Number Devil Research Paper

The purpose about learning about the Holocaust is to spread awareness about it and make sure it never happens again. The Holocaust was one of the worst things to ever happen to mankind. The killing of Jews, disabled people, and literally everyone else who questioned the Führer. The Holocaust and how bad it was is the main idea in these two books: The Devil’s Arithmetic, by Jane Yolen. It’s about a girl who travels back in time and experiences the horrors of the Holocaust firsthand. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne, a story told from the point of view from an eight year old as he lived right next to a concentration camp. It is also shown in two Scope Magazine articles; “Betrayed by America” by Kristin Lewis, which describes the

The Devil’s Arithmetic features a Jewish girl, Hannah Stern, as the main character. Her and her family live in the United States, as their ancestors had traveled to America after the conclusion of World War II and the Holocaust. The movie goes back in time to 1942 due to Hannah’s lacking interest in learning about her family’s past. The time travel proves as a lesson to Hannah, as it takes her through t he Holocaust with her own family members. Throughout the movie, there are several accuracies and inaccuracies concerning history. Overall, the movie is very precise in reenacting history in order to portray its message about the Holocaust.

In the poem Numbers Man a computer struggles with losing its purpose in life. The man who owned the computer no longer felt a need to use him after buying a new laptop. Now the computer sit without use. The computer experiences loss when it says, “nothing more than an empty shadow puppet… you miss me” (Kaye, 58-61). The computer is in a depressive state because if feels unloved and unwanted. It also has false hope that the man will need him again. When the days pass and the man continues to ignore the computer, it adds to the oppressive mindset the computer is already in. Humans yearn for a sense of belonging and self worth. When people lose or are unable to find that sense of purpose they become despondent. Than instead of focusing on happiness,

While there are many powerful American made cars readily available for sale to the public, none come close to the Dodge Demon. Being released in 2018, the Dodge Demon has established a very reputable name for itself. The Demon is a new model of the SRT lineup based on the Challenger body style. However, the Demon is a totally new kind of beast. With its speed, popularity, and overall affordability, the Dodge Demon has put itself at the top of the charts as the best American made car in North America.

“The Holocaust, taken by itself, is a Black Hole, to look at it directly is to be swallowed up by it.” (“A Quote By.“) David Novak said these words in response to the Holocaust. The Holocaust was the period between 1933 and 1945 where Adolf Hitler oppressed Jews. The story of the holocaust is told in the book The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen. A young girl is sent to Poland after her parents pass. She recovers for few weeks before being awoken to have the mosque burned and be sent to a concentration camp. After discovering the harsh reality, she goes for an escape. After being caught, her friends are sent to the gas chambers. The Holocaust was one of the darkest times in history. A time when Jews, were inferior, and executed because of it.

In “The Devil’s Arithmetic,” book and movie, there are many similarities including the same allusion of “The Wizard of Oz,” Hannah is similar, they have man vs. society, and man vs. self. “The Wizard of Oz,” is an allusion meaning it was mentioned in the book. Oz is similar to the book as Hannah was in a dream just like Dorothy. Hannah is another similarity in the book and movie as Hannah keeps the same traits in both the book and movie. She hates Jewish history towards the beginning, and respects it in the end. Another similarity is the conflict of man vs. society. Man vs. society is shown as it is the Jews vs. the Nazis society. One other similarity is man vs. self as Hannah still has an internal conflict in both the movie and book. This conflict is she questions is there any more I can do, and are we monsters or heroes.

The Holocaust that occurred in the 1930’s and 40’s is a stain on world history. It was orchestrated by Nazi Germany as an act against Jews as a way to punish them because they were blamed for Germany’s loss in World War 1. Over 6 million Jews along with other minorities were killed. If you were a victim of this massacre, you would be faced with the task of finding light in the darkness. This would seem impossible.

The two novels, Touching Spirit Bear and The Devil's Arithmetic are similar in many ways. One is conflict. In the two novels, the main characters go through many types of conflict. for example, Chayah and Chloe both fight with their minds. Chloe tries to fight his anger and Chayah tries to remember her past.

Jane Yolen wrote The Devil’s Arithmetic with the main theme about remembering what happened,sacrifices, and honoring those who died. Hannah Stern ,a 13 year old girl, is tired of remembering and doesn’t want to go to the Seder. Hannah faces a dream that seems like reality where she learns what happened in Concentration Camps to the Jews. She learns that she must remember what happened to the Jews and she learns about sacrifice and honoring the dead. After waking from her dreams she realizes she must remember the Holocaust, honor the dead Jews, and stay true to her religion. The Devil’s Arithmetic film was made in 1999 based on the book written by Jane Yolen. The movie highlights the horror and dismay the Jews faced in the camps. Hannah the main character faces the disheartening nature of these camps in her dream which feels like reality to her. Hannah learns about the Holocaust and what happens if you were in the camps during the Holocaust while in her dream and she learns to

As we all know, the Holocaust was a crucial time for everyone and authors have used different techniques to really show the readers the damage that was done. In “The Boy In The Striped Pajamas” written by John Boyne, the main character becomes friendly with a Jewish boy on the other side on the fence and he learns the torture of being on that side. In the novel, “The Devil’s Arithmetic” by Jane Yolen, a teenage girl does not understand her religion but then is transported back in time to learn to respect it. In “Teens Against Hitler” created by Lauren Tarshis, we learn about young men escaping camps and helping others leave in order to stop Hitler. And last but not least in the article, “Betrayed By America” by Kristin Lewis, multiple families

Over the course of human events, men and women of all ages fought and worked relentlessly to better their lives and their families' lives as well. Despite the arduous efforts, each and every one of those people ended up or will end up exactly the same: buried six feet under the ground. Life and death are the largest eventualities to happen to humans as a whole, yet most sentient beings, particularly humans, are afraid of death, due mainly to the natural fear of the unknown. "Numbers" by Mary Cornish seems to beg the question of what does it mean to truly be alive. Being alive is to expand horizons and to feel what life has to offer or simply to be happy, but in layman's terms, life is more than just being born, surviving and finally dying.

As you know most books become movies and some are very similar, but others are very different and mostly just share a theme. The Devil’s Arithmetic is one of those with great differences. Various books and movies are different and they were still amazing. If you liked them, then you would would love The Devil’s Arithmetic.

It was one of these warm summer days that was made to order. You remember the kind, when upon waking up the birds are singing, the sun shining and you know because of all of the activity in the house something fun was about to happen. Mother tells you after eating breakfast,Go wash your face and hands, followed by "Put on the clothes I have lying on your bed and stay clean" In her mother's voice she called to me, "Come here and let me brush your hair". Mother pulled and tugged at what she referred to the"rats nest" and finally got my hair into a ponytail. My brothers and I cleaned up nice in our good play clothes. My parents wanted us to look as respectable as possible.

Among all religions, all nations, and all cultures, one unique character is shared. Whether it be engraved within the ancient grounds of Ireland, where tombs are covered in trinomial swirls, or the works of the famous mathematician Pythagoras, who discovered the most simple and most perfect complete polygon, the number three is used everywhere. The importance of this digit can be found in many places, including our religious beliefs, our world’s history, and even in modern day mysteries.

This book was about how to face our fears of math. It gives us different topics and problems about math to try and help us become better in math. The problems in the book are on real life situations which makes it easier for us to see how we use math in our everyday life. The book then goes from talking about simple arithmetic and other areas of math to talking about teaching it. This book gives messages and tells you how to solve your phobia of math with simple strategies that you can do.