In devil's arithmetic why do the girls make their numbers mean things? What purpose does it serve for them? (Answer in 2-3 complete sentences.)

Answer:

The numbers, for them, are a way to process and survive, feeling they have some kind of control over such a chaotic situation.

Explanation:

In "The Devil's Arithmetic" ( 1988), by Jane Yolen and published in 1988,  Hannah Stern and the girls that she meets while imprisoned during the Holocaust, develop a theory about the numbers they had tattoed on them as a way to identify them, to give them meaning and eve premonitory influence on their lives. The Devil's Arithmeticrefers to the idea that each person who dies instead of them, means one more day that they get to be alive and not sent to the gas chamber. However, they develop more deep explanations. Rivka, for example, says;

"The 1 is for me because I am alone. The 8 is for my family because there were eight of us when we lived in our village. And the 2 because that is all that are left now, me and Wolfe, who believes himself to be a 0. But I love him no matter what he is forced to do. And when we are free and this is over, we will be 2 again."

Read the following excerpt from The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling.

The Law of the Jungle, which never orders anything without a reason, forbids every beast to eat Man except when he is killing to show his children how to kill, and then he must hunt outside the hunting-grounds of his pack or tribe. The real reason for this is that man-killing means, sooner or later, the arrival of white men on elephants, with guns, and hundreds of brown men with gongs and rockets and torches. Then everybody in the jungle suffers. The reason the beasts give among themselves is that Man is the weakest and most defenseless of all living things, and it is unsportsmanlike to touch him. They say too—and it is true—that man-eaters become mangy, and lose their teeth.

What is the most important purpose of the narrator in this excerpt?

to explain that human beings are the weakest of all the animals in the jungle
to explain why Shere Khan will kill a human being instead of another animal
to explain why the animals of the jungle typically do not kill human beings
to explain how seriously all of the animals take the Law of the Jungle

Why is it important for a collegial discussion to have rules?(1 point)

Read the sentence.

"Knowing her, she'd probably still be polishing her homework to a mirror finish, but she wouldn't mind my sunny presence."

What does the reader learn about Charlotte from this sentence?
A.
She does not have many friends.
B.
She takes her school work very seriously.
C.
She has recently been fighting with Mia.
D.
She needs help with her homework from Mia.

Part 2

Which quotation supports the correct answer to Part 1?
A.
"She turned around from her desk and smiled sheepishly at me."
B.
"'Wow, you're such a fast worker, Mia.'"
C.
"Charlotte frowned and said, 'But if you forget something important, you'll lose points on your report grade.'"
D.
"To loosen up a bit, I caught Charlotte's eye and made a silly face at her, which made her smile."

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Write a speech of at least 500 (250 will work) words arguing for or against the use of videogames for learning in the classroom. Provide compelling reasons in support of your position using information from at least three credible sources.

All of your sources should be correctly cited, using the MLA format for in-text citations and providing a works-cited list.

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In Carl Sandburg's poem "Fog," how do readers know that fog is being compared to a cat?


It is directly called a cat.


It is shaped like a cat.


It sounds like a cat.


It moves like a cat.

What does this biography tell you about washington's achievements?

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Read the passage. Then, select the synonym of the word in bold.

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Now answer the questions that follow. Base your answers on the passages "The Rise of the Robodog," "Speech [Transcript]," and "Robby BXL-3™ Product Information."

Which sentence from Passage 1 would probably not appear in a summary of the text?

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Lesson 3: Setting
Language Arts 7 B Unit 2: Freedom Fighters

According to We’ve Got a Job, why did the city of Birmingham close all its parks, swimming pools, playgrounds, and golf courses in 1962?

A. to avoid having to integrate public areas as ordered by the court.****
B.to compromise with activists who were fighting for integration
C.to punish residents who participated in the Selective Buying Campaign
D.to follow a court decision that called for the integration of all public spaces

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Describe the use of humor that is used by Alexandre Dumas in The Three Musketeers. Provide two specific examples.

***The Outsiders***
Compare and contrast the ending of the novel and the ending of the movie. Which was more effective: the novel or the movie? Why?

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What are the two kinds of procreation and how is one related to the stairs of love?
From the book Plato’s Symposium and the Speech of Socrates

What is the author’s purpose in this biography excerpt?

to tell when and where the story takes place
to explain how difficult it is to travel in some climates
to show how dangerous it is to leave Honduras
to introduce the main character and describe his traits

Which sentence provides an example of parallel structure?

1.The pictures were old and faded, but they were valuable nonetheless.
2.The children played on the playground, had a picnic, and they are eating lunch now.
3.Sewing your own clothes is more economical than to buy them new.
4.Valerie doesn't like horror movies, dramas, or watching game shows.

What connection does the author make between discoveries in fission and those being made in space exploration?

Atomic energy could one day be used for fuel in interplanetary travel.
New technologies can only be developed if the funding is available.
The same great minds who discovered the uses of fission are now working on space exploration.
A technology initially used for national defense could have many peaceful applications.

Read this excerpt from A Black Hole is NOT a Hole.

So much for experiencing a smallish black hole; you’d have no time for sightseeing. A visit to a bigger black hole could be more interesting. It might take a while for the major effects to kick in. As you drifted in from the event horizon toward the singularity at the center, you might get a chance to look around.

Which question would be relevant to ask about this excerpt?

What sort of sightseeing is there to do in a large black hole?
Why do larger black holes exert a greater force?
Why do smaller black holes exert a greater force?
What sort of sightseeing is there to do in a small black hole?

Select the correct text in the passage.
Ruth’s teacher has asked her to summarize the following excerpt from the short story “Useless Beauty” by Guy de Maupassant. Which detail is too minor and should be left out of a summary?
About half-past five one afternoon at the end of June when the sun was shining warm and bright into the large courtyard, a very elegant victoria with two beautiful black horses drew up in front of the mansion.

The Comtesse de Mascaret came down the steps just as her husband, who was coming home, appeared in the carriage entrance. He stopped for a few moments to look at his wife and turned rather pale. The countess was very beautiful, graceful and distinguished looking, with her long oval face, her complexion like yellow ivory, her large gray eyes and her black hair; and she got into her carriage without looking at him, without even seeming to have noticed him, with such a particularly high-bred air, that the furious jealousy by which he had been devoured for so long again gnawed at his heart. He went up to her and said: "You are going for a drive?"

She merely replied disdainfully: "You see I am!"

"In the Bois de Boulogne?"

"Most probably."

"May I come with you?"

"The carriage belongs to you."

Without being surprised at the tone in which she answered him, he got in and sat down by his wife's side and said: "Bois de Boulogne."

If there were 70 students in the class, how many of the students most likely got heads between 45 times and 60 times? Round your answer to the nearest whole number of students.

What are some ideas for inventions that haven't been made and that can solve real life problems.

Drag the tiles to the boxes to form correct pairs.
Match each sentence from an introduction paragraph of a literary analysis essay with the correct essay element.
Through the character of Mathilde,
Maupassant criticizes the human
tendency to care too much about
appearances.
Mathilde, who is married to a humble clerk,
is unhappy with her middle-class life. In an
attempt to appear rich and glamorous, she
borrows a diamond necklace from a friend
but ends up misplacing it. The struggle to
pay for the lost necklace traps Mathilde in
a life of poverty.
An Estonian proverb says, “Who does
not thank for little will not thank for
much.” This is especially true in the
case of Madame Mathilde, the
protagonist of French writer Guy de
Maupassant's short story “The Necklace.”

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A ______________ is the sentence in a paragraph where you state what the paragraph is all about.
Thesis sentence
Support sentence
Topic Sentence
Elaboration sentence

Read the passage.

story adapted from The Odyssey, BOOK IX
by Homer

The cave had looked like a promising place, awash with food and drink aplenty. It was empty, so Odysseus suggested that they wait for its owner to return, hoping for a hospitable inhabitant. The soldiers advised against this, but Odysseus insisted. Not long after, they discovered that their host was the quite inhospitable Cyclops, who proceeded to trap them in the cave by blocking the entrance with an enormous rock.

Many of Odysseus’s men had suggested ending the beast’s life, but that would leave them trapped in the cave. Even if they all worked together, they would not have the strength to remove the boulder from the cave’s opening.

For the past few days, Odysseus had observed the one-eyed monster. He had noticed that every morning, the Cyclops removed the rock from the cave’s opening to let out his flock of sheep before replacing it to keep Odysseus and his men confined inside.

"We will blind the monster. Then, we’ll use his own sheep to aid us in our escape,” Odysseus explained to his crew. “I have noticed that the males are fully grown and have thick black wool. We can tie three of them together. Then, we can hide a man under the belly of the middle animal. This way, he’ll be able to pass by the Cyclops unnoticed.”

Once the monster had fallen asleep, Odysseus blinded the Cyclops. The beast cried out in pain but then drifted back into slumber as the soldiers had shared their strong mead with him that night.

Odysseus and the men worked all night to make sure there were three sheep for each man. Once his crew was hidden, Odysseus leapt onto the remaining sheep—a ram that was finer than all the others. Then, he wiggled his way underneath the animal, concealing himself in the dark wool hanging below the ram’s belly.

As dawn approached, the men were fearful that the plan would not succeed, but they knew they must carry on if they hoped to escape the Cyclops’s lair. When the sun rose above the horizon, the Cyclops awoke and opened the cave entrance for his flock. Despite his pain, the Cyclops felt the back of each animal as it stood up and left the cave. He was not aware that the men were hidden beneath their bellies.

As the last sheep went out, the fine ram concealing Odysseus, the Cyclops grabbed hold of the animal.

“My good ram, why are you last today? You never let the others go ahead of you,” the Cyclops mused aloud. “You’re usually the one leading the rest—whether it is to go out and eat in the morning, or it is to come home at night.”

Odysseus held his breath; would they be discovered? But to his relief, the monster let the ram go out to the pasture with the other sheep. Finally, when they were far enough from the cave, Odysseus let go of the ram’s belly and helped his men to do the same. They drove the sheep to their awaiting ship, and once all men and animals were on board, the soldiers cried in relief at their narrow escape.

Odysseus signaled for them to hush. He realized that they were still in range of the Cyclops’s hearing. The men understood and quickly began to row the ship out to sea.

But Odysseus could not resist taunting the Cyclops from the deck of the ship. “Cyclops,” Odysseus shouted, “you did wrong by trapping us, and now the gods have punished you.”

The Cyclops grew furious. In his rage, he ripped off the top of a mountain and hurled it toward the sound of Odysseus’s voice. The piece of the earth plunged into the water just in front of the ship. This caused a wave that carried the ship back toward the Cyclops's land.

Odysseus picked up a long stick and quickly drove it into the sea to stop the motion of the ship. He nodded his head toward the men, indicating that they must row for their lives, which they did.

Odysseus was so angry he could not resist insulting the Cyclops further. “Monster,” he yelled, “if anyone asks you how you lost your sight, you can tell them that it was I, the valiant warrior Odysseus.”

The Cyclops grabbed a giant piece of land, even larger than the first, and threw it with all his might. This time, the wave it caused drove the ship toward the island, where the rest of the soldiers were anxiously awaiting Odysseus’s return.

In the story adapted from Book IX of The Odyssey, what does Odysseus's scheme involving the sheep reveal about him?


A: He is an expert fighter.

B: He is unnecessarily cruel.

C: He is a cunning strategist.

D: He is motivated by fear.

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2 King Dionysius’s question startled Damocles out of his reverie and sent a
cold chill up his spine. His thoughts were the same ones that had occupied
his mind ever since he had become a courtier. They were envious, bitter
thoughts toward this ruler who, as king of the wealthy city of Syracuse, had
everything his heart desired while he, Damocles, had to be content with
what the king chose for him to have. A
What does the word envious suggest about Damocles in paragraph 2 of “The Sword of Damocles”?



Group of answer choices

It suggests that he disrespects Dionysius.

It suggests that he is jealous of Dionysius.

It suggests that he dislikes Dionysius’s decisions.

It suggests that he is impatient with Dionysius’s decisions.

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Question 21 pts
B
Which detail from paragraph 2 best supports the answer to Part A?

Group of answer choices

“King Dionysius’s question startled Damocles. . . .”

“. . . sent a cold chill up his spine.”

“His thoughts were the same ones that had occupied his mind. . . .”

“. . . as king of the wealthy city of Syracuse, had everything his heart desired . . .”

#3 Why did members of the commission sometimes disagree with each other when drafting the declaration?
A) They didn’t want to work with people from other countries.
B) They didn’t like each other.
C) They had fought each other during World War II.
D) They had different ideas about which rights the declaration should focus on.

4. In three studies, we provided a test of how rudeness affects performance at the workplace. The results were all the same. They showed that rudeness reduced performance on routine tasks, as well as creative tasks. What does this excerpt infer?
(10 Points)

A. Rudeness should be against the law.

B. Rudeness can result in profit loss at the workplace.

C. Rudeness happens at every workplace.

D. Rudeness doesn’t really decrease routine performance tasks.