Evolutionists in Inherit the Wind Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee‚ written in 1955‚ is an exceptional play that depicts the events of the Scopes Trial in 1925. The Scopes Trial or “Monkey Trial” was held in Dayton‚ Tennessee. Previous to the trial‚ the Butler Act was passed in Tennessee to ban the teaching of evolution. In an attempt to test the law‚ high school teacher John Scopes taught the theory of evolution to his class. After violating the act‚ Scopes was taken to
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Themes List (Quotations‚ Mottos‚ Proverbs and Old Sayings) Prejudice • Things are not always as they appear. • Things are usually not as bad as you think they will be. • Look for the golden lining. • Beauty is only skin deep. • Prejudice leads to: wrong conclusions‚ violence‚ false perceptions‚ a vicious cycle‚ oppression. o Don’t judge a book by its cover. o Mercy triumphs over judgment. • Beware of strangers. • People from other cultures are really very much like us. • Look before you
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Mackenzie Drury Mrs. Berry/Mrs. Carpenter English Literature 12 10 December 2014 Science Gone Wrong Have scientific technology and developments gone too far? For a question like this‚ everyone would have a different opinion. New scientific achievements have been a great step forward for mankind. However‚ even though everyone is excited about cloning humans and being able to teleport‚ there would still be a risk that it may all go too far; all of these experiments can turn from a good idea for helping
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*The following is based on the movie‚ Gone Girl. Although the movie ends with Amy murdering her ex-boyfriend‚ this paper excludes this detail in order for Amy to have a more typical counseling experience. Instead‚ she is put on probation for two years for assault and framing her own disappearance. Introduction‚ background information‚ and biopsychosocial history Amy Elliot Dunne is a 35 year old Caucasian female that has entered counseling after being mandated by the court for charges of
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The Divine Wind ‘The Divine Wind shows how difficult it is for communities to accept cultural difference.’ Discuss. The community of Broome before the advent of World War II in The Divine Wind at first appears to be an idyllic town in which Malays‚ Koepangers‚ Japanese‚ Manilamen and Australians all work in relative harmony in search of the elusive pearl. Hartley Penrose‚ the central narrator of the novel‚ seems to enjoy describing the tropical existence of Broome and its harmony: “mangoes and
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exploded soon after.” This story of humility and sacrifice can be compared to literary and also non-fictional people and can be applied in many different ways. The first things that Eva and Winkelreid had in common was their acts of sacrifice. In The Wind is Free‚ Eva’s mother had told her to go to the baker’s wife and tell her‚ “The bread is sour.” She was opposed to her request‚ but put her own feeling aside to carry on with her job. In this world‚ most anyone nowadays presumably would not accomplish
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While I was standing inside the kitchen of my home‚ preparing the food for my daughter’s twelfth birthday party‚ I heard the terrible screams of my daughter crying out for help. Without any hesitation at all‚ I dropped everything in my hands and ran to the back yard where all the guests of the party were at. I found my daughter sitting on the concrete floor next to our hot tub‚ holding her foot and sobbing in horrible pain. As soon as I sat next to her‚ she ripped a three prong gardening rake out
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In the short story Ashes for the Wind‚ the protagonist Juan martinez is faced with conflict both external and internal. The story takes place in a village in Colombia that is going through political injustice and change. Juan and his family are told that they are being evicted from their house‚ and need to leave immediately. The first conflict was presented when Simon Arevalo’s son explained to Juan that he needs to clear out of his house. Although Arevalo and his parents had been friends with Juan
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there is a belief that children are born bearing the weight of their parents sins. This idea is encompassed in the novel The Shadow of the Wind by Ruiz Zafon about a young boy named Daniel‚ who encounters a book that changes his life. Enlisting the help of multiple people‚ Daniel is able to uncover many of mysteries surrounding the book‚ The Shadow of the Wind‚ and its arcane author‚ Julian Carax. On Daniel’s quest to uncover more about Julian Carax‚ he finds that both Julian Carax and the antagonist
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Inherit the Wind‚ a play written by Jerome Lawrence‚ and Robert E. Lee‚ is one of the greatest and most controversial plays of its time. It was written at a time of scientific revolution to benefit people of the day and in the future‚ however‚ people of the day had a hard time accepting new ideas. It is societies unwillingness to change‚ and accept new ideas that create racism‚ and hate groups of today. This unwillingness is one of the major themes of this play. This thesis will be further explained
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