RESULTS The ground cover experiment shed light on the content of materials located throughout the forest. As expected, the amount of coarse woody debris, leaf litter and bare soil was higher in the undisturbed areas (Figure 1), while the trash content was higher in the disturbed portions of the surveyed forest (Figure 2). ... However, the undisturbed forest was very thick with trees, which would make it more difficult for small plants to thrive on the forest floor. ... Third, there was not a notable amount of coarse woody debris in the disturbed forest. ...

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Now, something is getting in the way of their sky map: light pollution. Light pollution is the brightening of the sky due to manmade light sources that cause a disruption in natural cycles and inhibit the view of planets an d stars. ... Light pollution affects encompass more than just brightness at night. ... Humans can dwelve deeply into mines without echolocation, explore dense forests without thermal vision, and stay up late without scotopic vision. ... Light pollution is one of the easiest forms of pollution to fix. ...

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Marriage and "Beyond the Forest" The film "Beyond the Forest" is a perfect example of why marriage isn't for everyone. ... Rosa wants to be in the spot light and live a lavish life, being well off is not good enough for her. ...

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The brother and sister, Peter and Helen, were playing catch in the forest, running and playing happily. ... Helen heard Peter screaming, she was so worried that she ran as quick as light towards Peter.... She looked around the forest, but nobody was around. Suddenly a mysterious house appeared in the forest. ...

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Claustrophobia and caving do not go well together, but there I was, underground in Monongahela National Forest, walking along a subterranean riverbed whose river had dropped to a sub-subterranean level. ... Moving in darkness, the flashlight seemed a disadvantage, simply ruining your vision for the cave walls and floor outside the pool of light. ... I love the view of the ocean and the forest below, or the gulls wheeling close by. ...

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In the bible, God is said to be light, but also have eyes of fire. ... In actuality, forest fires help forests to grow more in the future. ... Fire was the first form of light that man was able to harness. ... Without fire, there would be no light bulbs. Light bulbs are really just fire inside of glass. ...

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Hawthorne chooses the forest for its insanity and it's lawless. ... In the forest, only the "unseen multitude" will see him meeting with the devil (141). ... Young Goodman Brown avoids the light of the day, where everyone can make sense of the wrong things is going thru. During the day, the light symbolizes the order where God can be sought. ... The more time he spends with the devil, the harder it is for him to see the path he was on before coming into the forest. ...

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The forest and the things that occur in the forest are symbols too. ... When Pearl and Hester go into the forest, rays of sunshine fall on Pearl but do not fall on Hester. ... Hester, on the other hand, cannot escape the forest's darkness (gloom in her life) to reach sunlight (happiness). The darkness in the forest disappears when Hester and Dimmesdale meet and talk about their plans. ... As she does this, beams of sunlight light up the forest. ...

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The idea that the forest is not protected by God or by the rules of the town makes the townspeople uncomfortable with the thought of spending extensive time in the forest. ... The segment "Had the forest still kept its gloom, it would have been bright in Hester's eyes, and bright in Arthur Dimmesdale's" means that even if the forest was not alive with color and light, it still would have been a refuge for Hester and Dimmesdale because it was not under the judgmental eye of their peers and church. ... In conclusion, the forest and the scaffold were two main settings in the S...

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It's a world that is very green but he also describes it as having "no light, Save what from heaven is with the breezes blown" (Keats 38). The nightingale's world is dark except for the light "from heaven," from the sky above filtering down through the leaves of the trees in the forest. ... Another example would be that Keats rhymes the word "night" on the end of line 35 with the word "light" on the end of line 38. Line 38 is "But here there is no light" making the rhyme with night very interesting because at night there is often litt...

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Brown had taken a "dreary road, darkened by all the gloomiest trees of the forest, which barely stood aside to let the narrow path creep through.... In life, there really is light at the end of the tunnel. While Brown was in the forest, he heard two men on the trail. ... While progressing through the forest, Brown "saw a red light before him, as when the felled trunks and branches of clearing have been set on fire and throw up their lurid blaze against the sky.... While Brown was in the forest, "He looked up to the sky, doubting where there really was a Heaven above. ...

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Branded as the second Indo-China War, the Vietnam War (1961-1975) brought to light a new environmental issue: ecocide - a widespread disrespect and destruction of nature and the environment. ... " As a result, South Vietnam's environment suffered mass destruction of its forests, ecosystem and soil. Using a highly toxic herbicide known as Agent Orange, The United States depleted a huge amount of South Vietnam's forest. ... Some progress has been made into restoring the damage done, however even with the persistent efforts at reforestation by the native Vietnamese; these forests...

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However, when shooting the forest scenes, we chose the middle of the day to shoot them so that the sun would still be out and it would somewhat look like the midday in the forests of Africa. We tried to be consistent in the time when we shot the movie so that one scene would not drastically change in light which scene was supposed to be taken in. ... The classroom scene, we chose to have a well-lighted room so that the atmosphere would be bright and would depict the bright lighting in a classroom. ...

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Hawthorne also uses the forest as a symbol of darkness and mystery, as it is separated from the safety and light of the city. When Brown embarks on his physical and emotional journey into the forest, Hawthorne illustrates the many differences as they leave the city, such as the contrasting light and dark. Brown is at first afraid that his old catechism teacher will see him, until he learns that she has hypocritically kept the company of the same devil that is accompanying him to the satanic communion in the forest, "I marvel they never spoke of these matters; or, verily, I marvel not, seeing...

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It was very hard to tell the source of light. There is a light that comes from the front which gives emphasis on men's faces. ... In addition there is another drastic brighter light that comes from the sides. ... Although they had a lot to get done they still chose to escort Rodrigo Moya from the forest. ... The forest looked so dangerous, isolated and lonely. ...

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p.51 The Forest:The forest has two main symbolic functions. ... First, the forest can symbolize darkness and evil. ... Hester feels that the forest symbolizes themoral wilderness? ... Light is associated with openness and truth. ... Similarly, at the end of the novel, Dimmesdale confess his sin in the light of day for all to see. ...

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The walls of the room were painted a light brown color with white moldings around the white ceiling. Large yellow light bulbs hung from the ceiling and lit up the room. ... The forest looked quiet and calm. ... The forest was definitely an amazing place for children to play. ... The forest is one of my favorite memories. ...

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Today we pick a very light wieght and powerful rechargable drill, line up the hole and it takes us a few seconds. ... Another major change is using renewable resources and wood such as MDF and particle board to reduce the strain on forests. 100 years ago furniture makers and alike would use there wood, eg. ... As time went on these jarrah forests were declining and furniture makers would have to look elsewhere for there wood. ...

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The forest is a strong symbol in the story. ... In the town, there is light everywhere and churches around. But in the deep forest, there are no churches, representing the lack of faith and religion in the area. Brown's journey through the forest is on a narrow, dark, and dreary path. The darkness and dreariness symbolize the evil that lurks in the forest. ...

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The black handed spider monkey has a scientific name of Ateles geoffroyi.It is considered an Old World Monkey.They generally live in evergreen rain forests, semideciduous forests and mangrove forests. ... Spider monkeys are primarily an animal of the upper levels of the forest. However, in areas where such habitat is limited in extent and where hunting pressure is light or non-existent, and other primate competitors are few in number, it appears to be able to survive in several other forest types as well. ... When i observed this at the zoo, it was almost beautif...

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Photosynthesis is a two-phase anabolic pathway in which light energy (sunlight) is converted into chemical energy. ... The forest fires that have occurred in have reduced photosynthetic activity in Florida. ... Uncontrollably fires similar to the aforementioned forest fire can have disastrous effects. ... Overall, photosynthesis has reduced due to the forest fires in in West Florida that have created a cloud. ... Forest fires not only affect photosynthesis, but also affect wildlife, air, water, plants, and in general earth....

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It was field tested in 2002 in the Mendocino National Forest. The forest's hydrologist said "the product did its job and prevented erosion before it dissolved in a year's time"6. ... Optics use light to carry the information. ... However, "it allows on million bits of data to be stored in a single flash of light"11. Light from a laser is split into two beams. ...

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It was field tested in 2002 in the Mendocino National Forest. The forest's hydrologist said "the product did its job and prevented erosion before it dissolved in a year's time"6. ... Optics use light to carry the information. ... However, "it allows on million bits of data to be stored in a single flash of light"11. Light from a laser is split into two beams. ...

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The first motif light is a part of the text to give Equality hope and motivation that one day he will have freedom. ... The overall theme of the book is that light and determination can help to earn freedom and rights. The first motif emphasized in the text is light which represents hope and motivation. ... A quote that provides evidence for this theme is when Liberty says "We heard that you had gone into the Uncharted Forest, for the whole city is speaking of it. ... So we followed them, and we went into the forest, and we followed the path where the branches were broken by your body ...

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When Brown settles deep within the forest, he questions his beliefs and his "Faith" as he calls out to her. After Brown exits the forest, he is changed and his beliefs are different. ... When the traveler approaches Goody Clouse in the forest, she shouts "the devil!... Being seen in the forest, especially at night, is a sin directly associated with witchcraft, and other evil things. ... Goodman Brown's journey and unveiling of the truth in regards to his fellow townspeople crumbles his ideas about his Puritan religion and makes him see the world in a different light. ...

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