Inherit the Wind

others, problems rise as people try and form social change. This is shown in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird and the play “Inherit the Wind”. To Kill a Mockingbird is the story through the eyes of a young girl about the trial of an African-American man who is placed on trial for supposedly harming a woman, but is there simply because he is African-American. In “Inherit the Wind”, a teacher is placed on trial because he refuses to follow a discriminating law, and teaches Darwin’s theory of…

Jarome Lawrence’s book Inherit The Wind discusses how unpopular opinions are punishable by law and there is no room for science in a world of god. The unsettling thought that one is pressured to share the same opinions as others in fear of persecution on a personal or legal level. There is no room for opinions in the bible and the majority always win. Everyone has an opinion, but speaking your mind can lead to undesirable consequences. The events that take place in Inherit The Wind Is based on…

Throughout the play Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee the theme of fundamentalism vs. the freedom to think is sustained. Fundamentalism is a form of a religious movement that maintains the belief of the literal interpretations of religious scriptures.The leaders in the small Southern town of Hillsboro are very religious, which pressures the citizens to follow suit, which leaves no room for their freedom to think. Because of the constant drive for the idea of creationism,…

Freedom of Thought In Lawrence and Lee’s composed play Inherit the Wind, the characters debate for the preferment of freedom of thought. Bertram Cates faces “fine and imprisonment” for choosing to “speak what he thinks”, and his lawyer, Drummond, is used as the voice of reason to help Cate’s dilemma (Lawrence and Lee 47). The use of Scope’s Trial is a ploy to make a mockery of the limited right to think using examples like the Bible and Darwin’s theories. Drummond shadows the underlying theme…

back-packer. Efforts to locate him are underway, however the rough seas are preventing boats from searching the area until the storm clears. On land, the streets of Adelaide are littered with tree branches as the wild weather continues, the heavy rain and wind shows no signs of stoping soon. (photo of home, with tree collapsed on top) Southern Suburbs have been affected heavily by the storms. Homes in Noarlunga have faced devastation due to falling trees; part of residents Vincent and…

Tacloban city. According to Barmania (2014) the typhoon, that had wind speeds around 150 mph, killed 6200 and displaced 4 million people, leaving the country in despair. Characteristics of typhoon Haiyan and Tacloban City: The characteristics of typhoon Haiyan were very specific and the physical setting of Tacloban city amplified the impact of this super storm. In general, typhoons are tropical storms consisting of intense winds, flooding and rain. As Bower and McCabe (2014) suggest, they…

(Illustration 2)” and hurricanes, it is “The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.(Illustration 1)” Below are two tables that show the differences between the two scales and the different categories. They show the damage they cause and the wind speeds that they have when they hit a certain point on the scales. The two scales are almost very similar to each other and they both seem to cause the same type of damage the higher up they go, the wind speeds are a little different but they look to cause…

OUTLINE Hurricanes are enormous storms which have winds exerting great force upward and inward at very great speeds like 100 to 200mph. Every hurricane can last for over a week. A hurricane is a bit different from the usual cyclone. Cyclone winds have a very low speed of 9km. Hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons are all the same but with a different name. Meteorologists predict the changes in the weather and use different tools to measure changing condition in the atmosphere. The most common…

In the face of calamity, the cry for leadership rings more a screech. As the rain came pouring down over coastal Texas at the end of last month, mother nature surely produced the most ideal conditions for a leadership situation. Hurricane Harvey, the wettest tropical storm to hit the contiguous United States, inundated cities like Houston and Beaumont and put Texas Governor Greg Abbott in a rather sink or swim locus to lead through difficult circumstances (Alvarez). This essay will examine the…

The second stanza is proof that nature has a main part in describing the character and maybe even the meaning the poem. “The leafy boughs on high”, means the “main” part of the branch, resaying nature is the main branch of the poem. The second stanza also has the evidence that the character is depressed. “Hissed in the sun” Hissed mean a sharp note but can also mean displeasure. Figuring out that hissed could mean displeasure, resaying it would be” displeasure of the sun” The sun signals warm,…