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Stanley Kramer’s film, “Inherit the Wind”; the movie is focused on the 1925 Scopes trial that occurred in Dayton, Tennessee. John Scopes, a substitute high school teacher at the time, was accused of violating the Butler Act which said it teaching the theory of human evolution in any state funded school was unlawful. He was arrested for going against the state law and the trial The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes was held in Dayton, Tennessee. The trial was started in order to attract attention

Roaring Twenties, found its way in America along with the arrival of the flappers (Roaring). Americans were introduced to new fashion styles, the prohibition and the Jazz Age (Fashion, Jazz). Controversy proved to be very prominent with the Scopes Trial (Scopes). As the war came to a close, the Roaring Twenties made its way into America. This time period brought many changes that were new to Americans. Fashion changed from the traditional Gibson Girl to the controversial flappers (Rosenberg).

Film: Inherit the Wind General observations: The opening scene of the film shows a high school teacher, Cate, teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution. The film is set in a small town called Hillsboro. Since evolution in a new theory, people didn’t want to accept this new change especially because it conflicts with what they are taught. People in town doesn’t want outsiders to tell them what to think and in this case, Henry Drummond is. Cate was arrested or teaching evolution, which is against with

Since the Age of the Enlightenment, the institution of religion has had to contend with the opposition of science regarding the issues of the origins of the world and of the human species. Up until around the end of the 17th century, the church was the authority on how the world and everything in it had come to be. However, with the great intellectual revolution came thinkers such as Galileo, Copernicus, Bacon, Descartes, and many others who challenged the biblical assumptions with empirically

Ch. 21: An Emerging World Power Q: What were the causes of World War I, and how did the war progress on the Western Front? (Summary of Prewar Europe, Immediate Cause of War, Progress of War, Stalemate) World War I was initially caused by the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand on June 28, 1914 in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip. World War I was also the first war to have many countries that contributed to the war throughout four long and cruel years. World War I was an international conflict

One of the most discussed and debated phenomena in the history of education is that the hypothetical concept of evolution which can be considered as a theory of primordial history, moreover with the belief of creationism. Both have had an astounded impact in the framework of contemporary education should or should not be taught in the public classroom. Evolutionists and Creationists both have their reasons why their beliefs should be taught in the public classroom. The matter of the fact is that

The 1920s was a period of revolution and liberation for women with the rise of “the new woman”, who experienced changes in both appearance and attitude, and the reconsideration of the purpose of sex. The 1920s gave birth to the flapper, the type of woman who rejected the traditional prudish values of the Victorian Era. Merriam-Webster defines a flapper as “a young woman; specifically: a young woman of the period of World War I and the following decade who showed freedom from conventions (as in

states that religious right organizers utilized “grassroots lobbying efforts” that gave intelligent design “a legitimacy it didn’t deserve”. The feud between creationist and scientist about the origins of the universe dates back to the 20’s during the Scopes trial. Scientist are against creationism because there is no evidence to support the theory. Scientist support Charles Darwin’s theory Darwinism, the theory that organisms evolve from simple to complex through minor adaptations over time, because

it would, “put the town on the map of this country”.1 Thousands of visitors arriving to view the trial of a century denotes a boost in the economy because with an increase of people, young and old, they require a place to stay and food to eat. The Scopes Trial was no doubt a publicity stunt to stimulate Dayton’s economy. Rappleyea especially knew this would attract businessmen and industries so they would continue to host exciting and staged events in order to keep the trail and town in the news.2

in it for themselves and their God. This can be seen when Mencken exclaims “Dayton was having a roaring time. It was better than the circus. But the note of devotion was simply not there;” In this, it can be seen that the people of Dayton made the Scopes trial a party of entertainment rather than an example of their undying devotion to their religion. With this, Mencken shows the ironic nature of the people of Dayton, showing that even an item such as Coca-Cola was a “levantine and Hell-sent narcotic”