William Jennings Bryan

farmers who supplied food for all the people in surrounding areas. William Jennings Bryan was their leader. He believed that God was on his side and that if people were against populism then they were that of the devil. He was the one that wanted free silver from the government. Kazin writes, “Bryan portrayed the cause of free silver as a defense of hardworking Americans and the sovereignty of the nation itself” (Kazin 39). Bryan believed that the gold standard was an ignorant plan and that it…

The heat got to be so bad in the courtroom that some of the elderly people had some issues, including a member of the prosecution fainting. During the break one of the days of trial, Scopes and William J Bryan Jr went swimming together in a natural pool in town to cool off but they were late returning for afternoon court and reprimanded. During the trial, Judge John Raulston denied all of the defense motions and refused to allow most of their witnesses…

During World War I (July 28, 1914- November 11, 1918) the United States made it its mission to not get involved. They were going to abide by a neutrality acts. These acts were used so that the United States and other countries would not overstep boundaries causing the two to feud with each other. Sadly, things did not go according to plan when Germany decided to take matters into their own hands. Many of these acts were broken and as a result the United States entered the war. While the breaking…

Back in 1925, the school board had a law (Butler Act) that evolution (the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth) or any theory of creation other than the biblical Creation could not be taught in public schools. This law was targeted at English scientist Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, which was that human had ascended from apes. Some people did not agree with this law but others…

discussed was a debate on evolutionism being taught in school. Clarence Darrow, an atheist lawyer, asked William Jennings Bryan, a devout and vocal politician and a Christian, a series of questions in regards to what Bryan believed to be true about the Bible. Darrow later then explained that science had said otherwise about certain issues which even today are still referred back to . Proving Bryan to be a fool in his understanding of the Bible and other world beliefs…

Choice of destiny By: Pauline. L “Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.” – William Jennings Bryan. Last two weeks ago, I remembered I was about to have a nice and plentiful dinner outside with my parents. Unfortunately, things didn’t go that smooth as I was expected before. “Pauline, grade 12 is an important year to you, have you decided to go to what kind of stream after graduated from high school?”…

Arizona. Germany just wanted to keep us neutral so that they could win the war. The US had to send so many soldiers out to be in this war, and it was strain on the government. A song called “I Didn’t Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier” by lyricist Alfred Bryan and Composer Al Piantados stated it perfectly, “Ten million soldiers to the war have gone, Who may never return again. Ten million mothers’ hearts must break,” it goes on to say “Who dares to put a musket on his shoulder, To shoot some other…

the center of attention, and be the centerpiece of their campaign for the freedom of speech. Clarence Darrow, he is one of the most famous trial lawyers in the country. Darrow volunteered his services to the ACLU, without pay. William Jennings Bryan joined the prosecution. Bryan saw the Scopes trial to be a “battle royal” for defense of his faith. Journalists from everywhere came to write about this trial, calling it the “monkey…

During the late 19th century in America, working class individuals did not have much opportunity in searching for self definition. This was a time in American history where big businesses and industries were flourishing and dominated a big part of the economy including the roles of workers. Many of these working class individuals were treated very poorly by their employers by having to deal with terrible working conditions and miniscule pay. The influx of immigrants into American also occurring…

The Scopes Trial  John Scopes was a teacher in Dayton, TN, beginning around 1924. He is best known for the controversy that he caused over teaching one very touchy subject to his students, Evolution. In 1925, Tennessee passed the Butler Act which made it illegal for any teacher in a public school "to teach any theory that denies the story of the Divine Creation of man as taught in the Bible, and to teach instead that man has descended from a lower order of animals.” John Scopes was not a…