Hammurabi

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Today in class, we went over the powerpoint and Hammurabis Code. The rules of Hammurabi are a little crazy but I think that's just because they are so historical. There were ones about throwing witches in the river. None of the rules were very unreasonable, considering the problems at hand. I agree with the eye for an eye concept for the most part. Sometimes, we need to consider the action and modify the consequences.

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