Mr. Cabrera

Salisbury University Communications Major. 2014.

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When Did You Start Growing Up?: It's not that Depressing

When Did You Start Growing Up?: It’s not that Depressing

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Chapter 1: Wake up time, daughter

The bird chirping alarm is how daughter likes to wake herself up. It’s calming, soothing effect allows her to feel totally relaxed at 8 am in the morning on a Saturday.

She honestly thought she wouldn’t have to go the museum with Daddy today, but with Mommy off to the beauty salon for a 12-hour work day, quality time with him it is.

She’s at the…

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Holiday Rhyme, Not Really Though

Holiday Rhyme, Not Really Though

I was chilling with Shanisha, milestoe was hung

and she was telling me that we were done. 

She’d fallen in love with someone new, 

that it was someone that I already knew. 

I was like, who is he?

She was stammering, didn’t want to look me in the face. 

Then suddenly it came to me, like a bad dream. 

My girl was smashing my best friend, 

and that led me to say…

That she…

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Past Story Idea #1

Past Story Idea #1

Reader, how are you?? Hope you had a good Tuesday. 

I had this idea for a story about this college kid who is traumatized by his upbringing and how it affects his aspirations. It’s probably been collecting dust at my desk for the past four years or so. Let me know if it’s any good!

“Wake up freshie, time for class.”

The flashback dreams are getting too vivid as my creative writing professor…

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Back in 2012: (Lost) Hotel Dreams

Back in 2012: (Lost) Hotel Dreams

During my internship in the summer of 2012, I took the bus and the Metro rail back and forth from home to work and back again. During the early portion of it, I was writing a little story about this kid named Rob whose family had lost all its money and he was relegated to working as a security guard at a hotel. I know the premise doesn’t sound too thrilling but there are some entertaining parts…

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Patriots vs. Redskins: Quick Takeaways

Patriots vs. Redskins: Quick Takeaways

After five years of waiting and waiting (more like not feeling the need to go to a game) I attended a Redskins game, albeit their preseason opener against the New England Patriots August 7.

To my disappointment I didn’t get to see Tom Brady in action against a rejuvenated Redskins defense and Pierre Garcon and DeSean Jackson run with Robert Griffin III and the Redskins’ first team offense.

Noneth…

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Creating good content for your site

Creating good content for your site

One of the topics for my seminar class this week was creating good content for your site.

Creating good content depends on who your audience is.

If your audience has varied interests, you can play around with what you want for your site.

If they have selective interests, maybe two or three things they are interested in, then you have to narrow your focus. You have to figure out how much you post…

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Wizards a game away

Wizards a game away

With my roommate hogging the TV playing Call of Duty, I really haven’t been able to watch the Washington Wizards’ first round series against the Chicago Bulls.

Highlights on ESPN.com and NBA.com have helped ease the pain a little.

Sunday April 27 was Game 4 in the series and once again, I was nowhere near a TV watching the game.

I was covering a doubleheader of the Delmarva Shorebirds and I…

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Really Goodness Awful Ledes

Really Goodness Awful Ledes

I don’t know everything nor do I pretend to.

I chose writing/journalism as a career in Fall 2012. When I first started writing, my ledes were unoriginal and unimaginative. I usually skipped writing my lede until the end of the article and by then, my brainpower to create a captivating lede was gone.

Since then, I have taken journalism classes, I have learned about structure and every time I…

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For all my journalists!

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Last one on this topic, but the best one!

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The top 2 we have used in my seminar class!

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For all my CMAT 490 colleagues. Hope you find it useful!

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Delmarva Shorebirds Article

Having a quick turnaround to write an article can be extremely stressful, especially when technology and traffic aren’t the kindest to you.

First, with the traffic part.

Last night (April 12), I had to cover a Delmarva Shorebirds baseball game. They are the Low Class A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles.

The game started at 7:05 p.m. (more like 7:15) and lasted till 9:30 p.m.

I got done with…

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