1). An example of water in my life is the hate of waiting in lines. As an american, and most likely most of the world, I hate lines. Everyone does, but who are we to think we deserve to skip the line over someone else? Even this weekend, my friends and I went to see "Good Hair" and we cut the line at the box office. Sure, we got our tickets sooner, but why did we feel we needed to skip the line? Its an example of water, the feeling of entitlement to not waiting, that you are more deserving than someone else.

2). Another example of navigating water would be trying to survive High School

3). A value I embrace is the value of external conformity and material comfort. I express the value of conformity because in order to navigate the water of high school, everyone hass to conform in some way. In order to achieve this, I choose to wear more popular clothing, rather than be alternative. Although I may not be a Hollister Billboard, I'm not exactly an example of someone who follows their own drum. The second value I embrace is material comfort. This is the value that having "stuff" is going to comfort or allow success. In my opinion, having "stuff" is one of the biggest american values because of the american dream and american value system.