All of the penalties for the crimes are very stiff, but fair. ... One quote that shows this is "Let the sole sorry of your parents be that you might become ill." ... That quote shows a man's responsibility for himself and his family. ... In Sumer, Hammurabi's strict punishments kept people from disobeying them. On the other hand, Egypt didn't use any kind of physical punishment, but they used threats. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The characters are ordinary people like us, taken from the lower and middle classes of society, who struggle with everyday problem, such as poverty, sickness, crime, family strife and other problems within marital and paternal relationships. ...

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• Grade Level: High School