Inherit the Wind

• Author : Jerome Lawrence,Robert E. Lee
• Publisher : Ballantine Books
• Release : 21 September 2016

A classic work of American theatre, based on the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925, which pitted Clarence Darrow against William Jennings Bryan in defense of a schoolteacher accused of teaching the theory of evolution The accused was a slight, frightened man who had deliberately broken the law. His trial was a Roman circus. The chief gladiators were two great legal giants of the century. Like two bull elephants locked in mortal combat, they bellowed and roared imprecations and abuse. The spectators

• Author : Jerome Lawrence,Robert E. Lee
• Publisher : Ballantine Books
• Release : 04 November 2003

A classic work of American theatre, based on the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925, which pitted Clarence Darrow against William Jennings Bryan in defense of a schoolteacher accused of teaching the theory of evolution The accused was a slight, frightened man who had deliberately broken the law. His trial was a Roman circus. The chief gladiators were two great legal giants of the century. Like two bull elephants locked in mortal combat, they bellowed and roared imprecations and abuse. The spectators

• Author : Jerome Lawrence,Robert Edwin Lee
• Publisher : Perfection Learning
• Release : 03 June 2023

Dramatic portrayal of the confrontation between Bryan and Darrow in the famous Scopes monkey trial.

• Author : Marjorie B. Garber,William R Kenan Jr Professor of English and of Visual and Environmental Studies Marjorie Garber
• Publisher : Psychology Press
• Release : 03 June 1998

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• Author : Cheri Fuller
• Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
• Release : 09 August 2013

You’ve already discovered the joy of reading The One Year Bible. You love going through the Scriptures. But you want to do more than just turn the page and check “Bible reading” off your daily to-do list. In The One Year Book of Praying through the Bible, respected author Cheri Fuller leads you through the Bible in one year, helping you pray Scripture passages back to God. The One Year Book of Praying through the Bible is the perfect

• Author : Edward J Larson
• Publisher : Hachette UK
• Release : 31 July 2008

The Pulitzer Prize-winning history of the Scopes Trial and the battle over evolution and creation in America's schools In the summer of 1925, the sleepy hamlet of Dayton, Tennessee, became the setting for one of the twentieth century's most contentious courtroom dramas, pitting William Jennings Bryan and the anti-Darwinists against a teacher named John Scopes, represented by Clarence Darrow and the ACLU, in a famous debate over science, religion, and their place in public education. That trial marked the start of

• Author : Roger Ebert
• Publisher : University of Chicago Press
• Release : 15 October 2010

Roger Ebert has been writing film reviews for the Chicago Sun-Times for over four decades now and his biweekly essays on great movies have been appearing there since 1996. As Ebert noted in the introduction to the first collection of those pieces, “They are not the greatest films of all time, because all lists of great movies are a foolish attempt to codify works which must stand alone. But it’s fair to say: If you want to take a tour

• Author : Stacey O'Reilly,Angie Stooksbury
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 04 December 2013

The Common Core is placing a heavier emphasis on nonfiction, but that doesn't mean you have to give up your literature lessons! In this book, English teachers Stacey O'Reilly and Angie Stooksbury describe how you can combine nonfiction with fiction to meet the standards and give students a deeper understanding of what they are reading. This practical book provides a variety of nonfiction reading strategies as well as ready-to-implement lesson plans and text pairing suggestions. You will get... A variety

• Author : Ron Milliner
• Publisher : Elm Hill
• Release : 10 September 2019

Fake Evidence examines the scientific evidence offered in evolution-creation court cases from the State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes in 1925 to Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District in 2005. The validity of the different types of evidence is tested against the current ideas in the scientific literature. Much of the evidence offered in the past would not be offered in such a case if held today. The first chapter of the book looks at court evidence in light of the

• Author : Franz Delitzsch
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 03 June 1884

• Author : Intelligent Education
• Publisher : Influence Publishers
• Release : 12 September 2020

A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee’s Inherit the Wind, a political play that fictionalized the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial. As a play of the 1950’s, Inherit the Wind defended intellectual freedom. Moreover, the play intended to denounce the state of McCarthyism at the time. This Bright Notes Study Guide explores the context and history of Lawrence and Lee’s classic work, helping students to thoroughly explore the reasons

• Author : Clifford E. Landers
• Publisher : Multilingual Matters
• Release : 01 January 2001

In this book, both beginning and experienced translators will find pragmatic techniques for dealing with problems of literary translation, whatever the original language. Certain challenges and certain themes recur in translation, whatever the language pair. This guide proposes to help the translator navigate through them.

• Author : Dan W. Clanton, Jr.,Terry R. Clark
• Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
• Release : 03 June 2023

"The study of the reciprocal relationship between the Bible and popular culture has blossomed in the past few decades, and the time seems ripe for a broadly-conceived work that assesses the current state of the field, offers examples of work in that field, and suggests directions for further study. This Handbook includes a wide range of topics organized under several broad themes, including biblical characters and themes in popular culture; the Bible in popular cultural genres; "lived" examples; and a

• Author : Richard D. McGhee
• Publisher : McFarland
• Release : 01 October 1999

After the death of Marion Morrison, known as John Wayne, in 1979, President Jimmy Carter said that Wayne "was bigger than life. In an age of few heroes, he was the genuine article. But he was more than a hero; he was a symbol of many of the qualities that made America great." The first section of this study concentrates on Wayne's style of work and sphere of action as an actor: The man who works for a living and is

• Author : Jeffrey Lyons
• Publisher : Simon and Schuster
• Release : 07 March 1996

With the discerning eye that has made him one of the most popular film reviewers of our time, Lyons recommends a wonderful range of alternatives to the videos playing (sometimes over and over again) in the living rooms of American families. Organized by category, each entry includes cast and credits, detailed plot summaries, suggested age groups, and information on the movie's background.