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    Inherit the wind

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    Inherit the wind and the teaching of Evolution The TV movie‚ Inherit the wind‚ was made to portray the 1925 "Scopes Monkey Trial." The original 1960 version of this movie have been shown in classrooms across the nation‚ and is said to be historical. It has influenced many people against evolution. From just seeing the movie‚ anyone can conclude that religious fundamentalist are unreasonable‚ while evolutionist are rational thinkers. In the discussion below‚ several parts of the movie are compared

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    The Divine Wind

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    Setting (time and place) The Divine wind is set in Broome‚ Australia in 1942 during the time of WW2. Quote: ‘’Where double-storeyed dwellings breathed over one another across a gap no wider than a small car’’ Technique: personification to emphasize the lack of privacy in such a small town portraying that everyone is close and synchronized. Key characters and their connections Hartley Penrose-The novels narrator has a connection with Japanese girl Mitsy Sennosuke who later treats her abominably

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    BABU SANTA BEACH RESORT There is this island located in the southern tip of Samal. It is named as Talicud Island. Talicud it is due to its location. It is rich in a way that photographers will surely absorb its’ richness through their lenses and so the divers may also dive into the alluring corals under the sea. The island can be reached through a ferry boat from Sta. Ana pier in Davao City. The ride takes an hour and there is a scheduled route on each boat from the pier. Usually it leaves the pier

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    inherit the wind

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    Inherit the wind Written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee‚ the play Inherit the Wind is a fictitious spin off of the historical Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925‚ which debated the concept of evolutionism vs. creationism and‚ in general‚ a person’s right to think. Brady and Drummond‚ two lawyers appointed to Bertram Cates’ trial are both powerful characters‚ different yet they portray many similarities through their behaviour. Demonstrated through various personal flaws‚ strengths‚ and their own

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    1/29/2014 Boudhanath - Boudhanath Temple - Boudhanath Sights Boudhanath Boudhanath is only three and half miles from Kathmandu‚ and is a busy suburb of the capital. The Boudhanath temple‚ or Boudhanath Stupa‚ is the main reason visitors head toward the town. It is the main focus of tourism in the area because of it is the largest stupa found in Nepal and the holiest of all Buddhist temples outside of Tibet. The stupa in Boudhanath is the focal point of Tibetan culture inside of Kathmandu

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    south side of the Black Hills (“Wind Cave National Park”)‚ Wind Cave National Park protects two worlds- one underground and one aboveground‚ sunlit environment. This park showcases a variety of wildlife and is home to one of the world’s longest and oldest caves. The “mission of Wind Cave National Park is to reserve and protect the natural resources” it encompasses ("A Brief History of Wind Cave National Park"). In 1903‚ then President Theodore Roosevelt declared Wind Cave become the 8th national park

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    Anyone who has read Shaw ’s St Joan‚ or has witnessed the play can state with certainty that one of the fundamental objectives of the writer was to remove Joan of Arc from the romantic perception that grown around her. Shaw had a clear and simple vision of showing the world what she was really like. He wanted to shed the illusions people had constructed since her death and lend his audience the opportunity to view Joan from a perspective that had been lost for more than 400 years. Upon reflection

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    A Western Wind

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    “Western Wind” “Western Wind” by an anonymous Middle English lyric relates to A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway. In A Farewell to Arms Fredrick Henry has a stream-of-consciousness. In a stream-of-consciousness the writer approximates the rapid‚ often chaotic thought patterns of the character. Thinking about Catherine‚ in the rain‚ Henry refers to the poem "Western Wind”. The poet of “Western Wind” wishes that his heart would heal from the pain of not being with the person that he loves

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    Inherit the Wind

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    Inherit the Wind Inherit the Wind is based on the John Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925. This was based on whether or not fundamentalism or creationism should be taught in schools. The title Inherit the Wind is an allusion to the Bible verse ‚ "He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of 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

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    The Wind In The Willows

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    The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame has challenged the reader to see the world and individuals in different ways‚ through the adventures of four animal friends that exhibit human behaviour‚ and through themes like journey‚ rights and responsibility and friendship and relationships. The novel is a comment on the English social structure of the late 19th Century during the time of industrialization. In the novel Toad represents the Ruling class‚ who has wealth‚ power‚ privilege‚ status and

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