Inherit the Wind is a play about the battle between scientific and religious beliefs‚ and the restrictions upon freedom of thought. The themes presented in Inherit the Wind are timeless‚ and could have taken place a century ago‚ could be taking place today‚ and could take place in twenty years. In order to illustrate the timelessness of the play‚ the country-side surroundings and backgrounds are depicted in a modern setting. This also reinforces the fact that these themes are not obsolete and part
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After watching the TED Talk‚ “How Reliable is Your Memory” I was saddened to learn how unreliable eyewitness testimony is since hundreds of people’s lives have been ruined because of it. It is important to consider that not every memory someone remembers is real and while their intentions may not be to lie‚ memory itself gets changed unconsciously. Dr. Elizabeth Loftus did some amazing research in understanding false memories and explained how it relates to real-world situations. Dr. Loftus’s studies
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NEST IN THE WIND ANT 200 Book Test Name __________________________________ Class start time ____________ 1. Contrast Pohnpeian and industrial explanations on how the island came into being. a. The Pohnpeian explanation is an example of a supernatural creation story. b. Pohnpeians explain that an octopus directed Sapikini to the island. c. The industrial explanation is based on science. d. People in industrial society say volcanoes erupted and formed the island. e. all of
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Inherit The Wind “Truth” VS. What Is “Right” In the play Inherit the Wind the theme of freedom of speech is continuously reffered to. Truth being science and right being the bible both have a crucial battle that contradicts the beliefs of each. Bertram Cates a teacher is denounced by the public as a sinner. Defended by henry Drummond both characters not only defend the teachings of science/truth but the ability to think as well. The repeated contradictions of the towns beliefs‚ continuously
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Introduction This report aims to give a non-bias detailed view of the Ted Talk by Mikko Hypponen titled How the NSA betrayed the world’s trust -- time to act. Summary Mr. Hypponen talks about how the national security agency or NSA for short and other American agencies are monitoring foreign data connections that enters or passes US soil‚ which includes personal data such as emails‚ text messages‚ phone calls and other types of data and how our encryption methods are being weaken by installing backdoor
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Introduction Due of his repeated viscous crimes and unpredictable story‚ Theodore “Ted” Bundy has made himself one of the most well known serial killers to date. The mystery behind his crimes still go unsolved as the number of murders committed remains unknown. His story was the inspiration behind many novels and films and it helps us to understand the startling reality of serial killers around the world. Introducing Ted Bundy Bundy was born on November 24‚ 1946‚ in Burlington‚ Vermont‚ to a 22-year-old
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of segregation in speeches or boycotts. Langston Hughes‚ a poet and author from the harlem renaissance era chose to advocate his civil rights through his poetry. His poems A Message to the President and Dream Deferred are able to do that. Langston Hughes conveys the external conflict of segregation obstructing black people’s rights to equality in A Message to the President and Dream Deferred. Black people in the ‘60s were segregated. Langston Hughes addresses this in A Message to the President by
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Evolution‚ the belief that all humans were made from earlier forms of history in the Earth that leaves people in a true controversy over what to believe. Inherit The Wind is a play revolving the Scopes Monkey Trial‚ where a school teacher‚ Bertram Cates‚ taught evolutionism to his students without being allowed. He is then accused and brought to trial where many people come to join in the fight. Brady‚ a lawyer‚ has the job in the play to prosecute this “lawbreaker” while putting up a strong personality
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form of art‚ the once famous Langston Hughes takes us through his major life experience. Not only are the poems well known‚ but the significance of what represents them is what makes the words come alive. Recently reading two well known poems of his‚ I noticed the commonality of how the poet was speaking on life struggles
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Code Talkers How many people can say that their culture has made a huge impact in the history of the United States of America? Can you say that you contributed to a cause bigger than yourself? When it comes to the Navajo Indian Tribe they can say that they have achieved both of these honors. This tribe was a major part of the second world war. Had it not been for this tribe‚ many of the conversations between the U.S. and allied forces would not have been kept secret. The Navajo were known
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