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Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a  civil rights leader known for holding nonviolent demonstrations. While attending Morehouse College, he was introduced to the idea of nonviolence when he read Henry David Thoreau’s Essay on Civil Disobedience. In December 1955, he led a year-long bus boycott, demanding an end to racial segregation on buses. It was the first great Negro nonviolent demonstration of the era. For the next decade, King traveled around the country, speaking out wherever he found injustice. In 1964, he was the youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize; he donated his prize money back to the cause. On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee; he was there to lead a protest march in solidarity with striking workers.

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The Crop project first started in 1947, shortly after the conclusion of World War II. The project was organized by a group of farmers who wished to help war-torn regions in Europe and Asia who were experiencing hunger. The farmers would gather any surplus they could and send it to regions that need it the most.

The crop project continued to evolve, with 1969 being the first organized hunger walk in Bismarck, North Dakota. The next year, they held the same walk in York, Pennsylvania, and since then, it has been an annual event. The organization has grown in scope. While the walks were designed to raise funds to help end hunger, they are no longer just for post-war Europe and Asia, but fill hunger needs globally.

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The American Medical Association Women Physicians Congress was formed in 1997 “to provide physicians and medical students with a forum to discuss the health and professional concerns of female physicians and medical students”. Some of the WPCs goals are to encourage and mentor female medical students, increase the number of women physicians in leadership roles, and to highlight and advance women’s health agenda. Membership is free and open to all AMA members interested in and working in women’s health.

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The Ohio State Medical Association was established in 1846 to ensure physicians held degrees from recognized medical schools. Their mission is to bring together physicians across the state of Ohio. The OSMA helps empower physicians, residents, and medical students to advocate for their patients, communities, and profession. They uphold the sanctity of the physician-patient relationship and are concerned with access to high-quality, affordable health care. The organization is interested in innovations that revolutionize health care and improve the health of patients and their experience. The OSMA also works with the state department on health and legislative issues. The goals of the Ohio State Medical Association are medical liability reform, political advocacy, education, and physician leadership.

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In 1938, The Union Commerce Bank, originally known as the Union Bank of Commerce, was founded in Cleveland, Ohio. Post-World War II, the bank changed its name, added more services, and expanded its reach to serve the newly created suburbs, eventually numbering over 40 branches. In 1949, the bank moved into the Union Trust Building located in downtown Cleveland. The bank endured financial troubles in the 1960s-1970s and ultimately was acquired by a larger Columbus-based company, Huntington Bancshares, in 1983.

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"I give a damn; I'm registered" used in this way is a phrase that conveys the importance of voting and being registered to vote. Voting is considered a civic duty and a privilege of democracy that many have fought for in the United States. The act of voting is used to determine the public's interest and preference for leaders at local, state, and federal levels. Voting also helps to decide what projects and regulations the public would like to see for the future, meaning the responses can dictate where the government's money is spent or who can be legally married in the state. Voter turnout also determines which political party affiliations will receive money for campaigning; which is given to parties with 5% or more of the vote.

As voting is optional in the United States and not mandatory, there are many campaigns including "Rock the Vote" and "Motor Voter Registration" to encourage citizens to register and turn up to elections. Wearable slogans may also be seen as a passive act to encourage others to vote.

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The slogan “Cancer Sucks” was created by Lucy Sherak in 1995 after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. After a mastectomy, she chose to wear a button stating “Cancer Sucks” that she designed after her diagnosis. In 1992, Estée Lauder cosmetics distributed pink ribbons with their products to raise breast cancer awareness. A small ribbon worn on the lapel became a way to show support for a cause depending on the color of the ribbon. The burgundy ribbon combined with the text symbolizes support for those with multiple myeloma, a type of cancer that gathers in the bone marrow and crowds out healthy blood cells.

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A Goomba Shoe is worn by the Goomba mushroom shaped creature in Mario, a Nintendo video game franchise. The shoe has a wind-up metal handle. If knocked off the Goomba from below, the shoe can be worn and becomes a power up. The Goomba Shoe first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 3 during world 5 area 3, Sky World. While wearing the shoe, Mario is protected from spiny turtles and other obstacles. The power-up is lost after the level is completed or the player dies. It was first known as Kuribo’s shoe. Goombas are known as Kuribo in the original Japanese, but the name was later changed to the English Goomba. 

After its first appearance in Super Mario Bros. 3, this special power up was not seen for twenty-two years until the release of the Super Mario Maker series. The Super Mario Makers series was released in the United States on September 11, 2015. The green boot with a wind-up key was the same, but there was also a stiletto shoe version. If you add wings to the shoes in this game, you will be able to hover in the air when jumping. You hear a sound similar to a high-pitched woman's laugh when you hover in the winged stiletto shoe.

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