What Does Acceptance Actually Stand For?

There are many forms of “acceptance” but what does it actually stand for? Acceptance

is fund in many different form and displayed in different ways; for instance acceptance is shown

in three different ways between the stories “what do you wish of this goldfish”, “Texas V.

Johnson” and “American flag stands for tolerance”.

Furthermore, the story “what do you wish of this gold fish” displays acceptance as a

positive thing, But it shows this through the eyes of a sad man whos name is Sergi. In the

beginning it shows the happier for of acceptance; By that I mean that sergi has accepted a

talking gold fish as his friend. In this instance he is happy because he has someone to talk to

and spend time with. At the end of the story he sacrifices

This shows that Etgar Keret (the author) thinks that

acceptance is key to happieness.

Next up, is “Texas V. Johnson Majority Opinion”. In this court case acceptance is given a

new meaning based off of the constitution its self. In this case they are deciding weather

Burning the flag is defended by our right to self exspression or if this action is to be

discriminated. Through the story the author give the pro and cons of this decision to better the

result. In the end the author “William J. Brennan” proves that acceptance can change based on

the situation. In this case acceptance must be showed, because their right defends their

actions. The authors overview is that its good to show acceptance because it will better the end

results.

Now, “American flag stands for Tolerance” has essentially the same view; But it also

expresses a counter claim with a completely different view on acceptance. On lines 10-21 its

expressing that burning the flag from the case “Texas v. Johnson” should NOT be tolerated. This

shows that acceptance in this instance is bad. Although the overall view I still that acceptance is

better for everyone , where as Ronald J. Allen (the author) is expressing the same view as the

prior court