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Drummond was right. He was a famous journalist and most famous orator. He battled at the court with weighty arguments and a tremendous speech, and he won, having destroyed Mr. Brady. Mr. Drummond’s arguments and his witnesses, fifteen scientists, thought they were not allowed to testify at the trial proved that Bert was innocent and that Rachel’s independent views were right...
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Mr. Drummond’s arguments and his witnesses, fifteen scientists, thought they were not allowed to testify at the trial proved that Bert was innocent and that Rachel’s independent views were right. Rachel understood that earlier she had not really thought very much...
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Inherit The Wind The first instance of the town's prejudice is the overall affection for Brady, the prosecuting attorney. This is demonstrated when Brady first comes to the town and is greeted by a barrage of food and the citizens of Hillsboro singing "Gimme That Old-Time Religion," the lyrics of which quickly change to "It is good enough for Brady, and it's good enough for me!" The second example of adoration for Matt is when, upon being in the town no more then ten minutes, the mayor pronounces, "The Governor of our state has vested in me the authority to confer upon you a commission as Honorary Colonel in the State Militia," this announcement is applauded by the towns people...	3 / 639
Inherit The Wind The main theme of Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee is taking a stand. The play begins in Hillsboro, Tennessee when a man named Bertram Cates breaks the law by teaching the forbidden Darwin's Theory...	2 / 540
Inherit The Wind The Theme of Inherit the Wind The theme of Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Lee is the right to think. One example that supports the theme is that Drummond tries to prove Bert Cates is on trial because he uses his right to think...	2 / 353
inherit the wind Before the trial, Drummond’s goal is to prove to the town that evolution is not bad. Drummond does not like how this town supports only creationism and not evolution: “That’s understandable...	2 / 329
Inherit The Wind Primarily, Bert Cates, a 10th grade teacher, struggles to obtain his right to have an open-mind, and encourages others to do so. The defendant, simply tries to teach a lesson in his Hunter's Civic Biology, but while doing so is hastily over charged by the bigots of Hillsboro, Tennessee...	2 / 460
Inherit the Wind - Syntax "Henry Drummond? The agnostic?" "That vicious, God-less man!" Henry Drummond is not introduced to the reader in the first scene with dialogues, but in contrast to the other main characters, is presented by a tirade of diatribes...	4 / 886
Inherit the wind The historical facts have been put down in many writings since the famous trial. In 1925, school teacher John T. Scopes was arrested in Dayton, Tennessee for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution, which was against state law...	4 / 869