||Clarence Seward Darrow was born April 18, 1857 to Ammirus and Emily Darrow in Kinsman Ohio. He was one of eight children (Hannon 1-2). Darrow is named after William Henry Seward, an abolitionist (Kersten 13). According to Kersten, Darrow's mother was "practical and efficient" and neither parent was affectionate; Darrow did not remember his mother kissing or caressing him (9-10). His mother, Emily, died when he was 15 (Farrell 27). Ammirus taught Darrow to question rules and authority and he instilled in him the value of human life, regardless of a person's behavior or color (Farrell 25). Although both parents had a great influence on him, Darrow believed that it was his mother who influenced him the most (Kersten 9). Regardless of who influenced him the most, his father instilled in him many of the values that shaped the man Darrow became and he never separated from those values. While Darrow did not receive affection from his parents, he was intensely sensitive, compassionate, and empathetic towards the living; humans and animals alike. Darrow "refused to eat poultry again" after his mother cut up and cooked one of his favorite chickens that he named, and he later stopped eating lamb and calf (Farrell 26). Recess and lunch were his favorite times of the school day and he enjoyed playing and watching the baseball game as a boy and adult (Kersten 15). Darrow grew up to be a bossy and intimidating man, standing over six feet tall. tall with a baritone voice. He was a "messy" man, wearing rumpled and tattered clothes, baggy pants, suspenders, and a lock of hair that constantly fell over his forehead (Farrell 6-7). He married Jessie Ohl in 1880 and they had one child, Paul (Farrell 30-32...... middle of paper ......rrow. New York: Times Books, a division of Random House, Inc., 1993. "Darrow, Clarence Seward." 2014. thefreedictionary.com March 23, 2014. Farrell, John A. Clarence Darrow - Lawyer from THE DAMNED New York: DoubleDay, 2011. - Chronology of his life and legal career." University of Minnesota Law Library, ndJones, Phill "The Imperfect Crime of Leopold and Loeb." 20.Kersten, Andrew E. Clarence Darrow - American Iconoclast New York: Hill and Wang - A division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011. Ryan, Bernard Jr. « Leopold and Loeb Trial : 1924 ». (2003): 307-311.

Essay / ||Clarence Seward Darrow was born April 18, 1857 to Ammirus and Emily Darrow in Kinsman Ohio. He was one of eight children (Hannon 1-2). Darrow is named after William Henry Seward, an abolitionist (Kersten 13). According to Kersten, Darrow's mother was "practical and efficient" and neither parent was affectionate; Darrow did not remember his mother kissing or caressing him (9-10). His mother, Emily, died when he was 15 (Farrell 27). Ammirus taught Darrow to question rules and authority and he instilled in him the value of human life, regardless of a person's behavior or color (Farrell 25). Although both parents had a great influence on him, Darrow believed that it was his mother who influenced him the most (Kersten 9). Regardless of who influenced him the most, his father instilled in him many of the values that shaped the man Darrow became and he never separated from those values. While Darrow did not receive affection from his parents, he was intensely sensitive, compassionate, and empathetic towards the living; humans and animals alike. Darrow "refused to eat poultry again" after his mother cut up and cooked one of his favorite chickens that he named, and he later stopped eating lamb and calf (Farrell 26). Recess and lunch were his favorite times of the school day and he enjoyed playing and watching the baseball game as a boy and adult (Kersten 15). Darrow grew up to be a bossy and intimidating man, standing over six feet tall. tall with a baritone voice. He was a "messy" man, wearing rumpled and tattered clothes, baggy pants, suspenders, and a lock of hair that constantly fell over his forehead (Farrell 6-7). He married Jessie Ohl in 1880 and they had one child, Paul (Farrell 30-32...... middle of paper ......rrow. New York: Times Books, a division of Random House, Inc., 1993. "Darrow, Clarence Seward." 2014. thefreedictionary.com March 23, 2014. Farrell, John A. Clarence Darrow - Lawyer from THE DAMNED New York: DoubleDay, 2011. - Chronology of his life and legal career." University of Minnesota Law Library, ndJones, Phill "The Imperfect Crime of Leopold and Loeb." 20.Kersten, Andrew E. Clarence Darrow - American Iconoclast New York: Hill and Wang - A division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011. Ryan, Bernard Jr. « Leopold and Loeb Trial : 1924 ». (2003): 307-311.

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