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| | '''2.''' Number ten, which says, "'He who has gold makes and accomplishes whatever he wishes in the world and finally uses it to send souls to paradise.' This quote describes the twin goals of whose mission?" It was Christopher Columbus, something which I didn't know before and found somewhat fascinating. That time period had much new discovery and hope of adventure, just like any well written novel. | | '''2.''' Number ten, which says, "'He who has gold makes and accomplishes whatever he wishes in the world and finally uses it to send souls to paradise.' This quote describes the twin goals of whose mission?" It was Christopher Columbus, something which I didn't know before and found somewhat fascinating. That time period had much new discovery and hope of adventure, just like any well written novel. |
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| − | 3. When a single certain religion is presented to be taught to children as if it were the only correct reasoning, there are bound to be a number of protestors. As is happening in schools today, when textbooks and teachers rely on a simple theory instead of admitting a greater Being may be in play, so was it happening in the schools of the early twentieth century. This is what brought Clarence Darrow and William Bryan to debate in a highly publicised trial. | + | '''3.''' When a single certain religion is presented to be taught to children as if it were the only correct reasoning, there are bound to be a number of protestors. As is happening in schools today, when textbooks and teachers rely on a simple theory instead of admitting a greater Being may be in play, so was it happening in the schools of the early twentieth century. This is what brought Clarence Darrow and William Bryan to debate in a highly publicised trial. |
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| − | A textbook being used by a man called John Scopes taught young children in Tennessee that the Piltdown Man was a large link between human life now, and ape life in the far past. This was proven to be nothing more then a hoax some years later, but still a larger, more disturbing, matter remained. White supremacy. It was taught that people of lighter skin was further evolved then those with darker skin tones. A large racial dispute | + | A textbook being used by a man called John Scopes taught young children in Tennessee that the Piltdown Man was a large link between human life now, and ape life in the far past. This was proven to be nothing more then a hoax some years later, but still a larger, more disturbing, matter remained. White supremacy. It was taught that people of lighter skin was further evolved then those with darker skin tones. A large racial dispute that should not be taught in schools. |
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| | '''6.''' The seventeenth Amendment states that instead of different legislators, the common man was allowed to vote which Senator they would like to govern their state. This prevents the government from becoming corrupt, for if the current government is corrupt and the people see it, they can do something about it. If they didn't have the right to vote, all they could do would be standing back and watching as their freedom in what they wanted crumbled around them. | | '''6.''' The seventeenth Amendment states that instead of different legislators, the common man was allowed to vote which Senator they would like to govern their state. This prevents the government from becoming corrupt, for if the current government is corrupt and the people see it, they can do something about it. If they didn't have the right to vote, all they could do would be standing back and watching as their freedom in what they wanted crumbled around them. |