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In life, rules will come and go. Sometimes. Aren't rules both good and bad though? Especially in concentration camps. There are a lot of different rules. The camp has rules as well as Rivka in the book //The Devils Arithmetic.// Both are made so that you know what to and not to do, help you survive, maintain boundaries, and have someone to enforce them. But Rivka has rules that are less strict then the camps and easier. These sets of rules are widely different. Why? And help in a lot of different ways.

In the concentration camps, so many rules exist. And no sign of them because if you forget a rule, you get punished. Rules were told by a lot of people. A three fingered lady told them a rule that is do or die. Meaning do what we tell you, or die. Another rule, told by Rivka, was to remember your bowl. It's the only one you will get. From the comendant, a rule was that you will show discipline.

 Rivka's rules are much less exact and strict. One of her many rules is to play the "game." Just go along with whatever they are telling you to do. You'll live. And if you don't know when to fight, what's the point of trying. Just give up right then and there. You should just keep standing next to someone with a G in there number. Then you'll die. All she wants is for you to stay alive. She's been there a long time! She needs a good friend. Not another musselmen. <range type="comment" id="46090">NOTE

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">As you can see, there are a lot of differences between the two sets of rules. <range type="comment" id="134852">Think about what you think rules are. Are they supposed to be as strict as the camps? When the time comes for you to make rules, make good ones. <range type="comment" id="751400">NOTE