INHERIT THE WIND- STUDY NOTES ACT 1 - Howard calls Melinda and her whole family worms - The crime the defendant (Bert Cates) in the play is charged with teaching the theory of evolution - Rachel went to the courthouse to visit Bert - Play takes place in the town of Hillsboro - Brady arrives by train - E.K Hornbeck‚ newspaper reporter from Baltimore Herald - Discussion between Howard and Melinda to introduce the conflict evolution vs creationism - Darwin’s book "The Origin of Species"
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Gilgamesh’s being was 1/3 human and 2/3 divine. How can a person be 1/3 of anything is beyond my understanding. In the olden times‚ people believed in myths‚ legends‚ and there were gods and spiritual beings among us. They believed that Gilgamesh was created by the gods Shamash (sun god whom endowed Gilgamesh with beauty) and Adad (storm god whom endowed Gilgamesh with courage) and was brought into the world of man by Ninsun (Gilgamesh’s human mother)‚ hence being 2/3 divine and 1/3 human. As I read the
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Herman Wouk’s The Winds of War is based on a mixture of fictional and non-fictional characters in which are connected to Victor “Pug” Henry. Pug is a middle aged‚ United States Navy Commander with a wife‚ Rhoda‚ and three grown kids‚ Warren‚ Madeline‚ and Byron. His dream is to command an American battleship in the United States Navy. As the story starts‚ Pug is being assigned to naval diplomacy in Berlin‚ Germany six months before the invasion of Poland (1). While working as the attaché‚ Pug notices
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Inherit the Wind: historical allusions * *What is a historical allusion – reference to people or events that have historical significance and symbolism * In literature this helps the character become more relatable as well as more easily create a connection with the reader * *Inherit the Wind’s has various historical allusions such as the 3 Kings; Julius Caesar‚ Charlemagne and Richard I * We will discuss how the 3 Kings allow the reader to understand the character and
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The Michael L Printz Award is awarded each year for a book written and published for young adult readership. The award requires that the winning book exemplifies literary merit and written solely for persons ages 12 – 18. This award does not consider popularity as a criterion‚ nor does it consider titles that are written for adults that appeal to teens. Also not considered as a criterion is the message delivered in the book. In order to be eligible‚ the book must have been published in the United
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worth to anyone‚ especially to oneself. It is an act that ends all choices regarding what one’s life and whatever is left of it is to symbolize (Dyck‚ 2008).” In this report on Euthanasia‚ though Ethical Relativist say that Euthanasia is right‚ the Divine Command Theory and Ethical Egoist say that the practice of Euthanasia is neither right nor wrong. The Method of “Synthetic Assimilation” “seeks to learn from what the ten main moral theories have to tell us and seeks to create a unified and well-formed
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AP “Book Report” 1. Title of the work: Gone with the Wind 2. Author and date written: Margaret Mitchell and written during the Civil War Era. 3. Country of Author: Georgia 4. Characters: Scarlett O’Hara - She is a pretty southern belle who grew up on a Georgia plantation of Tara right before the beginning of the Civil War. She is selfish and futile just like her dad‚ but also seeks to please her mom‚ Ellen. Flirtatious and headstrong protagonist in the novel. Rhett Butler- Scarlett’s third husband
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Chapter three “Divine Illumination:The Secret of Christian Progress” focus on one man‚ whose name is Jonathan Edwards. He was English Puritan. He preached sermon‚ which the title is “A Divine and Supernatural Light‚ Immediately Imparted to the Soul by the Spirit of God‚ Shown to Be Both a Scriptural and Rational Doctrine” in 1734. He made distinction between revelation immediately communicated by God which is “without any intermediate causes‚” and it comes directly from God to the receiver‚ and revelation
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Michael Ondaatje’s "Elizabeth"� portrays the life of the English Queen Elizabeth I. Ondaatje fuses prose and poetry‚ fact and fiction‚ realism and surrealism. The effect of this fusion creates a high degree of dramatic realism. It illustrates the progression and transition from childhood to adulthood. The Poem opens with a young Elizabeth harvesting apples with her father (King Henry VIII) and Uncle Jack (fictional character); preceded by a trip to the zoo. The atmosphere suddenly shifts from going
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Throughout life humanity has always wondered about death and what comes afterwards. It is one of the most highly debated topics in life. In the poems “Dust in The Wind” by Kansas‚ “Don’t Fear The Reaper” by Blue Oyster Cult and “Thanatopsis” by William Cullen Bryant they all revolve around the topic of life and death. Although they have similar topics‚ the overall message and outlook of the poems are different. Regarding all three poems as listed above‚ they have significant similarities. The similarities
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