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    The period of the twentieth century, specifically the nineteen-twenties, was a historically significant event in history due to the dramatic changes politically and socially. In this time period there was many altercations between two specific groups who had completely different outlooks on change. Modernists, or people who tended to be in favor of new ideas, styles and social trends, embraced the idea of change during this time period whereas traditionalist, or people who are opposed to change,

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    John Scopes Controversy

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    taught in classrooms; the American Civil Liberties Union challenged said law with the help of John Scopes, who was a teacher that taught the theory of evolution in his classroom. In the trial, Clarence Darrow represented Scopes and faced off William Jennings Bryan, who was against evolution being taught and a well-known criminal defense lawyer. In the first section of the book, before the trial, the foundation for the controversy was arranged. Charles Dawson discovered bones and other fragments of

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    According to Gosnell, William Mckinley won a significant number of votes from lower and middle class members because of the amount of Republican propaganda his campaign used. Mckinley supported by upper class members had more capital to campaign and was able to reach a broader audience. Candidate Bryan was only able to reach a small portion of the masses (Gosnell, 131). William Bryan was not given any money by Democratic politicians or newspapers, he had to take the train and was known as a tireless

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    The Populist party was a third party of the 1890s formed to fight for the rights of working people. This party was largely made up of farmers. There were several reasons why this party was formed. By the beginning of the 1880s, millions of farmers had found themselves trapped under the mountains of debt that they couldn’t get out of. There were various causes of why this happened with these farmers. One of the reasons why farmers had debts was because of the switch to industrialized farming. Farmers

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    The Populist Movement

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    During the 1890’s many pivotal events led to a new coming of a political party that left an everlasting impact on American history known as the “Populist movement”. The Populist movement begin around the late eighteen hundred in efforts to reverse the declining economic prospects and rescue the control from the powerful government (Foner 509). With that being said, there were several event that led to the creation of the movement. The 1890’s imposition of a new radical system locked African Americans

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    driving force behind the spectacle. The trial took place in the 1920s when morals were loose and girls were looser. While William Jennings Bryan sought to push his fundamentalist views and Clarence Darrow attempted to focus the country's attention on the flaws of the fundamentalists the American people used the hype of the trial to showcase

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    “Everything in the Bible should be taken as it is given” Bryan. “The Scopes Trial” also known as “the Monkey Trial” was a very controversial trial because of what was at stake and what Scopes was on trial for. John Scopes was on trial for teaching Evolution in his 8th grade class. This trial was the first trial ever to be broadcast on the radio because of how controversial it was. There was also a book written in 1955 called Inherit The Wind which we will be comparing to the actual trial. This book

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    In the 1920s, there was a great debate over the changing of values in America. The jazz age had erupted and with it, came new debates over what is best for the United States and it’s children. America was in a crisis, fighting between its victorian history and the new world of advertisement and propaganda. One of the great debates during this time, was whether or not evolution should be taught in public schools. The difference in ideals between the conservatives and those who were modern was large

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    “Mrs. Potato Head” is a song by the musical artist Melanie Martinez, from her Crybaby album, which I enjoy listening to for its dark themes mixed with innocent and childlike elements. This song is a part of the album’s collective story following a girl named Crybaby, and her experiences with many issues such as poor family structure, loneliness, heartbreak, and societal pressures. This song specifically follows Crybaby taking in the societal pressures to be beautiful, and trying to understand the

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    Great American Political Thinkers In the year of 1776, the United States became an independent country. At that moment, the great men who fought for its independence began to create the government and shape American politics. In Richard Hofstadter's The American Political Tradition and the Men Who Made It, he identifies twelve of the most influential men and the political traditions they created, including the Founding Fathers who started it all. Additionally, Hofstadter informs the reader of other

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