Inherit The Wind Essay

I believe that the state should not tell people what to believe. Everyone has their own mind and they have the right to believe what they want to believe. I see nothing wrong with teachers teaching about Darwinism or Creationism. I think that everyone should be educated on both matters. There is nothing wrong with knowing information about both subjects, and believing or not believing in them. It is the job of teachers to educate the students on people’s ideas and findings from their research. Once a teacher is telling students what they should or shouldn't do then it is a problem. In the movie, Inherit the Wind, there are many instances where I believe that Bert Cates should not have been found guilty for educating his students on the

Have you ever heard of the “Attorney for the Damned?” Both Clarence Darrow and Henry Drummond were set to win impossible cases. In the play Inherit the wind and the real-life Scopes Monkey Trial, Darrow and Drummond were on the impossible side. The trials were evolution against religion. Darrow and Drummond both had to represent the side of evolution in a religious-biased town. In the play Inherit the Wind, the character, Henry Drummond, parallels his real-life counterpart, Clarence Darrow, through his beliefs, his contribution to the Scopes Monkey Trial, and his career.

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Matthew Harrison Brady and Henry Drummond are two contrasting characters from Inherit the Wind, who are used to show the impact of religion, especially with respect to popularity. Brady and Drummond were both successful lawyers. Drummond had won cases where, even after a “not guilty” verdict, the people still believed the defendant was guilty (Inherit the Wind 27). Brady’s success was equally well-respected, even by Drummond, who described Brady as a giant (Inherit the Wind 128). However, they took opposite sides in the State vs. Cates Trial.

The Wind in the Willows (published in 1908) by Kenneth Grahame is a children's fictional novel set in England during the early 20th century. This allegory from the stimulus booklet evokes feelings of magic and adventure but also feelings of reflection as we relate the actions of Ratty, Mole and Toad to our lives.Grahame evokes an imaginative journey within the mind of the reader as he questions "Which journey's do we take that we really want to experience?" Kenneth Grahame conveys this idea through Mole who is being forced to take Ratty's journey instead of his own. This text broadens our understanding of the world today in that it helps us to undertsand the complex interactions between people.

Discuss the quote that Matt Brady uses at the prayer meeting (proverbs 12:29) “He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind.” What does this quote mean, how does it relate to the main themes of the movie, why is it such an important quote that is chosen as the title of the film.

When a man stands up for his beliefs despite their unpopularity, he exemplifies great bravery. While Bertram Cates may not have been the most brave man when the trial began, he later addresses the courtroom by saying, “I feel I am… I have been convicted of violating an unjust law. I will continue in the future, as I have in the past, to oppose this law in any way I can,” (115). Bert bravely states his point of view in his speech and makes it clear that he stands behind Darwinism. While picking the jury members, Drummond “[objects] to all [the] ‘Colonel’ talk,” (42) because he believes it interferes with a fair trial. In addition to annoying Brady, Drummond objects to the title because he is brave enough to stand up to what he thinks is unjust. On a more general note, Drummond had the bravery to go to Hillsboro as the defense attorney for Bert even though winning the case was nearly impossible and there was no pay. Although their opinions were not popular in the play, Bert and Drummond show great bravery by standing up for

The trial is in the past; it’s now up to the Good Samaritans of Hillsboro to keep religious piousness afloat. Just as Odysseus made his way back from the Trojan War despite the many obstacles he faced, the people of Tennessee can face as many court cases it takes until any who wish to challenge the Butler Law are rightfully

At the headquarters of the Louisiana National Guard, located in the lower 9th ward, the soldiers were not yet aware that the canal levees were giving way. The Guard’s commander

Inherit the Wind is about a 24-year-old teacher named Bertram T. Cates, who is arrested for teaching Darwin's Theory of Evolution to his junior high-class. Some high-profile Hillsboro town’s people press charges and have Cates arrested for teaching evolutionism in a stringent Christian town. A famous lawyer named Henry Drummond defends him; while a fundamentalist politician Matthew Harrison Brady prosecutes. The story takes place in Hillsboro, which is a small town in Tennessee. Cates is merely trying to teach to his class that there is more to life than just what the Bible teaches. He is not trying to be nonreligious; rather he is just teaching his class to think outside the box. The town’s people think that Cates is trying to push

change how people saw the "Old South". This movie quickly became a smash hit and went on to become the #1 movie of all time and still holds the title, as we were reminded of at the Oscars last year. The movie was "Gone with the Wind". It was directed by Victor Fleming, and based off of the book written by Margaret Mitchell. This movie was made to portray one of the most difficult times in American History, and it shows the struggle America went through during the

Inherit The Wind PEA Political Spectrum Prompt For Bertram Cates, Henry Drummond, and Matthew Harrison Brady, I would put them on different Political Spectrums. First, I would put Bertram Cates on the left side of the spectrum, as a Liberal, because of his beliefs, willingness to accept change, and his opinion on moral issues. Bertram Cates believes and teaches Evolution, which goes against the law of teaching the story of Creation, written in the bible. In the first scene of the movie, Bert is observed teaching the theory of Evolution by some policeman, in which he is arrested for going against the story of Creation.

     Inherit the Wind, based on the famous “Scopes Monkey Trial” in the small town Dayton, Tennessee, was written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. The play was not intended to depict the actual history or the proceedings in the Scopes’ trial but it was used as a vehicle for exploring social anxiety and ant-intellectualism that existed in the Americas during the1950s. Lawrence and Lee wrote the play as a response to the threat to intellectual freedom presented by the anti-Communist hysteria of the McCarthy era. The major themes depicted in the Inherit the Wind include the intellectual curiosity, narrow-mindedness or limited perception, the importance of religion, and the relationship between the perception of

My reaction to Ames' stance, near the end of the book, on critical legislative initiatives to correct the problem of lynching was racist by any modern-day measure. She opposed the anti-lynching bills that African-Americans had introduced in Congress to obtain federal sanctions for lynching. “The responsiveness of local chapters to the anti-lynching campaign confirmed his feeling that that no issue so surely touched the heart of black frustration.” (238). Jessie Daniel Ames, at first, appeared unbiased, refused to support, and then eventually, became aggressively opposed to anti-lynching legislation. “Her outrage at the cruelty and injustice of lynching is undeniable” (250) it was her way or the highway. Her way was lobbying, fundraising, and

According to the cops, you were nothing but a no good hood they all knew was destined to die young and violent. None of those cops would think to charge a Soc with your death. They're too busy kissing up to their rich mommy and daddy's.