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    through a rough patch with the prohibition but it seemed like things were getting worse. The Scopes Trial brought a lot of attention to Dayton, Tennessee, where substitute biology teacher, John Scopes, was accused of teaching evolution (Scopes). The Butler Act was a law “prohibiting public school teachers from denying the Biblical account of man’s origin” (Scopes). On May 5, 1925, John Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution and was given a $1,000 fine. Later, the verdict was overturned (Scopes)

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    wedding ring to the cause, and Scarlett follows suit; in the book, Scarlett is the first to put her ring in the basket. Scarlett’s donation of her ring was not really a sacrifice because it didn’t have any sentimental value to her. In the movie, Rhett Butler returns the rings to both of the women but in the book he only returns Melanie’s ring. There are a couple of significant changes in the scenes regarding the escape of Scarlett, Melanie and Prissy from Atlanta. The importance of finding the cow

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    This strong opposition against Evolution makes Tennessee an interesting battleground for Creationism and Evolution. The first step of the battle was for the Butler Act to find its opponent. What ended up happening was something that was unknown to the public; Leaders from Dayton, a small town in Tennessee, were conspiring to violate the Butler Act. “Civil leaders of Dayton saw an opportunity to benefit the town by increasing its visibility through publicity” (Singham, 2009, p. 23). The idea was first

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    The Character of Scarlet in Gone With the Wind    "My Dear, I don't give a damn," (718) Rhett Butler says this infamous quote to Scarlet O'Hara at the end of Gone With the Wind (1934), when the woman has finally poured her soul to him. The novel Gone with the Wind (1934) by Margaret Mitchell is a classic about the hard times suffered during and after the Civil War. Scarlet lives in the Confederacy and everyone there is for fighting for his or her noble Cause. The young southern belle Scarlet

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    will apply a mate-selection theory to explain the couple’s attraction for one another The film Gone With The Wind depicts a love story between protagonist Katie Scarlett a tease with the boys, deemed by society forever unmarriageable, and Rhett Butler, a mysterious ladies man, with his eyes set on her. The two fall in love through their uncanny similar personality traits, views, and morals in life, in spite of Scarlett’s prolonged belief her ideal man, Ashley Wilkes was her romantic destiny. Through

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    Summary Of Second Skins

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    Second Skins: The Body Narratives of Transsexuality – Jay Prosser Prosser (1998) enters the gender-identity conversation with a rather counter-intuitive project. At a time when poststructuralism is busily deconstructing the sex/gender linkage in ways that transcend the materiality of the subject, Prosser wants to bring the “ontological” trans body back into the dialogue by charting the arc of the changing body within transgender narratives. Only by mapping these transitions in this frame can he describe

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    CHAPTHER ONE INTRODUCTION Joanna Russ’s The Female Man mainly represents how its central characters, Jeannine, Joanna, Janet and Jael, affected by society when they playing gender roles. In this chapter there are three main sections. The first section mentions the life of the author, Joanna Russ, the second section is about the summary of The Female Man and the third section outlines my research questions under the name of Research hypothesis. 1.1 Joanna Russ Joanna Russ was born February

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    sex, gender, and desire… —— Judith Butler, Gender Trouble I. Drag: From Eddie to Eudoxia In the first part of the novel, Eddie appears in the identity of Eudoxia Vatatzes, living in France with her aged Greek husband Angelos Vatatzes. White doesn’t

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    During the election year of 1920, America wanted to relax and enjoy winning the war and American life, so people rallied behind Warren G. Harding of Ohio who promised to restore “normalcy” to the country. Though seen as a good man, he was corrupt, did not have strong principles, and scandals arose in his 3rd year of presidency. In 1923, he died of food poisoning while making a trip to the west coast to give speeches. Harding’s vice president, Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts, took over and was very

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    foundation sponsors events and programs throughout the year and houses many groups, organizations, and businesses that highlight the importance of preserving German heritage though healthy bodies and the arts and humanities. The Atheaeum is also house to the Rathskeller Restaurant, which is the oldest restaurant in Indianapolis. Other tenants include the American Cabaret Theater, the Indiana German Heritage Society, a Young Actors Theatre, and even a YMCA. The Athenaeum also hosts a German Fest annually

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