Student experiences US Values Positive

• Freedom
• Independence
• Happiness
• Security
• Pleasure
• Comfort
• Self esteem 21st
• Self-empowerment
• Responsibility 21st
• Health 21st
• Flourishing 21st
• Survival 21st
• Confidence 21st
• Social acceptance 21st
• Love 21st
• Integrity 21st
• Trust 21st
• Honesty 21st
• Caring for all humans / compassion 21st

Student experiences US Values Negative

• Selfishness
• Greed 21st
• Fear 21st
• Hurting others 21st
• Pain 21st
• Inequality 21st

US in Iraq US values

• Strategy
• Unilateralism
• Prevention
• Containment
• Deterrence
• Democratize
• Modernize
• Big ideas
• Image
• Power
• Remembrance
• Patriotism
• Nationalism
• Safety
• Security
• Faith 21st
• Credibility 21st
• Moralistic arrogance
• Accuracy

US in Iraq Japanese perceptions

• Won't listen
• Advocate
• Visionary
• Exploratory
• Big ideas
• Provoking
• Unilateralism
• Policy change
• Pre-emptive war
• Place in history
• Neoconservatives

Tao de Ching Negative

• Grasping
• Desire
• Greed
• Weakness / vulnerability
• Pleasure seeking
• Haste
• Cleverness
• Pre-emptive power
• Pride
• Materialistic
• Vision-driven (as opposed to gut-driven)

Tao de Ching Positive

• Peace
• Preparation
• Persistence
• Simplicity
• Health
• Self-reservation
• Selflessness
• Mindfulness
• Carefulness
• Non-interference
• Non-attachment
• Generous
• Healthy living
• Enlightenment
• Non-judgemental
• Self-reliance
• Contentment
• Humility
• Non-action
• Mystical virtue

Leaders for the 21st Century Positive

• Self improvement
• Life
• Peace
• Awareness
• Activism
• Public communication
• Networking
• Empowerment of others
• Community mindedness
• Pride
• Justice
• Guidance

Leaders for the 21st Century Negative

• Stereotyping
• Prejudice
• Imbalance
• Stress
• Pressure
• Corruption
• Corrupt
• Apathy