The purpose was for Hammurabi (sometimes written "Hammurapi") to set down a reasonable and unchanging set of laws that addressed common problems in his kingdom. The code was especially important because, up until that time in history, there really were not any wide-spread laws that unified such a large group of people. Before this, justice in many places would have been in the vigilante style, i.e. if someone in your small village steals your cow, it's most likely up to you and your family to go find it and then punish the perpetrator. The punishment for stealing might have been being lashed with a whip, for example, in one town and yet five miles away in another town the punishment was having a hand cut off. Under the code, everyone was eligible for the same punishments and fines no matter where they went. With one law from the king on down, there was less risk of being hanged or stoned for something relatively minor, or starting a never-ending feud between families over a disputed punishment
The Articles of Confederation<span> established America's first national government, a government that </span>gave<span> lots of power to the states...</span>
Halo effect is the cognitive bias of how we perceive and judge a person based on the previous impression we have had about such person. These impressions could arise from observable traits such as beauty and attractiveness. Halo effect influences how you form opinions or make informed decisions about others. It can have negative consequences of passing ill-informed judgments about an individual based on unrelated traits
