found they could only market their goods for merely a fraction of their post-Civil War price. Later on a debate came to head at the Democratic Party National Convention when‚ on July 8‚ 1896‚ a leading Democratic figure of the time‚ William Jennings Bryan‚ stood up in support of establishing a silver standard. But‚ four years later Jennings lost the debate when the congress passed the gold standard of 1900. Since farmers could not obtain the silver standard they struggled to simply to business and
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Kelley •Grange •Farmers’ Alliances •Populism Many of the Populist reform issues‚ such as income tax and legally protected rights of workers‚ are now taken for granted. •bimetallism •gold standard •William McKinley •William Jennings Bryan One American’s Story As a young adult in the early 1870s‚ Mary Elizabeth Lease left home to teach school on the Kansas plains. After marrying farmer Charles Lease‚ she joined the growing Farmers’ Alliance movement and began speaking on issues
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Jennings Bryan was the one fighting against Clarence Darrow in this trial. William was a three time Democratic candidate for president and a populist‚ who also led a Fundamentalist to banish Darwin’s theory of evolution from Americans classrooms. There were people who believed in teaching evolution and on the opposite side were anti-evolution. The case was about Scopes‚ but Scopes played a little part in the trial‚ the trial basically turned into a circus. Darrow was questioning Bryan on his beliefs
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Bryan had been in many judicial cases before his anti-evolutionary push‚ this brings up the points that in his early cases he was often on the side of someone that was both an underdog and being accused. On March 21‚ 1924‚ the Butler Acts went into place
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that denies the story of the Divine Creation of man as taught in the Bible‚ and to teach instead that man has descended from a lower order of animals.” There were several people involved in the trial. They included John Scopes‚ William Jennings Bryan‚ and Clarence Darrow. They each played a very important role in the trial. Born in Kentucky in 1900‚ John Scopes was a science teacher in Tennessee. He became famous for going on trial for teaching evolution in 1925. Scopes was part of an American
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Tennessee vs. John Scopes: The monkey trial It was the year 1925 and in the town of Dayton‚ Tennessee a trial that would decide whether evolution would be taught in public schools. The trial was titled as Tennessee vs. John Scopes and is commonly known as the "monkey trial". This trial took place from July 10‚ 1925-July 25‚ 1925 (Douglas‚ On-line). The event the created this well renowned trail was the infringing of the Butler Act. This act‚ passed by the state of Tennessee‚ prohibited the teaching
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the Butler Act of 1925. Scopes was provoked by the American Civil Union Act because of their promise to pay for the defense of anyone willing to violate the Butler Act. The trial brought upon two outstanding lawyers of the time‚ William Jennings Bryan (three-time Democratic candidate for President and a populist) in prosecution and Clarence Darrow (leading member of American Civil Liberties Union and famous for world renown criminal defense) in defense. It was believed by most scientists that biology
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is a mighty strong combination.” (P.13) 2) Calling Bryan as a witness for the defense. (P.30) 3) “We are calling him as an expert on the Bible.” Darrow said. “His reputation as an authority on Scripture is recognized throughout the world.” (P.30) 4) Well‚ have you any idea how the snake went before that time? (P.38) 4. Anaphora * The truth always wins- and we are not afraid of it. The truth does not need Mr. Bryan. The truth is eternal‚ immoral‚ and needs no human agency
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The Rise and Fall of Populism The Farmer’s Alliance In the 1880s‚ as drought hit the wheat-growing areas of the Great Plains and prices for Southern cotton sunk to new lows‚ many tenant farmers fell into deep debt. Lenders‚ grain-elevator owners‚ and others with whom farmers did business were angered. Depression worsened in the early 1890s‚ and some industrial workers shared different views on labor‚ trust‚ and monopolies. If the various alliances between the North
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“Scott Pilgrim vs. The World” hit theaters in 2010 starting a sub cultural cult. The graphic novel series created by Bryan Lee O’Mally published between 2004 and 2010 created after the film to promote the film keep that phenomenon alive. The first volume to this six part series is “Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life”. It starts out with a dramatic introduction to the main character of the series which is the announcement of his current dating status the fact that he is 23 and dating a high schooler
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