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Religion and its clash with modern science is nothing new, from Galileo to Darwin. One of the latest controversies originates in 1831 when Charles Darwin began his five-year voyage around the world and slowly made the discovery of natural selection. Which eventually led to the theory of evolution. Evolution directly contradicted the theory of creationism that the Bible had laid down centuries before. This debate is still ongoing, particularly in the United States. The modern debate is over the…

The Impact of Death on Belief in Intelligent Design vs. Evolution Evolution claims that through the process of natural selection, the best genetic traits are passed to offspring. The theory of intelligent design states that life can only be explained if there is an intelligent being leading the process. As demonstrated in Jessica L. Tracey’s paper, “Death and Science: The Existential Underpinnings of Belief in Intelligent Design and Discomfort with Evolution,” many turn to intelligent design in…

In the landmark decision of Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, Judge John E. Jones soundly argues that intelligent design (ID) does not represent a scientific theory, but rather a religious argument whose teaching in public schools violates the Establishment Clause in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. This argument exhibits both logical validity and true premises in its categorization of the theory as non-scientific, thus being truly sound. In essence, the decision states that…

1961. four weeks before the deadline for signing the form she had been given on may 1, she filed suit in Pima County Superior Court against Imogene Russell, who chaired the Amphitheater Elementary School District, and a host of local and state officials, including Gov. fannin and Arizona’s attorney general, Robert…

Amendment 1: Freedom of speech The science of government it is my duty to study, more than all other sciences; the arts of legislation and administration and negotiation ought to take the place of, indeed exclude, in a manner, all other arts. I must study politics and war, that our sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. Our sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history and naval architecture, navigation, commerce and agriculture in order to give…

Does Key Club makes keys? It’s a common question for new members taking the name of the club literally. While others may laugh at the innocence of the question, as veteran member of the club I’ve realized Key Club, in a way, does make keys. The club opens doors to endless amount of opportunities. Whether the opportunity be helping the local animal shelter or leading the community, Key Club has changed my high school experience. Being a leader was not natural for me. As a child, I was a clear…

three students, John Tinker, 15, Mary Beth Tinker, 13, and Christopher Eckhardt, 16, wore black armbands to school to protest the United States involvement in the Vietnam war, The school suspended the students,but the guardians of the kids claim. The District Court ruled that the school had not violated the Constitution...The Tinker 's took the case to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court said ” While schools certainly have the right to establish rules relating to “the length of skirts or the…

The idea of a governing body is essentially the process of people ruling over other people. If people are inherently bad, then humans cannot rule humans without a balancing effect. We have the system of checks and balances not only to hold the branches accountable of each other, but also to evolve the representative democracy we hold. Civil Disobedience positively affects the free society because of the evolution of rights, the balance of power, and the David and Goliath effect. The government…

case is about how one’s rights are revised in educational setting. Schools have the right to prohibit vulgar, lewd, and overly offensive language. This is why Fraser’s right to Freedom of speech did not hold in court. Works Cited "Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser." Oyez. Chicago-Kent College of Law at Illinois Tech, n.d. Jan 5,…

Imagine losing the ability to say a common vocabulary during school, a place where most spend a large amount of time in. Imagine suspensions for using the now forbidden word because a pledge that all students must abide by was written and given to each and every student. This idea of a pledge that takes away from students and even teachers should not be utilized in schools. Since the creation of the Bill of Rights in 1791, the First Amendment--the Freedom of Speech--has been in place to protect…