Hurricane+Webquest

= "The Hurricane" =



Answer each question completely and type your answers into a document which you will upload to edmodo.

Utilize this website to answer the following questions IN COMPLETE SENTENCES!


 * 1) The beginning of the film shows Rubin Carter climbing up the ranks of the boxing world and then being cheated out of the middle weight title by a biased group of judges in a hostile crowd. Under "Myth #10" on this website, do the accounts of the Carter/Giardello by people who where there match what was shown in the movie? Why do you think this is the case?
 * 2) Use "Myth #3" to answer this question. In the film and in Bob Dylan's song Rubin Carter is railroaded by an "all white jury". Is this entirely accurate? What evidence was presented at the trial that helped prove Carter's case; what evidence hurt him? What is your opinion? Why do you think this evidence not mentioned in the film?
 * 3) "Myth #6" explains that there are several different accounts of the dieing/blind man saying that Carter and Artis were not the killers. How does each account vary? What does the official police record say of this event? Which account do you believe to be the most accurate/honest?

The next website, located here, will be used to answer the next set of questions.
 * 1) At the bottom of this page there is a section titled "Did Rubin Carter Ever Pass a Lie Detector Test?" Carter often claimed to have passed a lie detector test, what do the official police documents say about the results of this test?
 * 2) According to this website what are some of the biggest difference between the film and the movie? Do you think these difference are important or not? Does what you have read on this website affect how you view the movie?