Essay On Acceptance

English

Introduction
Acceptance is an essential element in the lives of individuals. It defines the lives of people by enabling them to appreciate and understand every single detail of their lives. Acceptance is important because it helps individuals to deal with challenging situations in their lives. That is, individuals can welcome every situation in their lives, whether challenging or not. Acceptance enables people to live happily in life by accepting who they are. That is; acceptance cultivates high self-esteem and determination among individuals by enabling them to appreciate themselves regardless of their races, gender, age, physical appearance or skills in the society (Groenewold 14).
Acceptance enables individuals to believe that they are important to their societies in various ways. With such beliefs, individuals live by trying hard to meet their objectives in the society and promote the building of that society as well. The theme of acceptance manifests itself in the two essays in various ways. These essays present acceptance in a manner that is clear to the readers. That is, the transnational and transcultural influence of Frida Kahlo on the Chicana identity formation is a form of the acceptance. On the other hand, La Guerra essay also has certain instances where the theme of acceptance in society is evident.

The transnational and transcultural influence of Frida Kahlo on the identity formation of Chicana

Such interpretations suggest that she acknowledged and influenced individuals to accept and appreciate themselves regardless of the barriers. She influenced people to believe in themselves by reiterating the significance of appreciating life and oneself. Through her works, she represented what individuals later embraced as the elements driving their personal lives, including defiance, love, resilience and passion. She influenced individuals with these values in various aspects. That is anyone who saw her work was reminded of both good and bad that live has. For instance, if individuals were defiant in the society, they should embrace their lives and accept their situations and behavior. As such, they would benefit from the love, resilience and love that is found in life.
Her transcultural influence on Chicana also adds to the theme of acceptance in the essay. Her influence is seen in the representations and lives of the Chicana and Mexican women’s personal identities and trajectories. Her influence also extends to subjective Transnationalism as evident in the essay. That is; she sought to influence individuals to believe in their personal trajectories and identities. As such, she was allowing people to assess themselves and realize their potential and usefulness in the societies.
Transcultural and transnational influence was an attempt to build high self-esteem among individuals because of its benefits. As such, if individuals would have the chance to assess themselves, it would most likely result in the fact that they would accept themselves and appreciate their positions in given societies. Moreover, they would build self-confidence amongst themselves, which supports the theme of acceptance.
The other aspects, including pain, resilience, anguish among others represented in Frida’s work also suggest of acceptance. These aspects are some of the complexities in life. These complexities enable individuals to examine their positions concerning handling of these issues. Tackling such complexities in life is another essential component of acceptance. That is, if people can effectively handle the complexities in their lives, it is possible that they would be happy about their capacity to handle the same. As such, they are more inclined to handling situations that prove their ability in life, which supports the acceptance theme throughout the essay. Since most of the motifs and themes in her works served as personal chronologies of her life, it is likely that individuals found it intriguing that she would share her experiences in her work. As such, the experience became embodied in the people who appreciated her work and most likely influenced these people to look at their own lives and find something that they would be proud of and accept.
The notions of subjective Transnationalism and transculturation evident in the works of Frida Kahlo suggest her influence on the immigrant Mexican women and the construction of the Chicanas concerning human agency, cultural identities, and social space. These three aspects suggest that her she centered her life, experience and expression on the human life. Her influence and view of transnational portrays that migration was part of the de-territorialization that might involve the actual movement of individuals, but transformed the manner in which group and individual entries were constructed. As such, the global recognition of Frida and her works suggests the levels of interconnections and interaction between individuals, especially women in the societies and states (Groenewold 23).
As the processes in the global world develop tendencies of disconnecting people from their homelands, cultural traditions and families, Frida shared an expression of values and norms of cultures across the world. Her value for the different cultures and abilities of people in different parts of the world make people appreciate her concern and appreciation for all people without discrimination. As such, she influences people to develop acceptance towards people of all kinds without discrimination.
Acceptance is manifested in all of her works. By influencing people to appreciate others while they were still alive, she also gave insights to individuals concerning the value of acceptance in life. From the essay, acceptance is significant because it enables mutual understanding among people regardless of their abilities or homelands. She is an example of how people, ideas, and memories could transcend the political and cultural borders, which supports the theme of acceptance without any barriers. Her legacy left individuals with a framework for capturing and reflecting the complex political, social, economic and cultural phenomena in the lives of people (Groenewold 33).
In the other essay, La Guerra, acceptance is also evident in various ways. First, Cherrie Moraga embraces and accepts her sexuality. Despite having difficulties at first, especially with the fact that she experienced a huge disparity between what she was born into and what she was to grow up and become, she finally lifted the lid into her sexuality. She acknowledges that after lifting that lid on her sexuality, there was an awakening of profound connection with her mother. This element suggests that acceptance in life opens many avenues in the life of an individual and enables one to live freely and accomplish what they wanted in their lives.
For instance, Cherrie says that her sexuality was the avenue through which she learned the most concerning oppression and silence. This aspect suggests that acceptance also promotes and builds confidence among people. She says that there is a danger of the failure to acknowledge oppression specificity. As such, acceptance gives one the insights concerning other subjects in life. The realization that she was what or who she wanted to be and not being defined by others made Cherrie turn to feminism. Her realization of that fact was an act of acceptance. She decided she would not allow other individuals to define her life because of prejudice against her sexuality or race. As such, she portrays acceptance of her strong will and position in the society, which according to the essay was a feminist, radical and politically conscious individual.
Acceptance is also evident in the discussion of Cherrie with her male friend. From the essay, Cherrie says that what grew from their realization was that for her friend to build an authentic alliance with her, he had to deal with the primal source of his sense of oppression. That is; he had to acknowledge, accept and come to terms with the feeling of being a victim (Groenewold 45). Despite being common, discrimination is wrong. It lowers the self-esteem of individuals in the society and destroys the society as well. That is, if individuals feel unaccepted and unappreciated in the society, they become less enthusiastic about the development of the society and can work to destroy the society. Cases of discrimination in all forms is wrong and against the law.
In conclusion, acceptance is a theme evident in the essays. It is important to accept situations, people and oneself in life because it builds courage and self-esteem. Moreover, acceptance enables individuals to find ways of handling challenging situations in life. For instance, in the case of Cherrie, she accepts the oppression in the society and decides to become radical and feminist in order to assist herself and others with the same issue.

Works Cited

Groenewold, Melissa. "Chicana Feminism: Self-Actualization Through Border Conscience." (2005): Print.