1.     The artist that is being evaluated is  Snoop Dogg. His music can be classified as R&B, Hip-Hop and Rap.

2.     Snoop Doggs has had many hit songs that have been on billboards top charts including : “Gin And Juice”, “I want to Rock” “Ain’t Nothing but a G thang baby”, and “Drop It Like its’ Hot”.

3.      Snoop Dogg also known as “Calvin Cordoazar Brodus Jr” has been around since the 1990’s.At first he had many bad mishaps with the law and this stalled his music career for a while. When all his mishaps finally cleared up he came back and gangsta rap wasn’t as popular but he found a way to stay afloat and make himself popular since the 90’s. Snoops music is popular because of his collaborations with many artists and catchy violent, rhyming lyrics combined with Ebonics.

4.     Snoop usually sports a “gangster” dressing style. I believe he sports this style because he is from, Long Beach, California, and was once a “Crip” gang member. This was the culture throughout his whole life.  Snoop wears baggy jeans, shirts and blingy necklaces. He also always or most of the time has a cane in his hand symbolizing his lifestyle; an old rich stylish pimp. His hair is usually styled in cornrows or relaxed with a perm.

5.     The lyrics to the song “young and free” are catchy and inspiring to young teenagers. An example would be where [Bruno Mars sings] So what we get drunk? So what we smoke weed? We're just having fun. We don't care who sees so what we go out? That's how it’s supposed to be Living young and wild and free. I went with this song to match the spring break theme and this song is No. 9 on Billboards Hottest List this week. Next week will be spring break, so as you know most students who will be partying will probably be partying to this song. Another example where Snoop relates to his adult fans would be where he sings: [Snoop Dogg] You know what? It's like I'm 17 again Peach fuzz on my face Lookin', on the case Tryna find a hella taste Oh my god, I'm on the chase, Chevy It’s gettin' kinda heavy, relevant, sellin' itDippin' away, time keeps slippin' away Zip in the safe, flippin' for pay Tippin' like I'm drippin' in paintUp front, four blunts, like, "Khalifa put the weed in a J". The words are erythematic and catchy. Snoop relates to his older fans by rapping about songs that make him feel young and mentioning that he flips houses for money and his profit is kept in a safe. Snoop smokes hashish to forget about his everyday problems.

6.     The music video that I watched was “young and free” by Snoop, Whiz Kaliffa and Bruno Mars. Snoop is known for collaborating with many artists. The videos’ setting is in a high school with teenagers smoking hashish. Students are smoking in the hallways and in the principal’s office. Afterwards the scene changes and cars are parked at a drive in movie where teenagers are partying. Teenagers are having fun throwing popcorn around and teenage girls are dressed in bikinis sliding down an inflatable slide with bubble foam in it. Snoop Dogg and Wiz Kaliffa are “high” throughout the video and have flashbacks of all the fun they had and are still having.

7.     I don’t think I would like Snoops popularity to come to an end. He always has fun in his videos and I like his rhythmic rapping. I believe his music makes him feel young and that’s why he doesn’t look like he’s 40.  I would like to see him tone it a bit down and not appeal so much to drug use. I can see that he’s trying to say to have fun while you’re young and enjoy it. It’s not all about fun and games, but he does have a point .I think high school should be the last stop on a joy ride. Eighteen is the legal age limit so teenagers have to decide either to be dropouts or continue studying to pursue a college degree. In the past Snoop’s lyrics were violent aka gangsta rap, like all artists I think you have to come up with songs that sell and appeal to the younger generations.

Pocahontas State Park

1.     Pocahontas is a Virginia State Park located in Chesterfield County. It offers outdoor activities such as biking, hiking, swimming, camping having picnics and family oriented programs. The website links have plenty of information about location, size, events, programs and an attraction tab that has educational events. The picnic shelter tab has info about accommodating a certain amount of people and if the pools are closer or further away from them. Maps, pictures, and tabs with information on attractions nearby are useful to the person interested in visiting the park. This website is located on the internet at http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state. The search engine that was used was Google.

2.     The purpose of this website is to attract tourism and families to experience Virginia’s beautiful natural environment.

3.     The intended audiences are families with children or people who enjoy nature. The park has a pool, Aquatic Center, camping site and Natural History programs for visitors.

4.     The Pocahontas Park website has “information” that is effective in attracting visitors. The site has plenty of information and tabs that make it easy to use if you want to know something specific. The presentation is not so effective. The whole webpage needs a transformation. The specific tabs need a different font style that is more appealing. The word “Pocahontas” needs more emphasis. The photo tab link has pictures of the events that go on within the park and gives you a “feel” for the environment which is a plus but should instead be presented when you first access the website, not in the middle.

John Tyler Community College Perspective.

              An education is an important and rewarding accomplishment. Some students may prefer to assist small community colleges with focused attention to students while others prefer larger state universities with many students, professors and broader ideas. I personally attend John Tyler Community College and would recommend it to anyone. The college is in a good location, instructors and guidance counselors are helpful, and offers hybrid courses for working adults.

I first attended John Tyler in 2005. I was pleasantly surprised by the instructors and guidance counselors. I had a good experience that I decided to come back fulltime for the 2011 fall semester. The college is located in Chester VA, a growing diverse community.  The campus is composed of four main buildings that are mostly one story high and only one is two story. They all have pathways that make traveling easy from one building to the other. Recently, they renovated the Nicholas Center where the library and bookstore is located. There is also an area where students can lounge and have their lunch.  Prospective students should have an idea what degree or field they would want to pursue and should first meet with their counselor. I would recommend looking through the college catalog and placement tests should be taken. Upon these Placement tests the college evaluates your knowledge and advices you to take developmental courses before taking a regular college course. If all goes well, you can immediately “jump” in and take regular English and or math classes. The guidance counselor therefore"guides" you to which classes you should take which semester. Last year was my first semester in five years. My guidance counselor Ms. Barbie J. Cassada was wonderful. She welcomed me back and got me back on track. She explained everything thoroughly, gave me a lot of information and sheets on financial aid and helped me plan out my schedule for the upcoming semesters. Another place you definitely should visit would be the Financial Aid office. The staff was helpful and responded quickly to my emails. During the semester all of my instructors made themselves accessible. All of the instructors emailed responded to all of my emails in a timely fashion and accommodated the students very well. You would think most instructors would be mean and harsh, especially at a college level. I experienced quite the opposite. Luckily all of my instructors extended deadlines or offered extra credit assignments to boost the alumni grade.

John Tyler offers hybrid courses. Last semester I took two hybrid courses. I believe this is a great opportunity for people who work yet want to continue their education. Most of the work is done online and you meet once a week for about 2 hours and discuss what was assigned. I have to admit it was difficult at first, but then you adapt. It is difficult because it is a lot of reading material that has to be read so that you can participate in the discussion board on blackboard. I also discovered that it is difficult to study for an exam because you don’t really know if it’s going to entail all of the material you read or just the basics. Luckily the instructors I had helped us by giving us practice tests, study guides and extra credit assignments.       

 All in all I would recommend anyone to attend John Tyler Community College.  I was pleasantly surprised by the whole John Tyler experience.  It is affordable and has payment plans to assist students in continuing their education.