... selection, there have been numerous arguments regarding his theory. I never knew the idea of natural selection until I took a summer class here at SJSU about the origins of life. After I took that class my thinking about the word "evolution" became completely different. Even if I was raised to believe that God was the creator of everything, the evidence that was presented to support the ... our minds. I know it is a hard fact to swallow that the chimps and us shared an ancestor a very long time ago. Personally I am glad that I took that class on the origins of life. It made me realize t...

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... town named Hillsboro. In the first act, the major characters are introduced. Bertram Cates, a schoolteacher in Hillsboro, has taught his kids about Charles Darwin's Origins of the Species even though it's against the law to teach evolution in the state. Being the Fundamentalist town that it is, the people of Hillsboro ... respect for him and honors his greatness. ASPECT OF AMERICAN LIFE During the trial freedom of thought vs. censorship is battled. Brady feels that the Word of God should be followed and accepted while Drummond thinks that a man should be able to think for himself. Throu...

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