William Jennings Bryan

Good afternoon, faculty, parents, and students of Mt. Pleasant Community High School. I would like to read a quote from William Jennings Bryan, former United States Secretary of State: “Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved”. Today we are taking a little trip down memory lane. Today, lets remember our past, embrace the present, and hope for the future. Most of you started kindergarten in 2005. Did you know

teacher in Dayton, Tennessee taught the theory of evolution in his science class, and was arrested for it. He brought in famous lawyer,Clarence Darrow, to defend him in court. The state of Tennessee brought in three time presidential candidate, William Jennings Bryan. The court battle went on for eight days, and finally the jury made a decision that John Scopes was found guilty, but then was overturned in the Supreme Court. This court case was the watershed, that led to the ban of creationism in public

Matthew Harrison Brady “Inherit the Wind” is a fictionalized account of the Scope Trial. The character of Matthew Harrison Brady is based on the historical figure of William Jennings Bryan. In the play “Inherit the Wind” by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, Bertram Cates is behind bars, awaiting trial for teaching evolution. Brady will lead the prosecution, and Henry Drummond will represent the defense. Some may feel that Brady does not care for Cates, and that Brady only wants publicity. However

of the agrarian Populist Party and the uprising of William Jennings Bryan. While he ran in the election of 1896, Bryan specifically stressed the policy free sliver over the nation’s monetary standard of strictly gold. He strongly emphasized in his Cross of Gold Speech that the gold standard should not be over the favor of bimetallism, especially with concluding “you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.” In support of the farmers, Bryan solely ran his campaign for their concern on the monetary

“Part of what is wrong with the view of American imperialism is that it is antithetical to our interests. We are better off when people are governing themselves” (Paul Wolfowitz). This powerful quote by American political scientist, Paul Wolfowitz, portrays a notion that numerous people felt about the United States’ ambition to take over other countries. In 1898, the United States went to war with Spain fighting to free Spanish colonies of the harsh treatment the received from their Spanish masters

Trials”, which I looked into to see how accurate the movie was in comparison to the film. In the movie the prosecutor is seen as a man set out to “get” Cates, and even dies in the end due to his anger. However, in reality, the prosecutor (William Jennings Bryan) was opposed to the law and was just doing his job. He offered to pay Scope’s fine if Scope needed any money. While Cates was sent to jail for his beliefs, Scopes was never jailed, and offered to be prosecuted. The film went as far as to misinterpret

The Philippines were fighting Spain for several years before America joined the war. The war took place in Cuba and on the waters of the Philippines in 1898 when the Americans joined the war. It ended with a victory for the Philippines and the Americans causing the Filipinos to receive their independence. Due to their victorious win the United States gained all of Spain’s territories. The U.S had to decide whether to give the islands back to Spain, give the Filipino their independents, or to annex

During the latter half of the nineteenth century, Minnesota was rampant with political discontent (MNopedia). National movements called for shorter work days, restrictions on child labor, as well and safer working conditions. This movement, known as populism, came from citizens want for change. This movement would shape politics for the rest of the century. This movement would take many forms in a number of political groups, most notably, the Grange, the Anti-Monopoly Party, and the Alliance. Populism

country. Independence should be granted to these people as it could be a pretty good business deal in the future. “War of conquest is as unwise as it is unrighteous…. It is not necessary to own people in order to trade with them.” said by William Jennings Bryan, it brought attention to the negative standpoint that it would have caused. Not adding the country would have allowed the US to trade later on without having to use manpower and force to get what they needed. Equality also came into view when

The American Revolution was a gradual and inevitable departure from which the colonists felt they could not avoid. American colonists took many preliminary acts of rebellion and warning, such as boycotting taxed goods and the “Petition to the King”, before any major fighting had occurred. Under the new federal system, the rights of states and power of the states would vastly be diminished in order to make way for a more powerful federal government. The new federal government would now be permitted