It was hard deciding which aim was more prevalent this week. I almost feel that in American culture, and American music both aims go hand in hand with each other. I feel that liberation from something is success, that one feels successful when they feel liberation. Therefore when I was choosing songs, sometimes it was hard for me to decide whether it would be considered liberation or if it would be considered success. For example, the song that I chose to display for liberation was "The World's Greatest, " by R.Kelly. When I first thought of the song, it made me think of success because it is about him being the world's greatest, but then I started to think about what liberation truly meant. Liberation is suppose to mean being released from the cycle, and in American culture this cycle can be anything, an abusive relationship or poverty. Whatever it may be, I feel that by R.Kelly saying that he was now the 'world's greatest' meant that he had accomplished and achieved whatever he was one struggling at. I also feel that liberation means being set free, therefore being comfortable with who you are, being yourself was also important so that's why I also included the song Video by India Arie, since it talks about being herself. I did not have trouble finding songs for success, however the problem is I feel that it is so far from the success aim that is discussed in Hinduism. The songs that I chose, the definition of success has to do with celebration mostly of having money. However, I feel that the success that Hinduism means is not only about materialistic things. And also when the songs discuss how they are successful with sex, money or obtaining drugs that Hinduism would considered these things successful as well.