The Scopes Trial In the year 1859‚ Charles Darwin published his book On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection‚ or the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life. In this book‚ Charles Darwin explains that species need to evolve and adapt in order to survive. Natural selection is the process in which over time certain species and/or characteristic of certain species‚ will evolve and flourish while others will not. Darwin outlines the scientific theory of evolution;
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After witnessing the devastating‚ yet human-induced tragedies of World War I‚ the psyche of America was never the same. They abandoned their fundamental beliefs that the Western Civilization was not a model‚ but flawed society and turned their attention towards internal affairs‚ signaling the beginning of American isolationism. As William Allen White put it‚ Americans were “tired of issues‚ sick at heart of ideals‚ and weary of being noble.” The Roaring Twenties reflected this rejection of tradition
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SEEING RED -As communism swept through Russia‚ there was a fear that labor unions were influenced by the Bolsheviks - “Red Scare” of 1919-1920 (1st Red Scare) * Crusade led by Attorney General Mitchell Palmer against the suspected communists * Thousands of Americans were arrested *Impact of the Red Scare: - Business people used it to help break unions - Sacco and Vanzetti *Two Italian immigrants (anarchists‚ atheists‚ draft dodgers) charged with murder‚ found guilty and executed
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the racial rules of engagement for 1925 America‚ what should have happened to the group of black defenders is that they all would be dragged from the house into the streets and immediatley lynched. However‚ the NAACP hired the iconic lawyer‚ Clarence Darrow to defend them. ₁ Kevin Boyle‚ Arc of Justice. A Saga of race‚ Civil Rights‚a nd murder in the Jazz Age‚ pg 27 The author then goes into farther detail telling us about Ossian’s past life. Ossian was inspired by the black leader W.E.B.
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promise to pay for the defense of anyone willing to violate the Butler Act. The trial brought upon two outstanding lawyers of the time‚ William Jennings Bryan (three-time Democratic candidate for President and a populist) in prosecution and Clarence Darrow (leading member of American Civil Liberties Union and famous for world renown criminal defense) in defense. It was believed by most scientists that biology could not be taught without making some sort of reference to the theory of evolution‚
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In his essay "The Myth of Immortality‚" Clarence Darrow explains his belief that life after death is a hoax and backs up his logic with logical reasoning. Darrow finds it hard to believe that life exists after death simply because there are no facts to prove that it exists. He states that "if people really believed in a beautiful‚ happy‚ glorious land waiting after death why don’t they hasten themselves to it." Darrow also shows his discern in his views for the soul questioning that if we do have
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Massie Rape Case Seventy years ago last month‚ in the pre-dawn hours of a Sunday morning‚ two Honolulu police officers awakened a young man named Horace Ida at his home in Kalihi-Palama. Ida dressed hurriedly and went with the detectives‚ thinking he knew what they were after. Two hours earlier‚ while driving his sister’s car‚ Ida had a near collision with another auto at the corner of King and Liliha streets. An argument broke out and one of the men riding with Ida got in a brief scuffle with
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James P. Collins What Was at Stake? Analyzing the Significance of the Scopes Monkey Trial for American Education Analytical Introduction This article was written to remind students and teachers of the past historical events which served to shape current American education trends‚ standards‚ policies‚ and norms. In writing this piece‚ I hope to highlight a pivotal point in American education history when the right to think and question and status quo was threatened. I carefully contemplated
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(P.14) 3. Ambiguity 1) “My friend the attorney-general says that John Scopes knows what he is here for‚” Darrow drawled. “I know what he is here for‚ too. He is here because ignorance and bigotry are rampant‚ and it is a mighty strong combination.” (P.13) 2) Calling Bryan as a witness for the defense. (P.30) 3) “We are calling him as an expert on the Bible.” Darrow said. “His reputation as an authority on Scripture is recognized throughout the world.” (P.30) 4) Well‚ have
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Trials. UMKC School of Law. 1997. Web. 4 Mar. 2011. O’Connor‚ Flannery. “Some Aspects of the Grotesque in Southern Literature.” Mystery and Manners. Ed. Robert Fitzgerald. New York: Farrar‚ 1986. Riniolo‚ Todd C.. “The Attorney and the Shrink: Clarence Darrow‚ Sigmund Freud‚ and the Leopold and Loeb trial.” Skeptic 9.3 (2002): 83-89. “Rope.” Dir. Alfred Hitchcock. Star James Stewart. Transatlantic Films. 1946.
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