The Devil 's Arithmetic By Jane Yolen And Code Name Verity By Elizabeth Wein

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.

Both authors describe the devil similarly. When first encountered, they portray him described as a mostly normal person, with only a subtle clue to his

In ‘Nickel and Dimed” by Barbara Ehrenreich, the main claim made by the author was that the low-working class are, in general, forced into an inescapable cycle of poverty. The low paying jobs they have to take are barely enough to pay rent, buy food, and other necessities. This doesn’t even include those in less favorable conditions than those Ehrenreich mimicked in her experiment. In general, Ehrenreich was trying to prove that the “living wage” offered by entry level jobs is not, in fact, “livable”. The significant supporting evidence provided in the book included Ehrenreich’s first hand experiences of mimicking (to her best abilities) what low-wage workers live everyday, as well as a plethora of supporting facts and statistics. All of Ehrenreich’s evidence was heavily supported with reliable resources. Based on the facts she presented, I agree with her claim that the majority of low-wage workers get stuck in poverty as a result of the entry-level workforce system as a whole. The evidence regarding statistics was very valid and well cited, and her first-hand experiences, while with possible flaws, only worked to further support what she was claiming. Ehrenreich’s methodology of obtaining evidence was very direct, and proved to show a plausible experience that most of the low-class would have in a best-case scenario. By that I mean in some of the best circumstances (no children, no serious medical needs, ect.), it is reasonable to assume that Ehrenreich’s experiences are

Violence and crime have a large influence on the short story, “The Disappeared” by Charles Baxter. Throughout the story Anders, the protagonist, is often affected by the crime in Detroit. He is unaware to how dangerous the city is because of his short time spent he has spent in the United States. “The Disappeared” does well in reflecting what Detroit was like in 1990, specifically in terms of violence and crime. The short story is shaped by how Anders and the other characters are affected by the violence and crime in the city.

The Devil’s Arithmetic teaches us countless lessons throughout both forms of publishing. Each form however has a different lesson and develops them in different ways. The book differentiates from the movie in numerous ways. In both the book and the movie there are many similarities, but there is still diversity. Each form of media develops their individual themes differently because that makes it more apparent for the viewers to understand and absorb.

7 Secrets of the Goddess written by Devdutt Pattanaik, a mythologist by passion is a book revealing the various forms of the Goddess and the various interpretations that follow. It throws light upon the differences between the Western School of thoughts and the Indian School of thoughts along with the influence of colonization on the Indian School of thoughts. The ‘Secrets’ are not Secrets rather they are the explanations of the different forms of the Goddess throughout history and their meaning. The evolution of thoughts and perspectives is shown to run parallel with the people’s perceptions of the Goddess and their beliefs. What was and what we think it was are the conflicting questions that are dealt with in this book.

Relationships can have positive and negative outcomes, one has to overcome and improve and change to succeed in a positive relationship. As Richard M. Devos once said “Money cannot buy peace of mind. It cannot heal ruptured relationships, or build meaning into a life that has none.” In the short story “Bluffing” by Gail Helgason money and communication show the importance of a successful relationship in Liam’s and Gabriella’s life. On the other hand in the short story “The Prospectors Trail” by Cathy Jewison money and communication were one of the conflicts throughout. The thesis of this essay is one should put their own opinions and views before others.

Evil is in the eye of the beholder, sometimes a daily reality. To present the problem of evil you must first know that evil exists. Since God reveals himself as the all-powerful, all knowing and all good, how can the same God allow evil to exist and for bad things to happen to good people? Our suffering, as well as the suffering of others, vividly marks the presence of evil in our world. The majority of us struggle at one time or another in life with why evil happens to our family, friends, nation and ourselves. In recent news we also hear about particularly disturbing instances—a child raped, a school shooting, genocide in another country, a terrorist bombing. In this paper, I will review the literature from authors Robert M. Adams (2006), James Cain (2004) and Richard Hauser (1994) on the topic of theodicy and how they align with my viewpoint. I will discuss the virtual certainty in loving any human would not have existed in a world that does not contain evil, how God bestowed upon us the freewill to allow the existence of evil in our lives and how God’s plan for humans involves temporary evil for the greater good

Faustian legends are common in many countries. “The Devil and Tom Walker” by Washington Irving and “The Devil and Daniel Webster” by Stephen Vincent Benet bring the idea of making a deal with the devil, and the repercussions of that deal, to American Literature. Each author writes a folktale with uniquely American characters.The similarities and differences in both short stories depict the philosophy of American culture.

The author Clive Cussler was born on July 15th, 1931 and is an American adventure novelist, And the real life founder of The National Underwater Marine Agency (NUMA). He enlisted in the United States air force for two years. He is also the author of over 70 books, 20 of which have reached the New York Times bestseller list. His real organisation NUMA also features as a fictional government organisation of the same name in some of his books.

The Devil and Miss Prym is a novel that takes place in the small, remote village of Viscos. A stranger enters into the town and presents the people with the opportunity to obtain riches through the gold he has buried there. The twist, however, is that they must commit murder in order to get the gold, therefore proving his theory that humankind is evil. When faced with this proposal, the villagers determine that the sacrifice of one in order to benefit society is the right decision. Chantal Prym, the youngest of the villagers, is the messenger the stranger had originally chosen to share his proposition with the villagers. After struggling with determining what is good, she, herself, come to the conclusion that no one can be trusted and therefore the villager’s decision to murder Berta, the village’s wise old lady, is wrong.

If I had to have a fictional character as a room mate, I would choose Sonea from The Black Magician Trilogy and the Traitor Spy Trilogy By Trudi Canavan. Sonea is the type of Character who is a good person, and different enough from me not to get on my nerves. She shows through out the books that she is loyal to her friends and family, and that's a good thing to know. On top of that, she's not promiscuous, which is a huge bonus. She believes in friendship before romance, which is a fantastic trait. During my years at school, I have found it rather difficult to hold casual conversations with a lot of the women. Most of my friends are men, and for some odd reason, people are far too concerned with my non existent love life for their own good.

In the illustration “The Priceless Find (Antique Shop)”, the artist Peggy Bacon is satirizing the idea of an antique by both emphasizing the idea of beauty and rarity which is considered directly with an antique as well as point out the literal definition of an “antique”. The artwork, created in 1943, was made in a time where America was preoccupied World War II. This historical detail allows the viewer furthermore to understating the reason why Bacon chose to point out the absurdity of antiques.

Hannah Arndt announced the period of evil during the execution of Adolf Ishman of 1961, a Nazi officer who accuses Europe of the systematic destruction of the Jews. Arendt himself was a Jewish-German exile who was fighting in the most personal way to be a victim of the total destruction of European society. In a series of articles in The New Yorker, which later became Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Evil Channel, Arndt tried to deal with many questions that were not necessarily answered by the lawsuit. His conclusions were profound: those who do wrong are not necessarily monsters; Sometimes he is just a bureaucrat, Hamman observed in the trial that he had no talent or was a sociopath. The court psychiatrist described him as "a completely normal man, in any case, I am more than after having investigated him". Evil, Andyd has suggested, otherwise it can be an extraordinary job done by indispensable people. He insisted that there is only depth in good, that good can be abolished; Evil can never be eradicated, it can only be extreme, because it has no depth or demonic dimension and scares. It can spread like a mushroom on the surface of the earth and can ruin the whole world. The evil is in the thought is the product of failure is to try to collaborate with the evil, as that quick thinking and local controls and principles emanating from, in which you are disappointed that you do nothing. The state is beyond good evil, they believe that "the whole structure of Western

Humanity itself has always questioned its origin with many theories surrounding the topic of explaining where humans came from. These theories consist of origins that start with basic evolution, everything starting from one cell, and ranges to religions that tell stories of a greater being that watches over us. In all of these origins rises the concept of why good and evil exists. In the book The Devil and Miss Prym, Paulo Coelho uses a mysterious character, referenced as “the stranger”, who enters the town of Viscos to desperately answer if humans are initially good or evil. So the stranger sets up an experiment where he would bury 11 pieces of gold. The stranger then runs into a woman, Chantal Prym, on his way back from the woods. He offers her a deal, She can either take the once piece of gold with no strings attached or go into the town and tell them they must kill one person in the town and she would receive all the gold. For Chantal she has been dealing with issues in her town and want to escape the stale life in Viscos and was trying to seduce the man into taking her away from the city. To Chantal this desire is controlling how she views the situation with the gold. She feels that fulfilling what the stranger wants will fix her own unfulfilled desire. But the stranger feels that getting her to choose between the two options will complete his experiment of good and evil and bring him closure of his past. This common characteristic is described mostly in Hinduism where