Imagine that you have just voted in a local election. As you are walking out of the polling station, you notice a van of mentally disabled people out in front. As you walk past, you see the van driver give each of the people in the van a $20 bill and hear him tell the people to go inside and vote for the candidate that you want to win. He asks them to chant the name of the candidate over and over, until they understand what they are to do.

Now, imagine yourself in a room with the other jurors trying to decide the verdict in the case described in Part Two. Is this a criminal case or a civil case? Imagine yourself in the courtroom. What does the defendant look like? Does that make you think the defendant is guilty or not guilty? What are the lawyers saying? Is there any evidence that turns the tide, or is it just a steady stream of evidence that seems to favor one side?

PROMPT-DIRECTIONS
Write a 300-word essay that sets the scene of both the courtroom and the jurors' deliberations and the final decision on the case.