The Divine Number

The Devil’s Arithmetic is gripping book that grabs hold of you and doesn’t let go. It is a book to helps children of this generation remember the horror the Nazis caused. It is important for us to remember the past. We should always try to remember. This book is to remember the chilling tale furthermore.

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.

“Three” has a logical reason for its important role throughout history. It is not merely the number that happens to fall between two and four. “Three” is the union of oneness and duality. It is the first number that is a combination of various previous numbers (assuming, as most societies have done, that zero is not a number). One and two are special as they are representations of ‘oneness’ and ‘otherness’, but three starts the procession of all other numbers to follow (the set of numbers, 3 --> infinity, that can be the sum of a variety of previous numbers) (Symbolism). Whether this is realized consciously or subconsciously, it is an undeniable truth that seems hard to avoid. Indeed, this idea could be what gave rise to the spiritual significance of “three.”

Among the many scholars working in the House of Wisdom, there was Al-Khawarizmi, known as the father of algebra. Born around 800 in Baghdad, al-Khwarizmi worked in the House of Wisdom as a scholar. Being involved in the center’s translation of ancient scientific knowledge helped him develop a unique knowledge of the accumulated wisdom of the world. His importance lies in his discoveries of mathematical knowledge which was later transferred to Arab and European scholars. His masterpiece, a book of clear explanations of what would become algebra, was his entire life’s work compiled into one collection of information. The word algebra comes from the Arabic word, al-jabr, which means “completion”. In his work, al-Khwarizmi explains the principles of solving linear and quadratic equations, the concept that an equation can be created to find the value of an unknown variable. Another crucial work of al-Khwarizmi’s was The Book on the Art of Reckoning of the Hindus, which introduced the numbering system used in the Islamic culture to the west. This is the numerical system that is still used today and offered many advantages over the existing Roman numerals. An

Throughout the course of humanity’s history many questions have risen that have posed a problem to us as a species. Questions such as the following: What is the proper relationship between individuals and society? What is beauty, and why is it important? Is there purpose in human existence?, and many others have caused enough trouble in humanity’s short existence on the earth to cause a near identity crisis. However, all of these questions fall under the shadow of the main question that has been asked since the creation of Adam- “What exactly is the real relationship and purpose of humanity towards the divine?”

The Devil’s Arithmetic: a gruesome equation of addition and subtraction, a mix of human numbers, a reviled combination of death and life. There are several denominations in presenting the story of Hannah, similar or different they may be.

The Holocaust was one of the world’s major tragedies. If you were a Jew the Nazis would take you to concentration camp and you would have to do everything they said, you would get your head shaved, and be treated awful. Millions died. They would choose Jews to take to the gas chamber, usually the weakest and most unhealthy ones because they weren’t much good to work anymore. “Yolen, Jane. The Devil's Arithmetic. New York, NY, U.S.A.: Viking Kestrel, 1988. Print.”

There were 6 Nazi extermination camps, including Auschwitz, Belzec, Chelmno, Majdanek, Sobibor and Treblinka. The Devil's Arithmetic book and movie both have similarities and differences. Similarities include, allusions, main character, man vs. society, and man vs. self or internal conflict. Differences include main character Rivka, Yitzchak, Tzipporah, and Reuven are not in the movie, Hannah has different beginning and age, and the execution was carried out different. There are two main themes, those are the importance of family history, and the other theme is perseverance.

W.E.B. Du Bois suggested in his early work that the talent-tenth would uplift the black race. He implied college trained black men and women were best equipped to transform black America’s position in the twentieth century.

Guns. Pain. Blood. Tears. Regret. These words represent a mass genocide. These words represent the Holocaust. The Holocaust was a mass genocide of the European Jewish people caused by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. The destruction of the Jews began in Germany and eventually hatred towards Jews was spread all over the world. Over 6 million Jews died in the Holocaust and constantly people were injured. The central idea of the Holocaust was that it had a negative impact on most people who were involved. The theme of the Holocaust is all people should be treated fairly and humanely. During the Holocaust, Jews were treated unfairly and the genocide had a negative impact on the people involved.

As an extracurricular program our school extends our knowledge by having a program called electives. The school offers art, sport stats, comic creation, The Number Devil, P.E, coding, and Puzzle Solving. One of the electives that helps you in math is The Number Devil. The Number Devil is a book that talks about a boy named Robert that always had terrible dreams. Each Wednesday, your group and you will have a conversation about the dreams you read about. Then our math teacher, will help us understand the math concept that we read about. At the end of the book, you start to learn things that you will learn next year. The Number Devil is a great book, and you will learn numerous of things.

“Without laughter, there is no hope. Without hope, there is no life.” This is a quote from The Devil’s Arithmetic, written by Jane Yolen. This book is about Hannah, a Jewish girl going to her grandparents for Passover Seder. She’s tired of doing the same thing every year, but soon, she will learn the importance of it. In The Devil’s Arithmetic, Yolen used the motifs of hope and inhumane treatment to show the theme, even if you’re being treated inhumanely, you should still have hope.

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The film “330 Million Gods” explores Hinduism and its plethora of gods and goddesses. It explores everything from the materials their statues are made of, to where you can purchase gods and goddesses, and how they are worshiped. In the film, the narrator Robert Thurman seeks out thoughts and beliefs on the Hindu religion from locals, strong believers, and teachers of the Hindu religion. One of the first things established in the film is that there is the Brahman, which is the power house of all gods; then there are all of the other gods and goddesses, which are compared to light bulbs.

The relevance of Pythagoras is prominent and his life ethos still remains vital in most parts of society; the secrecy of certain organisations such as the Free Masons are based on the values that Pythagoras once forwarded. Although little is known about his personal mathematical achievements the legacy that the Mathamatokoi remains