Arithmetic

Mesopotamian mathematics to modern day mathematics. Understanding the concept of zero and learning to work with it is the basis of our world today. If zero did not exist then we would not have calculus, financial accounting, and the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. The idea of zero has crossed the imagination of great minds across the globe. Zero functions as a placeholder and the amount of zeroes after a digit can drastically change the value of the number just imagine if one…

Once I first heard the title The Devils Arithmetic I figured it would be about demons and supernatural creatures. While I was reading the book it made me think about the movie I watched in my Facing history class the Boy In The Striped Pajamas. After I finish reading and watching the Devils Arithmetic I understood the Holocaust and how the Nazis were treating the Jews like slaves. The Devils Arithmetic actually referred to the book and the movie the Nazis were the devils, and the…

crimes committed by the Nazis were felt all across the globe. The Devil’s Arithmetic illustrates these atrocities wonderfully. There are a few similarities and many differences between the book and movie of The Devil’s Arithmetic. There are two recurring themes, know your past and persevere, that are presented in both the book and the movie too. There are a few similarities between the book and movie of The Devil’s Arithmetic. One of these similarities is that both the book and the movie…

Over six million jews were killed in the Holocaust, “The Devil’s Arithmetic” takes place during the Holocaust. Hannah is a character from “The Devil’s Arithmetic” who is twelve years old, jewish, and is living the lifes of Chaya and Hannah. Although some people think Hannah is showing appreciation towards her jewish heritage, she isn't. Hannah want’s to go back to New Rochelle. People say Hannah wants to stay in lublin because she is being nice to her new family. When Hannah was reading stories…

The Devil’s Arithmetic is about a girl named Hannah Stern, a Jewish girl who lives in New Rochelle, New York. She is sent back in time to experience the Holocaust. During a Passover Seder, at her grandpa Dan’s house, Hannah was transported back to 1942 Poland, during world war two. As she opens the door during Passover Seber to let prophet Elijah in, she finds herself in the unfamiliar Polish village with people she don’t recognize or know. Hannah stills remembers all her family so she thinks…

Appropriately specific brief summary of MCK Test results. It was during week three that I completed the Mathematical Content Knowledge (MCK) test for the purposes of determining my level of understanding relating to certain mathematical concepts, such as multiplication, division, addition, and place value (Curtin, 2014). Before starting, I felt overly confident in my ability to successfully answer all the questions within the quiz, however, it was not until I skimmed through the questions that…

"There is no happier person than a truly greatful, content person." said Joyce Meyer, is a Charismatic Christian author and speaker and president of Joyce Meyer Ministries. The theme of The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen was to be grateful for what you have. In the novel The Devil's Arithmetic, Hannah always really aggravated whenever her grandpa Will would yell and be angry about the camps because she didn't understand his experiences. However, at the end of the novel Hannah realized how…

The mastermind behind this event was Adolf Hitler, he started gaining power in the early 1930s. He and had a plan for racial purification, with the idea of anti semitism and unfortunately this plan was executed. Jane Yolen’s novel The Devil’s Arithmetic more aptly delivers the message of remembrance than Donna Deitch’s film adaptation, through the use of boxcars, dehumanization, and rebellion. During the Holocaust, boxcars were used to gather prisoners and transport them to the concentration…

I never thought that I would be sitting on top of a washing machine waiting for my clothes to dry while at the same time, writing a shitty first draft essay. It’s amazing where education can take you. In my first semester of composition, I read “Brainology” by Carol S. Dweck and “The Student Fear Factor” by Rebecca Cox. In Brainology, Dweck explains that there are two different mindsets: a growth mindset and a fixed mindset. A growth mindset is when a person has a mindset that intelligence can…

Carine Kessie Prof: Van De Water February 17, 2017 English 2010-29 The Chain Letter Often created by people who do not have something better to do with their lives, chain letters usually threaten to do horrible things to those who receive it if they do not forward them to an amount of people within a precise amount of time of receiving them. If people follow the instructions within the given chain letter, then numerous of wonderful things will happen to them; however, if they don’t they will be…