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Birth & Marriage: The Happiness of Life

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Today I ( Ethan Stranger ) will be discussing a topic that I’m sure that most people are unaware of (or are aware of, but don’t wanna bring it up) & that involves our life goals & the way we try to achieve happiness in the time that we have on this earth, so let's get right into it, shall we? The first thing to know is what are life goals...well life goals can be anything (depends on what you as a person wanna do with your life) cause everybody has their own goals that they want to pursue in life (meaning it’s not the same for everybody). Remember, it’s ok to think in a different way (especially if you’re on the spectrum like me, Ethan Stranger). For a long time, I’ve felt like I’ve been struggling in thinking & doing things just like everybody else, without really taking the time to reconcile my own goals and ambitions with reality. I’ve often feel like I get ignored or people just brush off my ideas without really considering them and that made me feel betrayed. In ti...

Captain America: By Mark Gruenwald

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A Spin-off to my “Diamondback in the Rough: The Rachel Leighton Story Post” , for Diamondback was the reason I ( Ethan Stranger ) loved “Mark Gruenwald’s 10 Year Comic Run on Captain America” , but in fact, there were several other concepts that I enjoyed for his run, so let’s dive deeper, shall we? Through my Marvel Unlimited App, I’ve read various other Cap runs by other writers like “Stan Lee, Steve Englehart, Jack Kirby, J.M. Dematteis, Mark Waid, Ed Brubaker & Ta Nehisi Coates” and, while I’ve enjoyed Chris Evans portrayal of the Star-Spangled Avenger in the MCU , it was Mark Gruenwald’s Run that really got me hooked on the Sentinel of Liberty. To begin with, Gruenwald started off as an Editor on the Captain America Title before taking over as head writer with Issue #307 in July 1985. During his early work on Cap, several of the stories seemed a bit “Weird” especially for Captain America (you tell by the covers, Below) , also around the same time, Gruenwald also wrote th...