Amy Farrell

As scores of death row inmates are exonerated by DNA evidence and innocence commissions are set up across the country, conviction of the innocent has become a well-recognized problem. But our justice system makes both kinds of errors—we acquit the guilty and convict the innocent—and exploring the reasons why people are acquitted can help us to evaluate the efficiency and fairness of our criminal justice system. Not Guilty provides a sustained examination and analysis of the factors that lead juries to find defendants "not guilty," as well as the connection between those factors and the possibility of factual innocence, examining why some criminal trials result in not guilty verdicts and what those verdicts suggest about the accuracy of our criminal process.

Write better answers for the Comparative Study with the help of this companion guide to The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan. Crack the Comparative with these clear, detailed notes and key moment analysis to help you achieve exam success. Understand how the Comparative Study Modes apply to The Spinning HeartCultural Context/Social SettingGeneral Vision and ViewpointTheme/Issue - RelationshipsKey Moments for each Mode

Write better answers for the Comparative Study with the help of this companion guide to The Playboy of the Western World by J. M. Synge. Crack the Comparative with these clear, detailed notes and key moment analysis to help you achieve exam success. This book is a study guide for Leaving Certificate English students sitting their exam in 2020. It provides notes for the Comparative Study of The Playboy of the Western World by J. M. Synge. There are notes and analysis of key moments for Cultural Context/Social Setting, Literary Genre, Theme/Issue (Relationships) and Hero, Heroine, Villain. Understand how the Comparative Study Modes apply to 'The Playboy of the Western World' Notes on Cultural Context/Social Setting, Literary Genre, Theme/Issue - Relationships, Hero, Heroine, Villain Notes on Key Moments for each Mode

A 182 page companion guide to The Spinning Heart for Comparative Study. For use in the classroom or for focussed independent study. Section 1 Outline summary for each chapter. Notes and Questions on each mode for each chapter. Modes include: Cultural Context/Social Setting, Literary Genre, General Vision and Viewpoint, Relationships and Hero/Heroine/Villain. Section 2 Notes looking at each mode as a whole across the entire text. Accompanying questions for each mode. Section 3 Comparing your texts: Questions on each mode to compare Brooklyn and your other chosen Comparative Study texts. This book is a companion guide for the Comparative Study of 'The Spinning Heart, by Donal Ryan. Ideally it accompanies a second, detailed viewing and study of the film. Each chapter contains an outline summary, a brief note on Cultural Context/Social Setting, Literary Genre, General Vision and Viewpoint, Relationships and Hero/Heroine/Villain, and a set of questions on Cultural Context/Social Setting, Literary Genre, General Vision and Viewpoint, Relationships and Hero/Heroine/Villain. The brief note is intended as a starting point for students, to provide something concrete for each mode that can be developed and built on by exploring the relevant mode-based questions for each part. Towards the back of the book, there are short notes looking at each mode as a whole, across the entire novel, and accompanying questions (please note, there may be some similarity with earlier questions to draw attention to key ideas). Lastly, there is a section of questions on each mode, designed to prompt comparisons between 'The Spinning Heart' and other Comparative Study texts.

A 162 page companion guide to Brooklyn for Comparative Study. For use in the classroom or for focussed independent study. Section 1 The film is divided into 5 parts. Outline summary for each part. Notes and Questions on each mode for each part. Modes include: Cultural Context/Social Setting, Literary Genre, General Vision and Viewpoint, Relationships and Hero/Heroine/Villain. Section 2 Notes looking at each mode as a whole across the entire text. Accompanying questions for each mode. Section 3 Comparing your texts: Questions on each mode to compare Brooklyn and your other chosen Comparative Study texts. This book is a companion guide for the Comparative Study of 'Brooklyn', directed by John Crowley. Ideally it accompanies a second, detailed viewing and study of the film. For the purposes of classroom study, I have divided the film into five parts. Each part contains an outline summary, a brief note on Cultural Context/Social Setting, Literary Genre, General Vision and Viewpoint, Relationships and Hero/Heroine/Villain, and a set of questions on Cultural Context/Social Setting, Literary Genre, General Vision and Viewpoint, Relationships and Hero/Heroine/Villain. The brief note is intended as a starting point for students, to provide something concrete for each mode that can be developed and built on by exploring the relevant mode-based questions for each part. Towards the back of the book, there are short notes looking at each mode as a whole, across the entire film, and accompanying questions (please note, there may be some similarity with earlier questions to draw attention to key ideas). Lastly, there is a section of questions on each mode, designed to prompt comparisons between 'Brooklyn' and other Comparative Study texts.

A 124 page companion guide to Juno for Comparative Study. For use in the classroom or for focussed independent study. Section 1 The film is divided into 5 parts. Outline summary for each part. Notes and Questions on each mode for each part. Modes include: Cultural Context/Social Setting, Literary Genre, General Vision and Viewpoint, Relationships and Hero/Heroine/Villain. Section 2 Notes looking at each mode as a whole across the entire text. Accompanying questions for each mode. Section 3 Comparing your texts: Questions on each mode to compare Juno and your other chosen Comparative Study texts. This book is a companion guide for the Comparative Study of 'Juno', directed by Jason Reitman. Ideally it accompanies a second, detailed viewing and study of the film. For the purposes of classroom study, I have divided the film into five parts. Each part contains an outline summary, a brief note on Cultural Context/Social Setting, Literary Genre, General Vision and Viewpoint, Relationships and Hero/Heroine/Villain, and a set of questions on Cultural Context/Social Setting, Literary Genre, General Vision and Viewpoint, Relationships and Hero/Heroine/Villain. The brief note is intended as a starting point for students, to provide something concrete for each mode that can be developed and built on by exploring the relevant mode-based questions for each part. Towards the back of the book, there are short notes looking at each mode as a whole, across the entire film, and accompanying questions (please note, there may be some similarity with earlier questions to draw attention to key ideas). Lastly, there is a section of questions on each mode, designed to prompt comparisons between 'Juno' and other Comparative Study texts.