From the example of my father and the USAF I developed the core values ​​of integrity, hard work and respect. Living on a military base with other members of the military you see how everyone follows the same or similar values ​​as everyone else and adapts those same values. Even though my father is long retired and we lived abusively, I still follow those values, as they were carved into my identity, now they are who I am. Living in an individualistic society has taught me self-sufficiency, the desire and need for independence. Personal responsibility has been learned from both individualistic and military contexts. For as long as I can remember, schools and teachers have had the greatest influence in teaching children, myself included, how to be self-sufficient with little to no help from others. They taught how to spell check, how to do their work, and how to show it. Many experiences like this can shape and change our identity, even those of oppression and