First Former Buddy Club President

[Image Description: The background has a black and white Procreate noise brush pattern to represent the static effect that appears on television screens. There is a brown, gray, and white retro style television with a disability pride flag with zig zag stripes in the order of black, dark green, red, white, bright yellow, light blue, black in the middle of the television screen at the top of the image. There is a pink tray filled with a red and white bowl of popcorn, chocolate bar, red container of French fries, and a soda and three ice cubes in a white cup with a light blue lid and red straw below the television. My First Former Buddy Club President logo is in the bottom left corner of the image with "FIRST FORMER BUDDY CLUB PRESIDENT" in center-aligned italicized black text overlapping an enlarged light blue heart with several small red hearts and a light blue background in the background of the enlarged heart. ] 1.  The Wizard of Oz (1939) [rated G]     While  The ...

[Image Description: "Let's Talk About Disability Representation in the Media" in center-aligned bright pink Barbie font outlined in white. The background of the image is a lighter shade of pink. My First Former Buddy Club President logo is also in the bottom left corner of the image with "FIRST FORMER BUDDY CLUB PRESIDENT" in center-aligned italicized black font overlapping an enlarged light blue heart with several small red hearts and a light blue background in the background of the enlarged heart. ]      Recently, as a child at heart, I watched the movie, Barbie (2023), for the first time. I would like to start off by thanking the movie creators for including a Barbie in a wheelchair and a Barbie with a prosthetic arm. While representation of characters in the disability community is starting to show up in TV shows and movies more often, it does not happen enough; so, I appreciate when this happens any time. Representation of characters in the dis...

[Image Description: Picture of the book Of Mice and Men  written by John Steinbeck ] Originally posted on October 12, 2019 on Facebook Notes on my Facebook page I wrote this analysis of "Of Mice and Men" written by John Steinbeck as a Research Novel Paper in the English Composition II general education course that I took at Bucks County Community College and since one of the characters has a disability, I decided to upload the essay as a blog post. TRIGGER WARNING:   If you have experienced physical or gun violence, this blog post, reading this book, and watching the movie may be triggering as it exhibits graphic content. In addition, if you or someone you know have experienced discrimination against their disability/disabilities or any differences, this blog post may still be triggering. If you need support right now, please reach out to a therapist or other mental health professional or call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or text "HOME" to the Cri...