Stirling McKelvie
Art2090: Hammurabi’s Code
Dr. Palm
30 August 2016
Introduction
The Hammurabi’s Code was meant to ensure justice for everyone, but not equally. Upon reading the codes, I realized that there was a great deal of inequality between genders and social classes. In some cases, paying a sum to the elders helped get you out of being executed. Slaves were looked at as property rather than individuals. Helping a slave escape was just the same as theft. If someone’s house was a target for burglary, the community would compensate for stolen goods. Nevertheless, this would only apply to those of high social status considering the poor didn’t have much property or goods.
Feelings Associated with Gender One initial feeling I experienced