Bible in question was the official Bible of the State of Tennessee‚ and that this was the King James Version. The defense attorney‚ Clarence Darrow‚ asked where were they to find an expert on the Bible who was acceptable to the court; Prosecutor William Jennings Bryan interjected “I am an expert on the Bible.” This was unheard of‚ a counsel for the prosecution offering to be a witness for the defense! After 8 days of trial‚ in which the jury heard no defense and nothing from neither the defendant
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Shabnam Shukrullah Meyer’s THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION In the excerp from the novel The Seven-Per-Cent Solution‚ Nicholas Meyer’s reveals the true nature of the characters detective Sherlock Holmes and the psychologist Sigmund Freud. Although‚ both of the characters shared similarities and differences in their professional methods that they used in their career‚ the two characters were both monumental figures that changed the human history through their brilliance in work. First‚ there are
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Mapping the Soul -------With the freedom of poetic language‚ William Blake expressed his abhorrence of the Church’s deep-rooted stance on faith; such a stance on Christianity was considered blasphemous‚ but he could not be charged with a crime. He believed that with true spirituality‚ the individual could fully engage in their faith and attain eternal salvation without the intrusion of organized religion—for the Church is solely concerned with subduing Christians with an orthodox emphasis
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WILLIAM BLAKE William Blake was born in 1757‚ the third son of a London tradesman who sold knitwear. Blake lived in London which dominated much of his work. He was a British poet‚ painter‚ and engraver‚ who illustrated and printed his own books. He spent most of his life in relative poverty. He was very influenced by his brother’s death which he claimed he saw "ascend heavenward clapping its hands for joy" who died of consumption at the age of 20. He uses the illustrations and engravings in his
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Online class compared to a traditional class [University] Online class compared to a traditional class Gone are the days when knowledge and information as regard specific areas of study are concealed only within the circle of elites and affluent; when skills are passed from one person to another through apprenticeship; and when reading books and going to schools or universities are the only modalities of earning an education or degree. Current rapid information propagation
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A Southern Setting William Faulkner is a great American Southern writer of modern times. He has won many awards including the Nobel Prize for literature. Although Faulkner stories are different‚ all of them took place in the South. In “A Rose for Emily” there are three things to show this story takes place in a small Southern town: elements of setting‚ social structure‚ and the characters’ name and title. The first thing that shows the story takes place in the South is elements of setting
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British poet‚ who spent his life in the Lake District of Northern England. William Wordsworth started with Samuel Taylor Coleridge the English Romantic movement with their collection LYRICAL BALLADS in 1798. When many poets still wrote about ancient heroes in grandiloquent style‚ Wordsworth focused on the nature‚ children‚ the poor‚ common people‚ and used ordinary words to express his personal feelings. His definition of poetry as "the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings arising from "emotion
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Driving a Car Compared To Writing a Letter When driving a car you have to know the basic functions such as knowing how to turn on the car‚ where the signals are and how to use them‚ which pedals is the brake and which one is the gas (this is especially important when driving because you do not want to crash by confusing the two). When learning to drive you can’t just jump in the car and drive where ever‚ because there is a process. First you have to get your learners permit and then you can practice
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Jane Eyre and The Great Gatsby The novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald can be compared by what is valued by each character in the novel. Prestige‚ wealth‚ and education are some of the few things deemed important in each novel. In Jane Eyre‚ there is the notion that social status is analogous to wealth. During the novel‚ Jane is a poor girl who never holds any distinguished positions. As she is planning her wedding‚ Jane is worried because she can’t
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High Density Compared to Suburb Sprawling Mitrany‚ M 2005‚ ‘High density neighbourhoods: who enjoys them’‚ GeoJournal‚ vol. 64‚ no. 2‚ pp. 131-40. Frank‚ TA 2011‚ ‘Density versus sprawl’‚ National Journal‚ 11 March‚ viewed 15 August 2012. In modern society‚ people concern more about living environment. It is raised an issue that which place is suitable for living‚ high-rises centre or suburb sprawl. Two very different articles provide contrasting perspectives on this issue. The article
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