between the gold standard and the silverites . The silver Democrats nominated William Jennings Bryan and the gold standard Democrats switch sides and went with McKinley. This is the first time that one of the major political parties and defected and joined the other party. With this defection is tilted the scales in McKinley’s favor. The election was close as McKinley received only 51% of the popular vote and Bryan received 47% of the popular vote (Goldfield‚ et al.‚ 2011). McKinley took office in 1897
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fine aside on a technicality 8) William Jennings Bryan- an ardent Presbyterian Fundamentalist; joined the prosecution against John Scopes in the "Monkey Trial" of 1925; took the stand as an expert on the Bible‚ he was made to appear foolish by criminal lawyer Clarence Darrow; five days after trial‚ he died of a stroke‚ probably from heat and stress 9) Clarence Darrow- famed criminal lawyer; worked in "Monkey Trial"; made William Jennings Bryan appear foolish 10) Andrew Mellon- Treasury Secretary
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To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 16 Page 208 Chapter 16’s setting started at the Finch’s house when Scout‚ Jem and Dill arrived home after their downtown adventure to spy on Atticus. When they get home Scout starts to rehash the night’s events and when she finally put everything together and starts to cry. Jem hearing this comes to console her while actually being caring and nice for a change. This action of Jem’s shows a theme of maturity and how Jem is learning to put his feelings aside to console
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jail where he waited for a trial to be held. Clarence Darrow would later represent him in the trial against William Jennings Bryan on the prosecution. Inherit the Wind uses the Scopes Trial as a basis for the play by comparing the views of fundamentalists and evolutionists. In the play‚ the fundamentalists include the townspeople‚ Matthew Harrison Brady (William Jennings Bryan)‚ and Reverend Brown. They represent the “backwards” ways of the town of Hillsboro where the play takes place. The evolutionists
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Body paragraph #1: The United States abandoned its neutrality and joined World War I because of financial and economic relations with other nations which made it difficult for them to maintain neutrality between alliances. Doc 1 – William Jennings Bryan – Secretary of State – their financial interests were too powerful to ignore Doc 2(according to this graph) – The US exports to France and Britain rose dramatically after 1915‚ however exports to Germany dramatically sunk. This shows the influence
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Populist party in U.S. history‚ political party formed primarily to express the agrarian protest of the late 19th cent. In some states the party was known as the People’s party. Formation of the Party During the Panic of 1873 agricultural prices in the United States began to decline. The economic welfare of farmers suffered badly; many believed that the management of currency was at fault and that the government’s currency policy was determined by Eastern bankers and industrialists. After
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Cylver Claytor Claytor 1 Professor Rodgers Humanities I November 5‚ 2010 Literature in the Dark Ages: The Apocrypha The Dark ages is referred to as such for many reasons there was plague and sickness that hit humanity during this time and people lived in fear to name a few. But one main reason is the fact that not much information exists about this period in history. Nearly all the ancient critical texts were
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Comparison of Matthew 26:6-13‚ Mark 14:3-9 and John 12:1-8 April 22‚ 2010 Robin Reid These three excerpts of the Bible appear to be the same story. All occur in Bethany. They all take place in the home of Simon the leper. John indicates this took place six days before Passover and that Bethany was where Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. Though‚ from Matthew and Mark we can assume the incident occurred shortly before the Passover because Jesus indicates in all three accounts the deed was
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A comparison of Macbeth and Star Wars Shakespeare wrote the play‚ Macbeth‚ which features the character‚ Macbeth who turns evil. Lucas made the Star Wars movies which feature the hero‚ Anakin Skywalker‚ who succumbs to the dark side. Both men have conflicting issues that lead to their downfall. Anakin Skywalker and Macbeth were both once heroes. Anakin Skywalker had done many heroic acts. He saved many lives. Anakin had always wanted to help everyone he could and this is what made him
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What are some ways the Christian gospel is perceived in our Culture The Gospel of Christian is alleged in our traditions in many customs. Most people have the perception that if you are a Christian you feel you are holier than a non-believer. What they do not understand is that‚ when anyone makes the choice to become a Christian‚ they make life-long changes in their lives. On several occasions‚ friends and sometimes family become offended with the choices you make in becoming a Christian. In my
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