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CHW3M Hammurabi’s Law Code February 17 th, 2015 “An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth”

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1 CHW3M Hammurabi’s Law Code February 17 th, 2015 “An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth”

2 F IRST A MERICANS : W ESTERN H EMISPHERE ’ S 1 ST P EOPLE http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2015/01/first- americans/hodges- text?utm_source=NatGeocom&utm_medium=Em ail&utm_content=exoplorer_YIR_20150213&utm _campaign=Content

3 C OMPARE /C ONTRAST M ODERN L AWS TO THE H AMMURABI ’ S C ODE OF L AW Ontario’s Laws http://www.e- laws.gov.on.ca/navigation?file=home&lang=en http://www.e- laws.gov.on.ca/navigation?file=home&lang=en There are almost 700 acts and laws in Ontario Some categories are: Accessibility, Animals for Research, Agriculture, Business, Children, Clean Water, Communities, Conservation, Dentistry, Drugs, Education, Environment, Finance, Fish/Farming, Fairness, Gas & Oil, Highways, Hospitals, Housing, Immunization, Immigration, Justices, Livestock, Medicine, Ministries, Narcotics, Nursing, Ontario specific, Police, Pharmacy, Property, Public Sector, Residential, Real-estate, Schools, Safe-streets, Tabaco, and Transit

4 H AMMURABI ’ S C ODE OF L AW If a house in Babylonia collapsed and killed the owner, the builder of the house would be put to death http://schools.yrdsb.ca/markville.ss/projects/class of2008/chong2/lo/codeofthehammurabi.htm

5 B IAS What is Bias??? A particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned Ex. Illegal bias against older job applicants, the magazine’s bias toward art rather than photography, your strong bias in favour of an idea Unreasonably hostile feelings or opinions about a social group prejudice: accusations of racial bias (Dictionary.com)

6 D OCUMENT A NALYSIS Read Hammurabi’s Law Code (Text pg.41) Complete the questions on the handout – Document Analysis


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