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Bullies Club II: The Grouchy, The Bad & the Unforgiven

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A continuation from my “Bullies Club: No More Post” , today I, Ethan Stranger, would like to explore more about my past experiences with Bullying because for any person (not just someone on the spectrum), Bullies come and go in various forms & they will often try to make you lose control for fun, power or whatever other reason they might have. However, I’ve learned from the past, that not always everyone that might annoy you might be a bully in itself, sometimes it's got to do with our own perception of a situation or person. So allow me to explain more about my past experiences with bullies & discuss new ways about how to deal/end bullying. Full disclosure though, every single (but one) of these bully tales happened long before I even knew I had a specific diagnosis (which is pretty sad) because I feel that I could've done more with these situations if I had more strategies at those moments… Over the years, Bullying has been studied on many different levels, you see t

Hopes & Dreams: The Story of Oola

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A Follow-up to my 1st Star Wars Post (I’m Aurra Sing : A Star Wars Story) today I ( Ethan Stranger ) will be doing my 2nd Star Wars Post involving around a lesser-known Star Wars Character who I feel like deserves more love & attention, her name is Oola.   She appeared only in the opening scene of “Return of the Jedi” where she’s seen as the slave of Jabba the Hutt before (while dancing for him) being fed to his pet Rancor, thus that seems like the end of her, however, according to Wookieepedia (The Star Wars Wiki)  Oola has quite the backstory that I’m sure many of us can find relatable, so let's dive into it, shall we? Portrayed by Nigerian-born British dancer and actress, Femi Taylor, Oola’s backstory starts with her as the daughter of a clan chieftain on the Twi’lek’s home planet of Ryloth. Oola had long awaited to live a life of luxury according to the status she once had, however, things didn't go her way (which is relatable to today’s society, where many people dre