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    In the story Twelve Angry Men, there is a group of jurors that try to solve a case about an African American teen who murdered his dad with a knife. There are twelve jurors in this story, but this essay will only be about two of them, No. 8 and No. 10. Juror No. 8 is a highly skilled man who looks only at the facts. Where as Juror No.10 is a man that doesn’t look at the facts, but also bases his opinions off of past events. The first Juror, No. 8 is one of the most significant characters that throughout

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    12 Angry Men Essay Juror#3 In a crowded jury room in downtown New York, opinions collide as discussion about the innocence of a young boy is decided. The dark and foreboding storm clouds that hang over the heads of the jurors are beginning to lift as time progresses and new facts are presented. One juror is not happy about this stay of execution and is holding fast his opinion of guilty. Juror three, the president of his business, refuses to alter his vote or opinion in any way. Still haunted

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    Reginald Rose’s ’12 Angry Men’ brings 12 jurors together in a room to decide whether a young foreign boy is guilty of killing his father. The play is interwoven with dynamic characterisation, striking symbolism and intense moments of drama. Although Rose positions Juror 8 as the hero, the strongest character is in fact Juror 4, who is an independent thinker, rational and calm even as tension begins to build. Although Juror 4 initially votes guilty, he is able to admit his fault and change his vote

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    Freedom In the drama Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose, juror 8 does a good job in persuading the other jurors to listen and reconsider the evidence. He uses his rhetorical appeals to captivate the other jurors attention. He gains an authority towards the other jurors which makes them trust him more. Juror 8 deconstructs the testimony and evidence with his rhetorical appeal to make the other jurors consider the innocence of the defendant. First, Juror 8 establishes his credibility to support his arguments

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    murdering his father. This case consisted of a group of twelve jurors. These twelve jurors had so much about themselves that was alike and in some ways they were all different. In this case, the juror 3 and juror 8 are very different. Juror 3 appears to be a very intolerant person also he is known as a bully. On the other hand juror, 8 is an open minded individual that always listens to someone before speaking his part in something. Juror 3 also believes whatever I say I’m always right and nobody could

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    table, there are twelve men: jurors debating the murder of a man living near the el tracks. The man’s son is his alleged killer, but one juror is not convinced. This image is from Twelve Angry Men, a play written by Reginald Rose. The Eighth Juror is being fair to the child, explaining how there are many “what-if's” in the situation. Juror Eight brings up many different pieces of evidence and logic to try to understand both sides of the case. He also wants the other jurors to see each side because he

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    However, the knife that the young boy claimed that he lost was found in the murder. Twelve men were sent to be jurors to deliberate the trial. If the young boy was found to be guilty than the sentence for the accused is the death penalty. The men decided to take a break before making their decision and voting. After the break was over the men gathered together and eleven of the jurors immediately vote guilty and

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    12 Angry Men is is about 12 selected people who have to run a juror sentence for a man who has been convicted about killing his father. It starts off in the courtroom where the 12 members hear the mans statement. After this is done, they all make their way into the room where they discuss. What makes this story so interesting, is the fact that all 12 people are complete opposites off each other. This also ties in the conflict of the story, is that no one can all agree on the same claim. Fights break

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    Review of '12 Angry Men'

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    the defense have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American boy is innocent or guilty of murdering his father. What starts out as an open and shut case of murder becomes instead a mini-drama of each of the jurors' lives, preconceptions and prejudices and preconceptions about the trial, the accused and ultimately, each other. Based on the stage play, all of the film's action takes place in the jury room. On the surface, the case appears to be open-and-shut

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    12 Angry Men Core Values

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    minutes with the group sitting down and beginning to vote. With one lone person stating not guilty. That juror was named Mr. Davis. Mr. Davis leads everyone into grunts and groans as he tries to persuade the other eleven jurors to switch the vote. The most noticeable thing that has happened through the movie analysis is how well the college, student body reflects the core values as three of the jurors. The movie shows three specific types of core values connecting to the college student logical thinking

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