... societies grip, as opposed to the idea of socially acceptable behaviors. Americans talked of Freudian theories, and refused to accept alcohol prohibition. The older traditionalists feared this new wave of free thinkers and were determined to pummel these people into the depths of the earth. Unfortunately for them, the new modernists wouldn't simply fade away. In 1859, Charles Darwin published "Origin of Species," a book that challenged the old ideas ... of divine intervention and the six days, as stated in the book of Genesis. These new ideas of natural selection and evolution were pres...

• Word Count: 1918
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School