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First off, Drommond argues that it is rediculous to deny the teaching of evolution. He supports and agrees with Darwin and his findings.

Brady then argues that men are not sponges, ( in regards to a tangent conversation that arose ) and that sponges can not think, but that god could make them think if he wanted to.

Drummond shows everyone a rock, which he explains is millions of yours old.

But according to Brady, the rock can't be that old, for the 'world was created in 4004bc' and this is proven in the ages of the profit.

The two begin to argue using their facts and rebuttals,

then spiral off into an argument regarding the legnth of the so called first day,

Brady admits that the first 'day' may not have been a 24 hour day, because there was no way to tell being that there was no sun yet.

Is this a fight over peoples beliefs and religion??

Brady calls Drummond a celebrated agnostic!

Jury and audience are at this point feeling more sympathetic towards Brady.

Drummond: ~If the sun wasn't created until the fourth day how were the first four measured, and more so, WHO measured them?

AT THIS POINT:

Brady is popular with the people, his arguments satisfy them, Drummonds arguments on the other hand are factual and compelling, but are not making the people happy.

Drummond begins to use both everyday logic and science to back his arguments, accuses Brady of speaking to god.

Brady has lost his popularity and can't come back. Apparently, he has spoken to god, and therefore seems arrogant. Brady becomes angry and shouts and pumps fist furthering his new stigma.

Brady has lost his popularity

INHERIT THE WIND

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Mr. Drummond是一名生物老师，他在自己的生物课中讲述了关于达尔文进化论的学说，冲突了当时学校对宗教的强烈信仰。因此，他被Mr. Brady以误导学生的缘由告进法庭，两方进行了激烈而又精彩的辩论。Mr. Brady坚决认为圣经表明了一切，世界上的任何错与对都是从圣经里面诠释，而达尔文关于人类从远古进化来的观点强烈冲突了他对从圣经世界里的认知。他认为上帝创造了世界，并给予人类生命与智慧，而不是因为环境和其他因素造成的人类进化；上帝规定了每日的时间并给予人类生命，让他们生存于地球。Mr. Drummond 则站在科学的角度进行反驳，而Brady确实不能从圣经里解释在千万年之前的地球是什么样子，他亦无法从圣经里表明创造之前的世界的时间是怎样规划。 Drummond 对这点进行强烈攻击，一轮轮的问题，问的Brady哑口无言。Drummond表示，圣经只是一本书，一本很有逻辑性很好的书，但并不是世界上唯一的一本书。圣经不能诠释一切，亦不能分辨绝对的对与错。紧张的辩论让Brady手忙脚乱，手足无措，他在圣经里的认知不可能去解释世界上的任何问题，他本人也无法完全代表上帝，即使上帝是他的一切。然而，在当时的年代，人们对于宗教的信仰已经达到不可言述的疯狂和热衷，即使Drummond铁齿铜牙，又怎敌得过其他众人的强烈信仰。虽然Drummond没有赢得这次的审判，但他对于整个社会的影响却是巨大的。

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Mr. Drummond是一名生物老師，他在自己的生物課中講述了關于達爾文進化論的學說，沖突了當時學校對宗教的強烈信仰。因此，他被Mr. Brady以誤導學生的緣由告進法庭，兩方進行了激烈而又精彩的辯論。Mr. Brady堅決認爲聖經表明了一切，世界上的任何錯與對都是從聖經裏面诠釋，而達爾文關于人類從遠古進化來的觀點強烈沖突了他對從聖經世界裏的認知。他認爲上帝創造了世界，並給予人類生命與智慧，而不是因爲環境和其他因素造成的人類進化；上帝規定了每日的時間並給予人類生命，讓他們生存于地球。Mr. Drummond 則站在科學的角度進行反駁，而Brady確實不能從聖經裏解釋在千萬年之前的地球是什麽樣子，他亦無法從聖經裏表明創造之前的世界的時間是怎樣規劃。 Drummond 對這點進行強烈攻擊，一輪輪的問題，問的Brady啞口無言。Drummond表示，聖經只是一本書，一本很有邏輯性很好的書，但並不是世界上唯一的一本書。聖經不能诠釋一切，亦不能分辨絕對的對與錯。緊張的辯論讓Brady手忙腳亂，手足無措，他在聖經裏的認知不可能去解釋世界上的任何問題，他本人也無法完全代表上帝，即使上帝是他的一切。然而，在當時的年代，人們對于宗教的信仰已經達到不可言述的瘋狂和熱衷，即使Drummond鐵齒銅牙，又怎敵得過其他衆人的強烈信仰。雖然Drummond沒有贏得這次的審判，但他對于整個社會的影響卻是巨大的。

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Written by: Dongmeng Li

The Scope of an Outsider

The Cates trial has brought a long-oppressed issue to light: the teachings of science and religion in the classrooms of our children. Does religion have a place in scientific curriculum? Of course the children of Tennessee know the tales of Genesis and the teachings of the Lord, but should children associate science with the Bible? In the defense, Mr. Cates argues that they should solely be taught theories of evolution and natural selection as postulated by the controversial Charles Darwin himself with the aide of his lawyer, Mr. Drummond. The prosecution consists of Mr. Brady and the state of Tennessee. The state of Tennessee is prosecuting because of their "anti-evoution" laws which prohibit the teaching of evolutionary theories in public classrooms. The defense attacks the prosecution by proposing a series of questions that question the scientific validity of the Bible. While both sides present strong arguments, the jury and the audience end up favoring Mr. Brady and the position that he takes. Mr. Brady and the state of Tennessee do not believe in teaching young children anything that opposes the truths of the biblical account of creationism. Even though Mr. Cates did not win his trial, it has been a landmark event in that it brought forth the complexity of this controversy.

El escándalo del momento es el juicio de Cates, un hombre que enseña la teoría de Darwin de la evolución en una escuela. La historia de la biblia y la creación del mundo en 7 días es muy popular entre la gente. Por lo tanto, serán necesarios mas que argumentos para comprobar que Cates tiene la razón.

Cates es acusado por haberle dicho a sus estudiantes que el hombre es descendiente del mono. El señor Drummond utiliza la ciencia y la razón para defender el caso de Cates. En el otro extremo esta el señor Brady que esta en contra de Cates y utiliza las creencias de la gente para ganar el caso.

Quien ganara?

Scopes Monkey Trial

The Cates trial was about a man who taught Darwin's theory of Evolution in a school where The Bible and the story of the seven days of creation was very popular. Because this man told his students that humans are descendents of Apes, he was put on trial and eventually put into jail. The two lawyers who are fighting for and against Cates are Mr. Brady and Mr. Drummond. Mr Brady is against Cates because he believes in God and the Bible. He thinks that God created the earth in seven days and that God put humans on Earth. Mr. Drummond uses science and reason to try to win the case for Cates. He tries to tell people that the Bible is not the only source of information. In the end Mr. Drummond questions Mr. Brady so intently that Mr. Brady's emotions get the best of him and he looks like a fool. Cates was convivted because at the time all of the people in the courtroom were devout believers in God.

Greetings from Our Blog 2011-12

Welcome!  This is the start of many interesting things to come on this blog which was created to feature the work of students in U.S. History - Period B - class.  Our first of many blog assignments was to read aloud the play INHERIT THE WIND.  Certain students observed the play as part of an international press corps which attended this trial of the century or so-called "monkey trial."  Mr. John Scopes, a high school Biology teacher, went on trial for teaching the ideas of Darwin on evolution.  (In the play he is called Mr. Cates.)  These "reporters" wrote their articles about this trial in a variety of languages.  Other class members were asked to read any one of these articles, and to write a comment on it (using the COMMENT feature of the blog).  Enjoy!