important parts in history. During the book Inherit the Wind there was a trial that showed two different sides. One person that was involved in the trial had gone against the law. One of the people involved in the trial was a school teacher named Cates. He went against the law which evolution was illegal. Brady was another person at the trial. Brady was supporting the other side which was against the theory of Evolution. Brady was on the side of the towns people. The towns people in the book believed
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The trial of Bertram Cates revolved around the concept of religion as part of school curriculum. The people of Hillsboro truly believed in the teaching of religion in public schools‚ whereas Bertram Cates and Henry Drummond did not believe religion was part of the necessary curriculum and thought evolution was a valid explanation for the creation of life. The duty of teachers is to educate and inform young minds about the real world and how past events relate to today’s society. Inherit the Wind
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lawyers crowded the hotel. Even the famous reporter E.K. Hornbeck reported on the trial for The Baltimore Sun. The first major discrepancy concerns the beginning of the case. In the movie a minister‚ lawyer‚ and policeman go into the clasroom where Cates(representing John Scopes) is teaching evolution. They place him under arrest‚ and take him off to jail. The fact is the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) wanted a test case to nullify the Butler Act‚ which said that no public school teacher could
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Inherit the Wind Study Guide: MOVIE: 1. Why is the teacher arrested? Bertham (Bert) Cates was teaching evolution to his high school biology students. 2. What is “Holy” to Henry Drummond? The individual mind was “Holy” to Henry Drummond. 3. Initially‚ the men on the town council are upset about the trial. Why do they change their mind? Matthew Harrison Brady‚ who portrays William Jennings Bryan in real life‚ is coming to Hillsboro‚ Tennessee to be the prosecutor. This will bring
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the environmental changes lie in their behavior (Strum 1987 p6). Since the Australopithecines are long extinct‚ the study of modern day primates who‚ like early hominids‚ have adapted to life in the African savannah‚ allow anthropologists and Cate Havstad TA: Colin Hoag scientists the opportunity to observe behavioral patterns that resemble those of our common ancestor. Although chimpanzees may be biologically closer to humans‚ baboon lifestyle and their
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Brady tells the court that he does not interpret the bible literally‚ and that he is a prophet he humiliates himself. Drummond is motivated by not giving up on his beliefs. He knows Brady’s weaknesses which will allow him to successfully defend Bert Cates. People are attracted to him because of his skills as a lawyer‚ most people do not respect him because he is considered the devil. “The individual human mind. In a child’s power to master the multiplication table there is more sanctity than in all
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understand how to control her powers; she was convinced she was Green for so long that it hadn’t occurred to her that she was anything different. When Ruby snuck out of Thurmond with Cate and Martin‚ she had realized that Cate and Martin were being extremely rebellious towards President Gray’s intentions. She feared that Cate‚ Rob and Martin would use her for an army against President Gray. When she met Liam‚ Zu‚ and Chubs she made sure she had kept her distance and didn’t make any physical contact with
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image of the side that they’re defending. When the authors wrote of Brady’s inquisition to the young schoolboy Howard‚ Brady said “…In all this talk of bugs and ‘evil-ution’‚ did Mr. Cates ever make a reference to God or the Miracle He achieved in
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used in the two books along with the tone and overall writing style are vastly different. (Osborne‚ 2002‚ p. 4) Therefore‚ the author is simply John a Jewish leader in the early Church who likely fled to Patmos to escape the Roman Government. (James Cate? 1/19) During this time in the Roman Empire the Imperial Cult was the official religion‚ this meant worship of the emperors as though they were god. Emperors demanded to be worshiped as a god‚ even being called “our Lord and God” and building temples
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heart." The allusion to this verse has several applications in the play. In Act 2‚ Scene 1‚ Reverend Brown "troubleth his own house" by isolating his daughter‚ when he gives a fiery sermon against Cates. Reverend Brown clearly states that his own blood should “burn in hellfire for supporting Bertram Cates”. Brady states this proverb to Reverend Brown‚ indicating that Brown may win the court case‚ but he will lose his daughter in the process and‚ therefore‚ Inherit the Wind or nothing. This means that
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