FUNDAMENTALISM AND ITS RISE IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. What is Fundamentalism? The most common association those with no base knowledge of the term make is with Islam‚ the word being linked to the faith with great popularity in the first decade of the twenty first century. Despite this point many faiths‚ apart from Islam‚ like the Christian‚ Jewish‚ Buddhist‚ and Hindu have those within their respective memberships who can be classed as fundamentalists. Fundamentalists are staunch believers and
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The play Inherit the Wind‚ was written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee to inform its readers about the injustice of a law that limited the freedom of an ordinary citizen. This play is based upon actual events that happened to an individual‚ John Scopes‚ in Dayton‚ Tennessee during the 1920’s. This famous "Monkey Trial" not only allowed people to begin to accept new theories about the origin of man‚ but also showed that they did not have to limit themselves in other areas of life. In the
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The twentieth century Scopes trial may have started out as a simple debate between evolutionists and creationists‚ but quickly escalated to a debate of historic proportions. The 1920s were times of change in the United States‚ from women getting the right to vote to prohibition to changes in education‚ such as the Butler Act‚ which created unease and animosity throughout the country. The Butler Act of 1925 prohibited the teaching of evolution and any other theories that deny the story of the divine
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It is rather controversial to say whether or not America was an intolerant society or not in the… America was rather intolerant in the 1920’s as in the southern part of USA‚ many blacks were not treated equally‚ as they came under the ‘Jim Crow’ laws‚ meaning that they were segregated from the white people. The black community were also carried on living in poverty‚ even in the Northern areas where even though they were treated a little more equally‚ they were still given the poorest houses and
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The trial of Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold‚ in 1924‚ was known as the crime of the century. Two Jewish boys‚ whom lived in Chicago‚ kidnapped and murdered local neighborhood boy Bobby Franks. This case exploded in the media and went all over the country. Down in Mississippi‚ Richard Wright came upon the story and decided to incorporate it in the novel that he was currently writing. Throughout his life‚ "Wright ’s fascination with rebellious lawbreakers would catalyze some of his most important
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Fall 2014 English 100-20 Summary Assignment Clarence Darrow‚ “Crime and Criminals‚ Address to the Prisoners in the Cook County Jail” In the captivating story “Crime and Criminals‚ Address to the Prisoners in the Cook County Jail” the author‚ Clarence Darrow‚ explains his opinions on the United States Penal system. Darrow suggests that there is “no such thing as crime” (3) rather‚ people only go to jail because they are in need of money. He further strengthens his argument
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The Traditionalist vs. the Modernist We live in a society that is continuously surrounded with conflict between religion and way of life. From the very beginning of time‚ there has always been a battle between the values of religion and those of the individual. During the era of Jesus‚ they were in a dilemma of following the basic laws of Judaism that had already become outdated by about two thousand years or those of the Romans. Since the development of science in more recent years‚ issues
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Inherit the Wind Inherit the Wind is based on the John Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925. This was based on whether or not fundamentalism or creationism should be taught in schools. The title Inherit the Wind is an allusion to the Bible verse ‚ "He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart." The allusion to this verse has several applications in the play. In Act 2‚ Scene 1‚ Reverend Brown "troubleth his own house" by isolating his daughter
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This Cynical Journalist Inherit the Wind is an intense drama written by Robert E. Lee and Jerome Lawrence based on the John Scopes trial of 1925. In this story‚ Bert Cates is put on trial for going against the Tennessee law prohibiting the Evolutionary theory of the creation of mankind being taught in schools. With the trial being held in Hillsboro‚ most of the people at the event were against Bert Cates with it being so unorthodox. Some people though‚ shared Bert Cates’s logic. E.K. Hornbeck‚ a
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The relationship between religion and science has always been complicated‚ with many scholars having very separate ideas. There are three ways to look at this relationship; Some scholars and religious groups‚ such as ultra Darwinist Richard Dawkins and literalist Christians believe in what has come to be known as the conflict model‚ when one believes that one dominates the other. The convergence model argues that science and religion work together harmoniously‚ the distinct model argues that science
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