AMERICAN TRADITIONAL BELIEFS AND VALUES
AMERICAN TRADITIONAL BELIEFS AND VALUESAMERICAN TRADITIONAL
BELIEFS & VALUESNot all Americans hold the same
beliefsAmericans believe in things at different degreesAmericans
practice their beliefs and values in different ways.AMERICAN
BELIEFS & VALUESWe hold the truth to be self-evident, that all
men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with
certain inalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and
the pursuit of Happiness.- The Declaration of Independence
FREEDOMAll people are equalThe Governments role = to protect the
individuals rights1791: Bill of Rights assures individual rights,
including provisions for freedom of speech, press, and
religionINDIVIDUALISMfree individuals identity should be held
sacred and that his or her dignity and integrity should not be
violated the self-made manThe Self-made mana self-made man is
anyone who attains far greater success than his original
circumstances would have indicated was possible
Walt Disney; Sam Walton (Walmart founder); Frederick Douglass
(Frederick Douglass escaped slavery in 1838 and used his talents as
a writer and orator to fight for emancipation. Douglass edited an
abolitionist newspaper, recruited black regiments during the Civil
War, and advised President Abraham Lincoln.); Benjamin
Franklinhttp://www.artofmanliness.com/2008/12/28/self-made-men/6PRACTICALITY/
pragmatismRooted in the struggle to survive in the frontierscan-do
spiritDIY
VOLUNTEERISMDo-it-yourself translated into volunteerism in
community & political life
PSYCHOLOGY OF ABUNDANCECome along, come along, make no
delay,Come from every nation, come from every way,Our lands are
broad enough, dont be alarmed,For Uncle Sam is rich enough to give
us all a farm.
MOBILITY & PATRIOTISMthe practical solution to a problem is
to move elsewhere and make a fresh start Not identified with a
specific locationContributes to homogeneity
PROGRESS & AMERICAN DREAMthe dream of land in which life
should be better, richer, and fuller for every man with
opportunities for each according to his abilities and
achievement.(J.T. Adams in The Epic of America, 1931) AMERICAN
DREAM
Everything comes with a priceREASONS FOR COMINGPRICES TO BE
PAIDIndividual FreedomSelf-relianceEquality of
OpportunityCompetitionMaterial WealthHard Work
