Thursday the 9th of September.
Your role in the trial will be determined on a first come/ first served basis. Sign up below stating the figure and the role you desire.
The Roles:
Each trial will have:
4 defense attorneys and 4 prosecution attorneys who will:
- Prepare the case (defense or prosecution)
- Present witnesses (act them out)
- Question witnesses
The Defendant
A Reporter who will interview and write a short summary of the trial to be published on this blog.
The Figures:
Gilgamesh- charged with murder, assault and dereliction of royal duties
Enkidu - charged with murder, and assault on a Royal Person, slander
Socrates- charged with corrupting the youth of Athens and treasonAlexander the Great- charged with conducting an unjust war, murder and incompetence
Okonkwo- charged with distubing the peace, violation of parole, assault on a British officer
Up to 15 points Extra Credit for dressing appropriately (in costume). (Additional 10 points for wearing costume all day.)
55 comments:
Heyy Mr. Parker! Isis calls dibbs on Socrates :D
dibs on Okonkwo!!!!!!
Justin has Gilgamesh!
Leticia wants to be prosecution attorney for Alexander the Great
hey i call being a defence attourney for okonkwo, but if miranda and i work it out for me to be okonkwo can i do that
i wanna be a reporter for okonkwo's trial
-paola
I call okonkwo defense attorney!
-Liana-
i call being a defence for Okonkwo!
-Acey B.
i want to be a defense attorney for gilgamesh!
I would like to defend gilgamesh
I want to be a prosecution attorney for Alexander the Great.
- Andrea Rocha
i'd like to defend the Socrates!
I'd love to be Okonkwo's prosecutor :D
I call being a prosecutor for Okonkwo!
-Boz
Dibs on Alexander
Andrew Irino for Socrates' reporter.
i call defense for alex the great
prosecution, all the way!!! I don't care who for, i just wanna be a prosecutor. :]
-Mariah
just kiddingggg... i wants to be prosecution for Okonkwo!
-Mariah
I want to be a prosecutor for Okonkwo please!
defense attorney for okonkwo(:
I would like to be the reporter for Alex the Great
- Tamara
I would like to be the reporter for Enkidu's trial
-Estela
Kelsey wants to be on Okonkwo's defense =)
If not him then Enkidu's
I want Enkidu please!
I would like Enkidu please!
i would like Enkidu please!
I would like to be defense attourney for Enkidu please
i would like to be defense attourney for Enkidu please
Lynsey wants to be reporter for Gilgamesh's trial. :)
Prosecutor or defense for Enkidu :)
Kameron would like to prosecute the barbaric Enkidu!
uhhh, i guess i'll prosectute enkidu, thanks
i wonder who evan wants to be.
I want to be a prosecution attorney for Alexander the Great
I want to be a prosecution attorney for Alexander the Great
---- Arnulfo Rocha :D
ok so me and miranda switched im okonkwo shes a defence attourney for okonkwo
eric
Laura Acevedo is "Never_Give_Up"!! (by the way xD)
prosectue gilgamesh :D yes please. Pirate gir. My dad still wont lemme put my name down. 8D
im defence attourney for Okonkwo!
I call prosecutor for Gilgamesh.
Jasmine Ball will prosecute Alexander the Great
May I be the reporter for Enkidu?
I call defense of Socrates
hey is anyone defending alex the great or am i just doing it alone
Bianca wants to be prosecutor for gilgamesh.
The Trial of Okonkwo
Okonkwo was on trial for disruption of peace, violation of parole, and assault. The first charge was mainly based on the incident in which Okonkwo beat one of his wives during the Week of Peace. The prosecutors claimed that no fine could erase the past, and they believed that the fine Okonkwo had paid was not enough punishment. The defense, however, argued that he had already paid for that offence; therefore, Okonkwo was found not guilty for the charge of disturbing the peace.
Secondly, Okonkwo was being tried for the violation of parole. Okonkwo had been exiled in consequence of a previous incident, and the prosecutors argued that the parole was broken in his return. Breaking the law after his exile was considered a violation to his parole. On the other hand, the defense argued that a parole cannot be broken if said parole never existed. No evidence was found to set straight whether a parole was or was not in effect. As a result, the jury found Okonkwo innocent. Okonkwo’s final charge was assault. All in all, both the prosecutors and the defendants acknowledged the fact that Okonkwo had assaulted and killed a British soldier. For that reason, Okonkwo was found guilty for the accusation of assault.
-Paola
The Trial of Socrates
By Andrew Irino
Sep. 9, 2010
Today’s trial of Socrates, a controversial Greek philosopher, was an interesting twist to the usual trial of thumbs. Enkidu, a character of a story written three thousand years before, and Michael Jackson, a singer that would not be born for another two thousand years, were both brought up in the trial. The jury found Socrates innocent of his two crimes: corrupting the youth of Athens and treason.
The trial started off with the prosecution questioning Socrates’ view of the gods. Socrates believed that the gods were made up by people and did not exist. The defense argued by saying that questioning beliefs was the job of philosophers and that science was god.
Later, the prosecution agued that Socrates corrupted the youth of the city by molesting them. Even though there was no evidence of this actually happening, the argument went on for some time.
After a short break, the case turned again to the issue of treason. The prosecution said that Socrates’ ideas would eventually lead to a war if his ideas were not kept to himself. The defense countered by saying that one has to question ideas that are not true, as in the case of the gods.
The discussion was ended by the judge, and the jury voted. Socrates was found innocent of both crimes. After the trial, Socrates said, “The only thing I know is that I know nothing.”
The Trial Of Enkidu
By;Estela Jimenez
September 9,2010
In the trial of Enkidu the defense said that Enkidu did not know any better than to kill Humbaba and The Bull of Heaven. The prosecutors said that ignorance was not a very good defense.Enkidu said that Gilgamesh was the real killer of The Bull of Heaven.He also said that Gilgamesh was under the impression that if he killed the Bull of heaven and Humbaba it would bring power to both the kingdom of Uruk and Gilgamesh.
Enkidu said that he was a happy man-beast who would never hurt anyone.He also said that everything about the civilizations was new to him.That he did not know any better about what he was doing.Then the goddess Ishtar said Enkidu was wrong of killing The Bull of Heaven because it was meant to kill Gilgamesh. At the end of the trial Enkidu was clear of all charges.
-Estela
During todays trial for Alexander the Great, there were many interesting arguments. All of which were caused by Alexander being charged with: conducting an unjust war, murder, and incompetence. At the end, Alexander was proven guilty of only one charge; murdering his best friend with his own spear and the death of more than 30,000 innocent slaves, women and children. The other two, unjust war and incompetence, Alexander was proven innocent.
Also, during this trial there were many other intense arguements. For instance, a question was brought up, "Why was Alexander called "great" after all he had done?" Another discussion was deciding whether or not Alexander was a good man. One of his defendants mentioned that he was a good man because after the war was over, Alexander gave slaves a home, farmland, and provided labor. In addition, it was said Alexander was not liked by many due to his youth when he first took over, and that people beleived he would have been easy to take over. However, Alexander showed them otherwise and revolted; proving he was able to protect his kingdom.Also, Alexander was said to be a good man because he established many libraries and other buildings.
On September 9th, 2010, Gilgamesh was charged with murder, assault, and neglect of royal duties. The trail started with the prosecution stating a quote that Gilgamesh did in fact kill Humbaba. The defense came back and said that he was pressured into it by Enkidu. The defense even brought up a witness, and he stated that he saw Enkidu tell Gilgamesh " we have to kill Humbaba." The prosecution said " it doesnt matter, Gilgamesh still killed Humbaba, and that's murder." On the defense team, Cassie Hart said "Gilgamesh killed the monster for the city, and for his people." The jury asked the defendant " You say you defend your city and your people, but then desert them after Enkidu died." Gilgamesh's reply was that he was so sad over the loss of Enkidu, he didn't know what to do with himself.
They then moved on to the next charge, assault. The prosecuters said that Gilgamesh assaulted and offended Ishtar. Gilgamesh came back and said that Ishtar was the one who assaulted him, and he wanted nothing to do with her. However, the jury was not completely convinced.
Gilgamesh's last offense was neglecting his royal duties. I asked him myself he neglected any duties as a god, and his reply was "absolutely not." The jury then asked if Gilgamesh's journey was selfish or unselfish, and he said "both."
So after a very entertaining trial, the jury found Gilgamesh guilty of all three charges. I spoke with him after the trial and asked him how he felt about this whole situation, and he said "I feel wronged. This trial was completely unnecessary, and I'm not guilty of anything."
-Lynsey MacDonald
Ruby Ayala has read advice and looking forward to be in the class.My predictions about this class is that it will be challenging and fun at the same time. Anyways, I think this class will be fun and interesting!
Ruby Ayala has read advice and looking forward to be in the class.My predictions about this class is that it will be challenging and fun at the same time. Anyways, I think this class will be fun and interesting!
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