Key Terms of American Culture

I can come up with a few at this moment.

No.1 Having fun. No matter what you do, what matters is whether or not you can have fun.

No.2 Moving on. No matter how bad things have become, the best way to cope is to move on, either from a tragedy, or from a sour marriage.

No.3 Believing in yourself and chasing your dreams. No matter how crazy, weird or odd you appear to be, you can always achieve glory if you believe in yourself and pursue your dreams. Better if you actually do have some talent, of course.

I'm sure there is more to be added to this list. Key terms are not equal to truth. Quite the opposite, key terms of a culture could well represent myths a lot of times.