Today in class we reviewed what we learned yesterday. We learned about the worlds first epic, "Epic of Gilgamesh. It was a story about a great flood. We learned more about Sumer. And about King Hammurabi's laws. One example of these laws is law number 22, the law about stealing, I think is very harsh because it says if anyone gets caught steeling, then they are executed. I think this is harsh because stealing is a crime but I think the penalty should be less severe so that they stop stealing but still should live. Another example is if one steals a minor son of another, they shall be put to death. This law also seems harsh because I don't think that by killing them that will solve the problem. Another example is number 210, If the woman die, his daughter shall be put to death. I think this law is also wrong because the mans daughter did nothing wrong so she shouldn't get the penalty, they should give a penalty to the man that killed the woman. These laws were meant for things to be equal but I don't think they were very equal or fair.
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