1. American Values

2. Personal Achievement Doing well @ school & work is important
Gaining wealth & prestige is a sign of success

3. Progress & Material Comfort
History is marked by ongoing progress, & this progress improves people’s lives

4. Work
Discipline, dedication, & hard work are signs of virtue

5. Individualism
Hard work, initiative, & individual effort are the keys to personal achievement

6. Efficiency & Practicality
Every problem can be solved through efficiency & practicality
Getting things done well in the shortest time is important

7. Morality & Humanitarianism
Judgments should be based on a sense of right & wrong
This sense of morality involves helping the less fortunate

8. Equality & Democracy
Everyone should have an equal success & the right to participate freely in government

9. Freedom
Personal freedoms, such as freedom of religion, speech, & the press, are central to the American way of life

10. Self-fulfillment
Commitment to the full development of one’s personality, talents, & potential
Ex: leisure, physical fitness, youthfulness

11. Did we forget anything? Personal Achievement
Morality & Humanitarianism
Progress & Material Comfort
Equality & Democracy
Work
Freedom
Individualism
Self-Fulfilment
Efficiency & Practicality
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12. What American values would you change. Why would you change it
What American values would you change? Why would you change it? How do you think it can be changed? Be thorough in your answers, this is graded on effort, not right/wrong Be prepared to share your answers with the class
Personal Achievement
Morality & Humanitarianism
Progress & Material Comfort
Equality & Democracy
Work
Freedom
Individualism
Self-Fulfilment
Efficiency & Practicality
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