -3000 words Assignment

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    It is uncommon to hear of many people our age raving about black and white film, or how they are dying to see them in theaters. But I think the movie 12 Angry Men would surprise most people our age. The film 12 Angry Men is definitely something to rave about. The movie is filled with a quality plot, acting, suspense, and good composition. The movie was made in 1957 and was directed by Sidney Lumet. The movie is a courtroom drama with a crash course on how the constitution and jurors can make for

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    The 1957 movie version of 12 angry men, brings twelve people together with different personalities and experiences to discuss the fate of a young boy that allegedly killed his father. At the very beginning many agree that the boy is guilty except for one man. Juror #8 votes not guilty and pushes to have the evidence talked through. Slowly after reviewing all the evidence carefully the eleven to one vote switched from eleven thinking guilty to eleven thinking not guilty. Each juror brought different

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    Twelve Angry Men is a very interesting film. As the evidence is brought up to question by the jurors themselves. The complexity of this case grew as the films went on. Then came the hard part, making the decision, guilty or not guilty. Especially when you have jurors that are over shadowed by prejudice that influence their decision. It is only when prejudice is set aside that the jurors’ are able to make a more logical decision on the case. As the movie continues, all twelve jurors slowly arrive

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