The Cult Of Individualism

Our freedom to choose individually is of value to all human beings. As Colin Woodward would say, we believe in putting a limit on government’s rule to have individualism respected. Let us understand how important individualism is in today’s world. To do this, let us look at different topics about American Individualism using MLA format.
Book:
Barlow, Aaron. The Cult of Individualism. Santa Barbara, California: Praeger, 2013. Print.
Aaron Barlow does a great job at explaining the individualism of America evolves in the 18th century to the 21st century. He explains why having different parties affects individualism, such as the Tea Party. It helps me to understand what motivated the creation of the U.S. government today. This idea connects with what Colin Woodward says the opposing side is; turning all power over to the state as seen in Nazi Germany.
News source:
Douthat,
This news article applies to my research because it explains what the millennials are doing in the politics and how it will shape the elections in the future. His news article connects with what Woodward says about being “self-interested individuals” because it illustrates how we have formed governments to respect our individual rights.
Academic Journal:
Sato, Takahiro, and Hodge, Samuel R. “Japanese Exchange Students' Academic and Social Struggles at an American University.” Journal of International Students, 5.3 (2015): 208. Print.
These authors, in their interviews with exchange students from Japan, can help us understand the big difference between the U.S. and Japan. They help put it into a real life example and show the different views of what is best for a country. Is it better to have “the government wither away and be individually free”, as Woodward says, or to “turn all power over to the state”?
Book:
Smith, Sandra Susan. Lone Pursuit. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2007.