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The Elephant in the Room Navajo code talkers were considered America’s “secret weapon” in World War II. US Marines used the Native American language as a code in order to relay secret messages during wartime. This code was vital to our victory in World War II because the Japanese easily cracked top secret military codes. Just as American soldiers relayed messages in code during wartime, women wrote in “code” in order to portray society's limitations during their time. They addressed these…

Many schools around the world have extra funds to spend on stuff. They normally spend it on school supplies, technology, or raising teachers budgets. If your school announced that they had extra money to spend and were giving students the option to vote on what you wanted, what would you pick. This is my opinion for my school. First of all buying new uniforms is a big one. Many uniforms at our school are not returned. Some uniforms are ripped or to dirty to clean. We are starting to get new…

Law codes have been fundamental to the governance of societies and for the preservation of order and structure throughout the ages. One such agency, which is thought to be categorically influential to the legal expansion of Western culture is known as Justinian’s Code (Berkeley Law, n.d., para. 9). Justinian understood the great need for laws, and wanted to utilize those that had already been established, which included the Twelve Tables. However, because they were in a disheveled state, he set…

Hammurabi was ruling a small city state in Mesopotamia called Babylonia (“Hammurabi’s). Hammurabi made a set of laws known as Hammurabi’s Code of Laws. Hammurabi's code was supposed to “encourage people to live as peaceful, responsible citizens.” (Laws). and to lower crime rates. Sounds like a good idea, right? Well that idea turned disastrous for most. Hammurabi’s code should be remembered as a negative event being…

Hammurabi Code comes from the ancient Babylon in Mesopotamia, which is considered to be one of the most valuable discoveries in human existence. The record and the substance were used to assemble the hammurabi code, it can tell a lot about how life in the empire was. In most cases, punishment was left to the gods to determine. The code was interpreted from the beginning to the ending addressed from the gods. There is a lot about the Babylonian society that can be learned through reading the…

People always wish they could change one rule to the dress code at school. The dress code at school is mostly on point so kids stay safe and positive .Kids in school mostly follow the dress code but, sometimes they don't follow the code .Kids that don't follow the dress code are trying to express himself but can't .Schools are very strict to the dress code because they don't want to look bad to other schools.I would recommend that kids should be able to wear hats . One reason…

students at Mcadoo Kelayres Elementary Middle School, or MKEMS, should be allowed to dress up for Halloween. The first reason on why they should be able to dress up for Halloween is that they should be able to express themselves. Due to the dress code in…

School dress code is a topic that has been discussed for years.Some believe dress code is unjust cause they cant wear what they want to wear deliberately.Others think dress code is fair and that schools should have kids wear uniforms to school. I believe that schools should have kids wear uniforms because it is an essential tool for kids to use for these reasons it discontinues the amount of bullying that occurs in the schools today,it separates social groups,and A typical example people…

call and text anyone in the world with just a tap or our finger. Over a hundred years ago people had to handwrite letters and send them in the mail. This changed thanks to Samuel F.B. Morse. He simplified the telegraph machine and invented the Morse Code.(pbs.org). Samuel Morse was an influential person who helped the world communicate easier and become more innovative. When Samuel Morse first went to Yale University his interest was in painting, but while he was there he gained an interest in…

on punishment and modern society When reading Hammurabi’s code and reaching rule #22: “If anyone is committing a robbery and is caught, then he shall be put to death.”1 We may agree that it is or it is not the most suitable punishment; however, such punishment is considered just when the code is written to enforce the importance of these rules. In today’s society, the punishment for similar crimes became more lenient than the codes during Hammurabi’s rule as society has grown more merciful…