Inherit the Wind

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Inherit the Wind

• Jerome Lawrence
• Robert E. Lee

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About Jerome Lawrence

• Jerome Lawrence was born in Cleveland, Ohio in
  the year of 1915. His parents names were Samuel
  and Sarah Rogen Lawrence. In the year of 1933,
  Jerome Lawrence graduated from the Glenville
  High School. After graduating from high school he
  went of to study to Ohio State University with a
  couple of his friends. Then he graduated from
  there a couple of yeas later in 1937. After that
  he went of to the University of California in Los
  Angeles. Then he Participated in World War II. He
  continues to write and he now lives in Malibu,
  California.

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About Robert E. Lee

• Robert E. Lee was born on October 15, 1918 in
  Elyria, Ohio. His parents names were Claier
  Melvin and Elvira Taft Lee. He graduated from a
  school in his hometown called Elyria high school
  in the year of 1934..After graduating from Elyria
  high school he went off to study in Northwestern
  University in the year of 1935. Then he studied
  for two years util 1937 in Ohio Wesleyan. He too
  took participation in World War II. Then he died
  on Jan. 8, 1994.

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Ten top quotes

• The God Lord guv us the heart,and the Good Lord
  guv us the glands to sweat with. (Mrs. Krebs pg.
  10)
• The devil aint so obliging. (storekeeper pg..
  10)
• If the devil sends its Goliath into battle, it
  magnifies our cause. (Brady pg. 29)
• Where are we from, where are we, where we
  going? (Hornbeck pg. 34)
• All the answers of those questions are I the
  bible. (Rachel pg. 34)
• Hello devil, welcome to hell. ( Hornbeck pg..
  36)
• the devil does not run this town. (second
  workman pg. 59)
• We believe the glory of the earth. (Brown pg.
  62)
• the Lord made men the Master of the Earth! (
  man pg. 65)
• Do we believe the Truth of the Word? (Brown pg.
  65)

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Historical Context

• In the year of 1955, when Inherit the Wind was
  first published a lot of things were going on. In
  the year f 1955 the well know theme park
  Disneyland was opened for the first time ever. A
  lot the famous and strong Rosa Parks was arrested
  because she refused to give up her seat to a
  white person. A couple of years before, in the
  year of 1953, in Greece women finally got the
  right to vote.Those were some of the events that
  were going on while Inherit the Wind was written.

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Poem

• God created women and men but not with a pencil
  or with a pen.
• He blow into our noses to give us life so that
  men would cherish his lovely wife.
• He made loins and tigers with fur and claws, now
  we cant go near them or they'll eat us all.
• This is the truth weather you like it or not, but
  just keep in mind that he died and gave it all
  for us.
• THE END!