... . While Aristophanes used a vivid and elaborate story to illustrate his point, Socrates dismisses rhetoric and claimed to be indifferent to the formal expression of the truth as its discovery is more important. Socrates questions Agathon's definition of Love, asking whether or not Love is a desire for something we lack. He adds that a person could not desire the things he already possesses, ... the purely sensual (physical), the lovers of honor and the lovers of wisdom. Socrates was himself the ideal "lover of wisdom", never allowing himself to divert from the real pursuit of beauty: Sinc...

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... . Matthew once said, "If I could get two people--one straight, one gay--who hate each other to be respectful of each other, I would have done something good" (Miller). He wanted homosexuals and heterosexuals to see eye to eye, which almost seems impossible. Homosexuality has been common in many cultures throughout history, but not always known. When it came about in society many ... religions thought it as sinful. As a result, being gay or lesbian was a crime, punishable by death. In the twentieth century homosexuality took a turn around. As a result gay bashing became common in America....

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• Grade Level: High School

... -sex marriage argue that the right to marry is a fundamental right and the indisputable entitlement of the pursuit of happiness, and that homosexuality and same-sex marriage pose no threat to the foundation of society One of the most important issues in this debate is that of just what marriage is. Many Christians argue that marriage is for procreation. A lesbian or a male gay couple cannot procreate ... : procreative and unity. Apparently the procreative requirement can be waived for heterosexual couples but not for homosexual ones. It is true that perhaps homosexuals do not fall into th...

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