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SEQUENCE OF A TRIAL

1. ** Selection of a Jury (done) ** 2. ** Opening Statements (done) ** Prosecutor: I hereby accuse Meg Murry for being irresponsible about the feelings of her family by returning to Camazotz **just** for her brother's sake. She is sending a message that the other family members are unimportant. Defense:I hereby defend the accused Meg Murry. Although Meg was accused of being irresponsible, I will show you that Meg was actually very responsible by **caring** to save Charles Wallace. She is, in fact, showing her responsibility. 3. **Case** Prosecutor : (not done) Defense : (not done, needs textual evidence and finalization) 4. **Accused's Questioning (I know, horrible English)** Accused: (More Important) Accused: (Less Important but still Important) 6. ** Closing Arguments **

Prosecutor Summary (not done)  Defense Summary (90% done) 7. ** Jury Deliberations ** Jury goes by vote. 8. ** Verdict of Jury ** (Organ Music, Drum roll)

__**My case:**__ __Opening Statement:__ (Rise) Good Morning / Afternoon Honourable Judge, I, as the Defense lawyer, hereby defend the accused Meg Murry (gesture). Although Meg was accused of being irresponsible, I will show you that Meg was actually very responsible by **caring** to save Charles Wallace. She is, in fact, showing her responsibility. __Case:__ Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to bring up my case on why Meg Murry should be innocent. I say that Meg Murry is, contrary to the prosecutor's case, is just caring and being responsible. When she went back to Camazotz, she was caring for Charles. If we look at this closely, if you were irresponsible, would you care? **Being irresponsible is defined as showing a lack of caring.** If Meg was //really// irresponsible, like what she was accused for, she would not have even cared to go and save Charles. She would not even have //tried// to go. Thus, she was showing her responsibility **Yes, although the defendant said that she was showing responsibility, but she may lose her life!! In my point of view, life is way more important than responsibility.** Think about this in another way, in the point-of-view of Meg's father. If you were Mr. Murry, how would you feel if Meg, your own daughter that you worked so hard for, were brave enough to go and save another child of yours? Meg was brave enough to go and save Charles. She was also making her father, Calvin, the Mrs Ws and Aunt Beast proud. They had a lot of faith in Meg. If you were Aunt Beast, after placing so much of your faith and trust in Meg, wouldn't you feel disappointed if Meg just gave up without trying? Even if Meg failed, at least she tried. Her friends will all be proud that she dared to try. **Now once again, the prosecutor again thinks that whatever fame is more important than her life. I know that saving her baby brother is a very amazing. But, what if Meg failed, she will lose to the clutches of IT! Besides, her friends all hate her, and they would not be proud of her, instead, they will think that Meg is boastful.** Have you ever heard that, so long as you have a positive mindset to the challenge you are facing, it is already half the battle won? In the same way, Meg was very confident of suceeding. Thus, she already had a high chance of succeeding against IT. **Even if half the battle is won, so what, she could still lose her life to it and what would be the difference if half the battle was already won.** **Like what I said earlier, Meg was displaying her bravery. If she did not go, she will be considered a coward. She will be teased by her friends, worsening Charles and her status. To make matters worse, their status at school was already very bad. If she did not go, she and her parents will be made fun of. This will show that she is not filal.** T**he father did not want her to go, so if she going is not falial at all.** Also, in page 186 of the book, Mrs Which said that it was a privilege for Meg to return to Camazotz. **Defendant, what do you mean by it is a privilege? Please explain.** Thus, ladies and gentlemen, had Meg not went to save Charles, it will cause harm to those who side her. __Closing Statement (Summary)__ Ladies and Gentlemen, in summary of my case, I have not only proven to you that Meg was a responsible child because she cared to save Charles, I have shown to you that Meg would also build on her self-esteem. She would also have a very high chance of succeeding as she had many supporters and had a positive mindset and high confidence level. She was also displaying her bravery to her father, Calvin, Aunt Beast and the Mrs Ws, who put so much faith in her and would be disappointed if she did not try. She was also helping herself to improve her status at school, but not get teased by friends. Also, by going to Camazotz, she would have had a chance to destroy IT and the Black Thing. Thus, ladies and gentlemen, I have proven to you that Meg is innocent.

**Possible Arguements:** Rise. Good Morning Honourable Judge.

Opening Statement: I, the prosecution lawyer, hereby accuse Meg Murry (Point at Josh) of going back to Camazotz to save her baby brother, Charles Wallace. She caused the family to worry and was being irresponsible about the feelings of her Daddy.

Opening Statement: I, as the Defence Lawyer, hereby refute the Prosecuting Lawyer's case. I feel that Meg Murry, the witness, (gesture to Mr. Ipswich) was, contrary to what the Prosecutor has said, in fact, being responsible. She actually **cared** to go and save Charles. She CARED for Charles. Does caring show responsibility? Yes. If she did not go and save Charles, then she did not show that she cared. She did not show that she was responsible. Thus, she was actually not very irresponsible.

//If Meg Murry goes to Camazotz and lose to IT, she may also go into the clutches of IT. When her dad goes back to Earth, the twins, Dad and Mum will need to suffer from also those unnecessary remarks from people saying that they lost both of their children. Dad and Mum already suffered by the loss of their children, and now they would also have to endure the neighbours remarks-it will be a big emotional blow for them.//

If she did not save Charles, then the family will be laughed at. Mocked at. Meg Murry's status at school will drop even lower. Charles will be mocked at even more, because he was still on Camazotz. Meg, a supposedly protective sister, did not even TRY to save Charles. This **worsens** the situation for the family.

//Oh... but let me ask you, the loss of one family member is greater or two?//

At least Meg Murry tried.

//Yes, I know she tried hard. But what if she failed? There is only one life, trying for this case is too big a risk for a 12-year old child.// //What if she forgot the power of love that IT does not have?//

You cannot assume without trying! If you did not try, how can you just say that Meg will fail? How would you know that she failed? Also, she actually did her father good. Her father, because of this incident, knew that she was brave enough and was loyal to Charles Wallace, and was loyal to the Murry family.

//Yes, I know that you cannot assume without trying, but let me tell you. But this is a very dangerous matter. It is either she wins IT or she goes into IT's clutches! Do you know how bad will that be? You have to think of the consequences!//

As the saying goes, "So long as you have a positive mind to the challenge, it is half the battle won." Meg knew that she will win in the end. She knew that the Mrs Ws are on her side. Thus, she already won half the battle. When she went to face IT, there is a very high chance that she will succeed, and she did. Also, as I have said before, her Daddy would be happy and proud of her and know that she is brave and loyal.

//I know that she DID succeed. But she went to Camazotz without even having any knowledge about how to challenge IT and, it was only at the crucial moment that she realised that love was what she had and what IT didn't. Also, although the Defendant said that the Mrs Ws were on Meg's side. However, they were only on her side. They did not even HELP her.//

I know, the Mrs Ws did not help Meg defeat IT. I only said that Meg would be more confident when challenging IT, even though she did not know what she did not have yet. However, Mrs Whatsit gave her some hints to help her. This will boost her self-confidence that she discovered the attribute of love by herself. She will be more confident to know that her father, Calvin and the Mrs Ws were on her side. Thus, once again, it would be half the battle won. //Yes, I know everybody supported Meg. But let's go back to the basics. A teacher always prepares the student for an exam, am I right? By just supporting Meg, they are doing absolutely nothing! They are not helping Meg at all! They are not giving Meg an idea of how to challenge IT! They only help her to gain confidence.//

It is precisely because they give her confidence, that she has already won half the battle! Also, they HAD given Meg an idea on how to challenge IT. They gave her hints by saying, "Always remember that I love you". Also, the prosecutor said that a teacher prepares a student. However, that is very mild. The situation on Ixchel and Camazotz is too serious. Also, the reason why Mrs Whatsit only dropped hints is so that Meg will feel the triumph went she discover the thing she has ALONE. This is very important because it will boost Meg's self-esteem.

//I was just giving an analogy. Besides, is Meg's life important or her self esteem? I conclude self-esteem is secondary. ryanyeo_woodlandswellington//

I know that you were JUST giving an anlalogy, but I am trying to say that the situation is too serious. I know that Meg's life is more important, but she had the self-esteem, which was essential in giving her confidence while battling IT. This will save her life.