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 with the transcipt of the trial. It became a national event‚ covered
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written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee to inform its readers about the injustice of a law that limited the freedom of an ordinary citizen. This play is based upon actual events that happened to an individual‚ John Scopes‚ in Dayton‚ Tennessee during the 1920’s. This famous "Monkey Trial" not only allowed people to begin to accept new theories about the origin of man‚ but also showed that they did not have to limit themselves in other areas of life. In the beginning of the play‚ the authors try
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Social Darwinism fueled imperialism by making imperialistic nations believe that their imperialistic ventures were a natural turn of events and not a cruel‚ opressionistic system of government. These imperialistic nations exploited other nations and cultures and their troops’ motivation was the glory of the nation and the eradication of the weaker races on earth. These soldiers believed in Social Darwinism. Also‚ nations were able to become imperialistic because of the support of their people. They
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SEEING RED -As communism swept through Russia‚ there was a fear that labor unions were influenced by the Bolsheviks - “Red Scare” of 1919-1920 (1st Red Scare) * Crusade led by Attorney General Mitchell Palmer against the suspected communists * Thousands of Americans were arrested *Impact of the Red Scare: - Business people used it to help break unions - Sacco and Vanzetti *Two Italian immigrants (anarchists‚ atheists‚ draft dodgers) charged with murder‚ found guilty and executed
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how our earth and surroundings have adapted with us through out years. My interest in evolution since my first exposure to it in Elementary has lead to read more about and want to study it in a similar field. There for a court ruling like The Scopes trial in 1925 where they banned the teaching of evolution to kids weere to have been continued and not changed then maybe I or many others would not have been introduced to evolution. Without evolution the continued studies of genetics and medicine would
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revolution swept the nation. In the 1920s‚ the boom in technology‚ coupled with cultural and social developments led to tensions between the old and new. The manifestation of these conflicting ideals was a focal point of the Election of 1920 and Scopes Monkey Trial. The reform movements and Woodrow Wilson’s staunch moral legislation preceding the 1920s were a source of exhaustion for the American public. The American public was disillusioned with the failed League of Nations‚ and quickly embraced the
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#3 In 1925 religion and scientific theory collided in a courtroom. John Scopes‚ a school biology teacher‚ deliberately violated the state’s anti-evolutionism statute. The fundamentalists won their case in court. The Tennessee state prosecutor won a conviction against Scopes on the grounds that the legislature had the right to determine what was taught in public schools within the state. The key question during the trial: Should religious beliefs influence public education in a nation where church
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science became prevalent‚ most notably in the Scopes Monkey Trial during the 1920s. Following Darwin’s Theory of Evolution‚ many‚ including teacher John Scopes‚ wanted to teach this scientifically proven explanation for human development in schools. However‚ a great controversy was sparked in Tennessee when the fundamentalist Board of Education refused to teach anything but the story of Adam and Eve. The outcome of the trial found Scopes guilty. This trial represented the greater question of whether
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There are many debates in the United States that have been ongoing for decades‚ and some for even centuries. Some of these issues are in relation to science‚ religion‚ and some are even a combination of the two. Film and other media outlets have commonly been used to address these types of issues ever since these outlets were started. In the film Dracula‚ directed by Tod Browning in 1931‚ many controversial issues of the 1920s and 1930s including science‚ superstition‚ religion‚ and xenophobia
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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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