America is full of people with diversity of ethnicities, occupations and their idiosyncrasies. This also includes people with their own unique personalities. To be an individualist, he must not conform to anyone and allow himself to make any decision he wants without any pressure or persuasion. Although Americans are different and unique, because of their moral values, they often contradict themselves in doing what they really think. instead they want to follow their moral values. Their individuality influences their values; for example, protecting one's nation, a form of patriotism, even if they want to follow their values, some just want to stay alive and not have to fight. Some Americans believe they have the right to do what they want, which they do, but because they have their own mindset between what they want and what they should or need to do, this contradicts their values. Other values ​​that are influenced by individualism are the relationship between success, equality and collective security. An American value is patriotism, love for one's country. When you have patriotism in your country, you would like to protect your country by supporting it or take some kind of action that benefits your nation. When individuality comes into play as a value, patriotism does not always vanish. In a novel called The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien, he details his experience in the Vietnam War. When he received a notice to write and soon after attempted to flee the country, he noted to himself, “I feared war, yes, but I also feared exile” (O'Brien 42). Fighting for your country is a way to show that you love your country, but O'Brien's quote shows that he still wants to be part of the nation... middle of paper... Gatsby. New York, The Children of Charles Scribner. 1925. Print.Gladwell, Malcolm. "The 10,000 hour rule", English lesson. Distr. Mike Ried. Helix Charter High School, La Mesa. 2014. Handout.O'Brien, Tim. The things they carried. New York. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing House, 1990. Print.Orwell, George. "Shooting an elephant." English class. Distr. Mike Ried. Helix Charter High School, La Mesa. 2014. Handout.Reynolds, Glenn Harlan. “NSA Spying Undermines Separation of Powers.” USA TODAY. 11 Feb. 2014: SIRS Issues Researcher. Network. May 16. 2014.Robinson, Edwin Arlington. “Richard Cory.” English class. Distr. Mike Ried. Helix Charter High School, La Mesa. 2014. Handout. Tucker, Neely. “In the poll, the public is fine with the government snooping in the name of counterterrorism.” The Washington Post Company. June 12, 2013: SIRS Problem Researcher. Network. 29 November. 2013.