The persecution of John T. Scopes was a very peculiar case‚ but it was also one of the most famous and important cases to ever appear in the Western world. The Scopes trial is often referred to‚ as Mencken says‚ “completely switching the direction the country seemed to obviously be going in at the time” (Mencken’s Trial Account). The Scopes trial is often misperceived in it’s message for the country‚ it is seen as a random trial against a science teacher that eventually led to an argument over evolution
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Jacksonian Democracy was or was not democratic? Jacksonian Democracy marked the age "of the common man" and the era for an improvement on government and society. When Andrew Jackson was president‚ he led the nation of the United States into dramatic changes both socially and politically which affected the government system and the lives of the American people positively. He fascinated the American people greatly because he stood for values they stood for such as a better government system. Because
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flaw was his sanctimonious nature‚ more stark and distilled than that of any other president‚ even John Quincy Adams (who was no piker in the sanctimony department). He thought he always knew best‚ because he thought he knew more than anybody else. Combine that with a powerful humanitarian sensibility‚ and you get a president who wants to change the world for the betterment of mankind. Watch out for such leaders. Even during his first term‚ with war raging in Europe‚ he sought to get the United States
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mother‚ but when he needed it the most it served as a tragic flaw when fighting the Dragon. Beowulf had relied on this trait to help him in battle‚ but when he was no longer in heroic condition it failed him and lead to his death. Beowulf believed that he could beat almost any monster with or without a weapon due to this confidence‚ when he was in his prime‚ such as when he fought Grendel and Grendel’s ‚other. When he challenged the Dragon he was no longer in heroic condition‚ he was almost a normal
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greatness of Alexander (the Great) is often a much debated question. The importance of such debates is arguably minimal- Alexander was quite clearly a great ruler‚ possibly the greatest to ever live. A much more disputable question regarding Alexander is that of his cruelty throughout his reign as Macedonian King. In order to ascertain the extent of Alexander ’s cruelty one must analyze a number of key events which occurred during his kingship. These include the actions he took following Phillips death‚
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I chose in the book for “Hearing People Only” is chapter 65 “Can deaf people appreciate music at all”‚ chapter 71 “What difficulties do deaf people have when driving an automobile”‚ and chapter 73 “Aren’t deaf people more prone to accidents”. I chose these chapters because I think hearing people are generally curious about whether deaf people can listen to music‚ if they can drive‚ and if they are accident prone. I think these topics are most common among hearing people about the deaf. I also find
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different leaders during a time of struggle of The Great Depression. They also had different ways and theories on how to get America out of the depression. Hoover felt that in order for the economy to get better‚ the government should not expand any more than it had to and that the people should take care of their own problems with the help of only volunteers‚ which was a conservative stance. On the other hand‚ Roosevelt did everything he could to help as many people as possible and was open to new ideas
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Living in a communist dungeon was like living in the Plato’s Cave In Plato’s book‚ the Republic‚ in a story that the ancient Greek philosopher shows to his student Glaucon‚ by using an allegory of peoples that are condemned to live in a cave for all their lives‚ the philosopher shows how people can be deceived by many images that they see from the distance and when they have not enough information to judge them. The life of the people who lived in the communist Eastern Europe during the second
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advanced writing and math‚ insane pyramids‚ excellent stone and jade tools‚ gender equality‚ great road systems‚ and dedication to religion. Met its end after more than 3‚000 years. Archaeologist show through studies that the ending of this empire was caused by a uniformed/unstable government‚ droughts‚ deforestation‚ debates‚ diseases‚ decreased trust in leaders‚ and abandonment of cities. The Mayan empire started in 2000 B.C.E. originating in Mexico but rapidly expanding to parts of Guatemala‚
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The Second Amendment: A Threat to Civilized People? Gun control has recently created a massive uproar throughout the United States because of the recent‚ and sincerely unfortunate‚ Sandy Hook school shooting that occurred last December. In response to this tragedy‚ Democratic leaders have been attempting to capitalize on the incident and push forward their respective agenda of limiting gun rights. As one can imagine‚ there are a surfeit of opinions on the subject‚ but despite this fact‚ I have come
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