Both of these plays in particular are interesting in their use of setting, as the Forest of Arden and the forest that the Athenian lovers flee too becomes a kind of symbol for the opposite of town life with its rules and regulations. The forest is conceived of as a place of possibility and, particularly in A Midsummer Night's Dream, a place of chaos and emotion, where surprising things can and do happen. ... Note Bottom's final lines as Pyramus: "My soul is in the sky,/Tongue, lose thy light,/Moon, take thy flight.... A Midsummer Night's Dream, whilst having its more ser...

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We see as Marlow is being lured further and further into the depths of the dark forest of the Congo when he states, "And I remember I confounded the beat of the drum with the beating of my heart " representing his lack of ability and judgement to differentiate between the Congo and civilisation as he is lured further into the forest. But fortunately, Marlow comes to a realization that he can no longer live in the forest as he has been exposed to the "horrors " of the forest and ultimately escapes before it was too late. ... The intended can be seen as the representation of the European civili...

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Skinner sheds some more light on Hardin's false claims in his essay, "Big Mac and the Tropical Forests". ... One consequence of tearing down these forests is the loss of very valuable and useful forests that hold different kinds of species and plants. ... Skinner uses the environmental consequences and dependent-ridden people of those poorer nations to prove Hardin wrong in his essay "Big Mac and the Tropical Forests". ...

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The greenhouse effect is also intensified by the process of deforestation, which is the conversion by humans of forest land to other uses (such as farming). ... When tropical forest is cleared for pasture land, there is an immediate loss of carbon to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. ... The historic example usually cited is the substitution of coal for wood as the principal fuel of Western Europe, after the forests there became depleted. ... This layer normally filters out a harmful form of ultraviolet light from the sun, known as UV-B. ... Acid rain has also been implicated in the depletion...

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The loss of most of these algae has occurred with high frequency on coral reefs over the last 20 years (Coles and Brown 2003) as a result of coral bleaching that happens primarily from high seawater temperatures under high light conditions. ...

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In this light the teacher must make an accommodative atmosphere for each and every pupil when teaching religion related subjects. ... In a trees and forestry lesson, the teacher can take pupils to a forest and learn about trees in a real atmosphere, pupils will also experiment using the natural resources. ... In this light, vie for computerization and continuous review of the education resemble a plank-by-plank replacement according to time and need. ... What work now may not work in a different situation, in this light, pragmatists propose a type of education that that continues till adulth...

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Ultraviolet light affects humans adversely in two specific ways: by damaging the retina, and by altering skin cells so that they become cancerous. ... Dangers of Ozone Depletion Ultraviolet light consists of the "fastest-moving- photons: this refers to their periodic or wave-like speed rather than their objective speed, which, like all other wavelengths of light, is around 3x108 m/s. ... The human body has a system in place to protect somewhat against ultraviolet light, which involves the release of melanin and pigments into the epidermis. This blocks most UV light from reaching cells deep...

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If all of the water in the world could be poured into one bucket, only one teaspoon of that water would be drinkable. In fact, the scarcity of clean drinking water is responsible for the deaths of 2,000 children a day; dehydration and poor sanitation. In the US, nearly 50% of water usage is devo...

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In a scene where the couple walks through the forest, Fiona kneels down and examines a beautiful bright-yellow flower – a skunk lily. ... The forests signify the complications of dealing with the issue. ... Contrary to Grant, Fiona has no trouble finding her way around the clusters of trees and is able to find her own empty space within the forest. ... Although the location of the nursing home is not far from their cottage home, the emphasis put on the amount of natural light it receives refers to the isolation of patients from their family members. ...

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When Sauron confronts the group, Galadriel uses Earendil's light to banish Sauron and the Nazgul. ... And when Galadriel uses her powers the bright light emerges from her out reached hand and this presence of magic and wizardry is common in fantasy films but captured by Jackson using special effects. ... The movie is set in natural landscapes like forests, rivers and plains with no man made buildings that we would see in the world around us. ...

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The hilly and forest-like landscape overthrows calm pond and endless blue sky, dotted by soft white clouds. ... The backgrounds immaculate nature alienates the motionless and confronting body while the only moving thing is the shining bright light from the lonesome lamp. ...

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As Rousseau once explained, "The woman on the sofa dreams that she has been transferred to this forest and she listens to the sound of the snake charmer. " Many critics simply could not understand why, if the woman is transported to the jungle via a dream, would the sofa on which she reclines appear with her. ... This is a clear reference to the muses in de Chirico's painting, which are casting long shadows bathed in an orange light, giving the impression that the sun is either rising or setting. ...

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"It should contain it all: the atmosphere, the light, the object, the plan, the character, and the lines.... I.e. with the self portrait of Nothern-Europe artist Hironymus Bosch (The Forest that Hears and the Field that Sees). ... Rembrandt uses it as a background, and accentuates the focus on the face by exaggerating the confrontation between light and darkness through techniques like Chiaroscuro. ...

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In 1753, Benjamin Banneker was very instrumental in engineering the first striking clock that was made from indigenous wood from American forests and hand carved the moving parts. ... In writing this paper, I hope to have helped to shed some light on an unsung hero in our history whose story was never really told in a timely fashion. ...

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It is 5:27 a.m. in Santa Clara, Utah. Light is creeping in through the dense forest as an aged and battered minivan snakes its way along the mountain pass, meeting the sun along its slow ascent. In the driver's seat, a tired middle-aged mother's hands are gripped tight around the wheel, knuckles bla...

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Over the last few decades, western society has continued to dig itself into a whole that is getting progressively harder to get out of. Every day we continue to deplete the earth's resources significantly faster than they can be replenished. The practices and social norms of Western culture have led...

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A separate case found a young Arab hospitalized in light condition, claiming he was attacked by a number of Jewish youths in Jerusalem". ... The Police found his body a few hours later in a nearby forest. ...

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In his painting, powerful sentiments of hope are conveyed through the incandescent lights of the stars, generously showering copious streams of light across the dark landscape of the earth. ... The concept of a dream is also a prominent theme in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, and is linked to the strange and dreamlike misadventures that occur in the magical forest of the play. ...

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When you strip away all the layers that have been influenced by society, family, friends and self-interests, what do we find at the core of human nature? That is, are we naturally inclined to act cooperatively towards other people or do we only act in our self-interests, even if that includes undermining another person's self-worth. This age old enigmatic question has baffled the minds of philosophers and scientists since the Pre-Socratic era (6th c. – 5th c. BCE). ...

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