"Inherit The Wind" Background Information Response?

Based upon your Inherit The Wind background research, what are at least four items that one should know about the historical context of The Scopes Monkey Trial and other items you might have researched?  Please blog intelligently using specifics to support your thinking.  This blog response is due by 2:30p.m. on Fri., Dec. 6th.

"The Simpsons", Satire, and "The Odyssey?"

Compare The Odyssey video excerpt from the Simpsons with Homer's epic poem The Odyssey Books 9,10,12,21,22,23. What does the Simpson's version satirize? What does it make you think about regarding the poem's characters, theme, relationships, and episodes? Please respond with specific support (i.e.-quotations) for your argument.