many of the new and upcoming scientist came to his defense. There were disagreements because his theory opposed the idea that God created everything and everyone (Stephen Montgomery‚ N/A). Inherit the wind is a film set in Hillsboro‚ TN. A teacher whose name is Bertram Cates is put behind bars after teaching his students about Darwin’s theory of evolution. Two lawyers arrive into town for Bertram’s trial. For the prosecution‚ Matthew Harrison Brady‚ a politician who ran for president three times. For the defense‚
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In Inherit the Wind‚ Drummond addresses the courtroom viewers to tell them that Cates’ teachings of evolution should be completely legal. He says‚ “’For it is my intent to show that what Bertram Cates spoke quietly one spring afternoon in the Hillsboro High School is no crime! It is incontrovertible as geometry in every enlightened community of minds!’” (Lawrence and Lee 106). Drummond argues
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Since the beginning of time‚ humanity has continuously evolved concepts and adopted ideas in order to obtain a better understanding of the world around it. However‚ it is very difficult for people to accept new theories that contradict their existing belief systems. Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee’s play Inherit the Wind focuses on the rejection of evolution because of a society’s religious beliefs. The story defines the struggle that citizens of a rural area experience while attempting to
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When in fact the Butler Act provided only for a fine from $100 to $500‚ which is the same fine they would have gotten for bootlegging‚ there was in fact no jail time stated in the Act. In the movie‚ Cates; who represents Scopes; was put in prison‚ which according to the law was improper. Bertram Cates (John Scopes in real life) in the movie was a high school biology teacher
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The trial of Bertram Cates revolved around the concept of religion as part of school curriculum. The people of Hillsboro truly believed in the teaching of religion in public schools‚ whereas Bertram Cates and Henry Drummond did not believe religion was part of the necessary curriculum and thought evolution was a valid explanation for the creation of life. The duty of teachers is to educate and inform young minds about the real world and how past events relate to today’s society. Inherit the Wind
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important parts in history. During the book Inherit the Wind there was a trial that showed two different sides. One person that was involved in the trial had gone against the law. One of the people involved in the trial was a school teacher named Cates. He went against the law which evolution was illegal. Brady was another person at the trial. Brady was supporting the other side which was against the theory of Evolution. Brady was on the side of the towns people. The towns people in the book believed
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Inherit the Wind Study Guide: MOVIE: 1. Why is the teacher arrested? Bertham (Bert) Cates was teaching evolution to his high school biology students. 2. What is “Holy” to Henry Drummond? The individual mind was “Holy” to Henry Drummond. 3. Initially‚ the men on the town council are upset about the trial. Why do they change their mind? Matthew Harrison Brady‚ who portrays William Jennings Bryan in real life‚ is coming to Hillsboro‚ Tennessee to be the prosecutor. This will bring
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lawyers crowded the hotel. Even the famous reporter E.K. Hornbeck reported on the trial for The Baltimore Sun. The first major discrepancy concerns the beginning of the case. In the movie a minister‚ lawyer‚ and policeman go into the clasroom where Cates(representing John Scopes) is teaching evolution. They place him under arrest‚ and take him off to jail. The fact is the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) wanted a test case to nullify the Butler Act‚ which said that no public school teacher could
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