Chapter One: The Prison Door Summary A large crowd of Puritans stands outside of the prison, waiting for the door to open. ... Several of the women begin to discuss Hester Prynne, and soon vow that Hester would not have received such a light sentence for her crime if they had been the judges. ... Chapter Three: The Recognition Summary On the edge of the crowd Hester notices an Indian accompanied by a white man. ... Chapter Four: The Interview Summary After Hester returns to her prison cell, she remains agitated by the day's events. ... Chapter Six: Pearl Summary Hawthorne discuss...

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Summary Ralph hides in the jungle and thinks miserably about the chaos that has overrun the island. ... Ironically, although it is indeed a fire that lures a ship to the island, it is not an ordered, controlled signal fire but rather the haphazard forest fire Jack's hunters set solely for the purpose of killing Ralph. ... When they return, Ralph declares that they must light a signal fire to attract the attention of passing ships. ... However, the boys pay more attention to playing than to monitoring the fire, and the flames quickly engulf the forest. ...

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Scarlet Letter Summary: The story revolves around Hester, a bearer of the scarlet letter. ... Hester who was dubbed with the guilt, openly admits it thus her soul was not destroyed, instead she gathers strength and courage to stimulate her soul which radiant with more light. ... "We must not always talk in the market-place of what happens to us in the forest." ...

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It means being able to a) compete for resources (like light, space, and nutrients); b) avoid predation (by both mammals, such as deer and porcupines, and by insects); and c) resist the impacts of disease and severe weather. Being taller gives a plant an obvious advantage in the competition for light. ... Indeed, at times the forest floor is coated with seedlings. ... But even during that era, as during our own, the limiting condition on forests was the same: moisture. ... Look at photos from around the world and you'll see that forests cover many types of landscapes--from...

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(Brief Summary p. 1 )" Ayn Rand was born in Russia in 1905 and moved to America when she was 21. ... In his special hide away he figures out how he can use electricity to make light. ... Equality runs through a window and flees into the forest. ...

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This constitution is the guiding light of his life. ... We are to follow our own light, "the only prophet of that which must be, is that great nature in which we rest." ... "Where we find beauty in a flower or a forest or a poem, meaning and direction, or deep understanding, the voice of "this deity" is speaking through us and creating the world around us by such means. ...

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Plot Summary The three men were on their way to Lou's house to drop him off after ice fishing with Jacob, they drove off the road trying to escape the crossing fox. ... Hank kills a witness to his presence in the forest near the crashed plane. ...

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Despite the many thematic references to "dreams- and the fantastic setting of the Athenian forest, the play also contains a fair amount of commentary on Shakespeare's contemporary English world. ...

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