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gadfly in Socrates times was a person who upset social status quo. And a modern Gadfly is not a person but an
issue, well more like a question, is it okay for same sex couples to get
married? The reason I believe this to be the modern Gadfly is because it’s an
issue that some people believe upsets the social status quo of what a marriage
is supposed to constitute. A woman and a man. This question gets people
thinking and pondering about what they believe in. There are many Gadflies I
don't think that one person or one thing is The Gadfly. Immigration is a modern
Gadfly in the same way that the length of school days is a modern day Gadfly.
To each person the Gadfly can be different depending on what they believe in or
what they have been taught to believe in.
I like how you used actual examples of conflicts or debates as gadflies. I think your post shows a more open way to how the term "gadfly" can be applied. I just never thought something like same-sex marriage could be a gadfly.
ReplyDeleteYou make a great point about how a gadfly could be, or should be, considered any annoying or irritating thing and not just a person. And I would also like to agree that school days can be a "gadfly."
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