In 12 Angry Men the movie it can be observed the different methods of influence that a person uses to impact the behaviors of others. This is a case in which a decision was apparent to be reached easily, all the jurors would presume the defendant guilty of murdering his father, but only one takes an exception and votes as not guilty. It is necessary that all jurors vote unanimously for a verdict to be reached, and when juror #8 votes non-guilty, he forces all jurors to discuss the case. All jurors
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Manuel Paniagua Correa 12 Angry Men The communication process depicted on the movie was certainly effective. The 12 jurors’ decision involved the life of a young man. Even when the communication barriers sometimes froze the process of communication, the persistence of one of the jurors, juror 8, was key in keeping the men involved in the decision process. Juror 8 was unlike the other jurors, he had the ability to keep the men engaged in the discussion that lead to the conclusion of the movie
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12 Angry Men – Case Review During this movie, Fonda had three different styles of conflict, based on which situation he was in. In critical situations, he was competing with others to give the kid another chance before saying “guilty”. Also, sometimes he was collaborating: when he was talking with someone to win him to his side, he used to search for mutual beneficial outcome. Finally, the most used style was compromising. You see it clearly when Fonda tried to give some points to the opponent
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CASE STUDY: 12 ANGRY MEN In the grand jury room, the jury takes a vote. Eleven jurors vote guilty, and one juror, juror eight renders a not guilty vote. Jurors three, seven, and twelve criticize him, but juror eight says that he does not know whether the man is guilty or not but that it is not easy for him to send a boy to his death without discussing it
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12 Angry Men (1957), or Twelve Angry Men (1957), is the gripping, penetrating, and engrossing examination of a diverse group of twelve jurors (all male, mostly middle-aged, white, and generally of middle-class status) who are uncomfortably brought together to deliberate after hearing the 'facts' in a seemingly open-and-shut murder trial case. They retire to a jury room to do their civic duty and serve up a just verdict for the indigent minority defendant (with a criminal record) whose life is in
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GT Intro to films Analysis to film «12 Angry men» The film 12 angry men unique in its minimalism, all the action takes place in a small room, scene built on some conversations and subtle dissection of facts. Although whole film was about deciding whether boy was guilty or not, we could see nature or temper of every character, by how he made his decision about guiltiness of that boy. Representatives of different social classes: a successful businessman, architect, coach of the school football team
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Jessica Robinson Professor Romano 12 Angry Men When one get subpoenaed for jury duty, they seem to always want a case that is easy to render a verdict and it won’t take all of their time; well people can’t always get what they want. In the film 12 Angry Men, 12 men were chosen to sit on a jury for a murder case. A case that after hearing all of the evidence they assumed it was an open and closed case. A few of the jurors were very excited because they had baseball
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Positive Leadership and Group Practices Beyond the example of a cooperative community that was established among the jurors in 12 Angry Men, we can draw from the film examples of how leadership can minimize rivalries, constructively integrate opposing views, and contribute to developing effective coalitions. The first positive step that Fonda’s character took toward constructively integrating opposing views was his overall approach to the situation. The opposing views of the jurors
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Main issues related to negotiation and conflict resolution The movie “12 Angry Men” covers different negotiation and conflict resolutions. The communication is set in a jury room where people with different worldview are bargaining over the judgment of a murder case. Juror 8 is willing to stand alone with his vote “not guilty”. Trying to avoid the winner’s course, he demanded a conversation about the case despite the clear 11-1 vote on the guilt of the defendant. Juror 8 discredits his opponents’
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Unit5 Assignment 2: Summary-Response 12 Angry Men Claim: 16 year old boy is guilty in 1st degree murder for killing his father Support: a) The boy has an extensive list of prior offenses, including trying to slash another teenager with a knife. b) The knife that was the murder weapon was unique and the boy was seen with it, although he said he had lost it. c) That the old lady saw the boy kill his father through her window, whilst a train was passing. d) An old man living beneath the
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