Adreamthatchanged It is believed that an individuals dream and life philosophy should not and could not change so ofteninalifetime.

.Onemighteasilydeviatefroma pathtosuccesswithfrequentchangesinplan.Iused tobelievesountilIhavehadachancetolearnAmericanwaysofliving. As a mediocre from a developing country inthe Far East, it is surprisingly typical that an individuals utmost dream of success can belimitedby what the society considersit a right thing to wish for. Some may believeit isour oriental culture, customs and historical values that have long been developed in a centralized way.The social norms significantly and excessively influence the definition of success in our life. Others suggest that it is, instead, the lack of fundamental needs of life that causes such phenomenon. Success in life has therefore been justified by how muchan individual can fulfill the physicalneedsregardless of how many shoulders were stepped on.All my life, materialism could be best used to describe our way of living where all of us struggle to reach the top. Who would imagine what I haveearnedfrommythreeyearpresenceherecouldchangeitonceandforall. The purpose of my presence in the United States was purely educational at the first place. Although I have earned academic success and increased educational credentials, there are other true intrinsic values I have experienced in the United States. Freedom, respect, individualism, equality, dignity, and integrity are the essential intrinsic values which form the American society. Of all values, I personally deem individualism the most valuable.Indeed, this is the country of pioneers and trailblazers who have a strong belief in themselves, but it is also these American individuals who successfully transform their dreams into the truth and contribute to the perpetual strength of the society. The successinones lifeisnolonger justified by what others think nor believe.Thetruevalue of individuals successcomesfromwithinandnoonecantakeitawayaslongassuchsuccesshasallintrinsicvalues.