Trial

going to end up. During my time on the College 's Mock Trial Team, I realized exactly what type of lawyer I wanted to be. I joined my school 's Mock Trial Team having absolutely no experience with what mock trial was and only had my confidence with public speaking as a primary skill to rely on. It was not until my first trial that I realized how much I loved the courtroom and while some people could not stand the upwards of three hour trials, I could not have been more enthralled. The first…

Salem Witch Trials Vs McCarthy Hearings The Salem Witch Trials and McCarthy Hearings were both tragic events that happened in the world we live in today. Many people were accused and prosecuted because of what the government thought of them, Overhead the beliefs of one group of people led to two national events and situations that changed the way our government thinks on their feet today. These two events actually have many similarities and differences pertaining into their details and…

has battled creation and religion winning the support of many individuals every passing day. One famous battle amongst the two is known as the Scopes Monkey Trial. Where a key question sprouted in its aftermath: should creationism be taught in schools? The answer should be a universal yes, but many do not believe so. The Scopes Monkey trial took place in the summer of 1925 in Dayton, Tennessee. It was “seen as a struggle between science and religion, between modern and…

Monkey Trial. While this court case did not go up to the Supreme Court, it did have a great impact on the rest of similar cases, with the State of Tennessee vs. Scopes becoming the freedom call to evolutionists around the country. In March of 1925, the Tennessee legislature banned the instruction of evolution in Tennessee schools. John Scopes, a high school science teacher, was arrested in May of the same year for teaching evolution in his classroom. This…

The year is 1692. The town is Salem, Massachusetts; a small town full of people- you, members of the jury, on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. You make an honest living by farming your land and trying to live happily with your neighbors. When you do not understand something, you go to God to look for answers. You do not look to scientific reason when situations become convoluted. You try to live your lives as God would want you to and you go to church on Sunday to worship Him. You strive to help…

“The Visible and Invisible Worlds of Salem” describes the mysterious troubles experienced in Salem Village during the winter of 1691-1692 (Davidson & Lytle, 2005, p. 25). Accusations of witchcraft led to the death of twenty individuals. Reverend Samuel Parris’ daughter and niece came down with afflictions. The girls appeared to have pains, pricks, and convulsions. Many individuals, mostly women, were imprisoned. This forced them to defend themselves through forceful interrogation techniques…

Nuremberg Trials were the first trials in history to seek justice against an entire regime for aggressive war crimes. They took place immediately after World War II ended, the indictment happened on October 18th, 1945. The horrible war crimes included invading other nations, violating the Treaty of Versailles and the most horrific crimes against humanity. The Nuremberg Trials prosecuted twenty one defendants, all of whom were Nazi officers and part of six major Nazi organizations. The trials did…

classic 1960’s Stanley Kramer-directed cinema, “Inherit the Wind”, idealizes the 1925 famous Scopes Monkey Trial in Dayton, Tennessee. The Scopes Monkey Trial was a court case about whether emerging scientific theories were allowed to be taught in the public classroom if the theories infringe the traditional religious beliefs. The overall notion in this fictional portrayal of the Scopes Monkey Trial was defending an individual’s right to think and express their own thoughts. In the film, this…

The Scopes trial was between the days of July tenth and July twenty-first, which even included the selection of the jury. The charges that Scopes faces were that he violated the Tennessee anti-evolution law, because he used a textbook that included materials about…

The Scopes Trial took place in 1925 in Dayton, Tennessee. A group of teachers decided to test a law called the Butler Law. The Butler law made it illegal to teach the theory of evolution and instead mandated the biblical interpretation of creationism. The teachers felt that academic freedom and integrity as well as separation of church and state was at stake. Twenty four year old science teacher and football coach John T. Scopes would teach the class. Knowing he would be arrested Scopes taught…