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"May the force be with you," is a line from the Star Wars movie franchise. George Lucas released the first film of the series in 1977 launching a phenomenon in pop-culture. Star Wars is currently the fifth-highest-grossing media franchise of all time. The movies have inspired merchandise, comic books, television shows, novels, and more. This phrase was used to wish an individual or group good luck or safe travels in the fictional universe and has become a commonplace saying in language as well. Jediism is a religion based on the warrior monk-like principles of the jedi in the Star Wars movies. Those who practice Jediism use this phrase as a farewell greeting and/or a benediction.

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Dr. W. Douglas Skelton has had a storied career in the medical and psychiatrical fields since he received his doctorate in 1963. Among his achievements have been positions in the administrations of both President Jimmy Carter and President George H.W. Bush and eadership positions in the field of Medical Education. In 1993, Skelton succeeded in his run for the position of chair of the American Medical Association’s Council on Scientific Affairs.

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Luke Cage is a Marvel character. According to the comics, Cage, formerly known as Carl Lucas, was born and raised in Harlem, New York. Lucas was immersed in an Electro-Biochemical System which was left unattended and in an effort to kill him, Albert Rackham sabotaged the controls. Instead of killing Cage however, Rackham inadvertently caused the machine to mutate Cage’s cells. This granted Cage superhuman strength, durability, stamina, and other abilities.

Luke Cage has appeared in numerous Marvel comics ranging from his first appearance in Hero For Hire in 1972 to the most recent City of Fire (2021-2022). In 2016, Netflix made a live action series which lasted two seasons. Cage has also had various superhero aliases, from Power Man to Uncle Luke. The button depicts one of Cage’s earlier costumes with the metal headband.

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The first successful blood transfusion was completed on dogs in 1665 England. Clara Barton, a former American Civil War nurse, founded the American Red Cross in 1881 after witnessing neutral aid being provided to war-wounded in Switzerland. Red Cross employees are to this day deployed with American military units. The Red Cross also developed the first blood drive program in the 1940s and continues to be the source of over 40% of blood in the United States.

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In the United States, delegates are the individuals chosen by each major political party to vote for party's nominee at their respective Conventions. Generally, delegates are selected to account for proportional representation (by county in a state convention, or by state in a national convention) and are expected to cast their vote for whatever candidate the voters they represent have chosen, as opposed to the candidate they prefer. A minority of delegates, known as unbound or superdelegates, are in some cases allowed to cast their votes independently.

The most important election to be held in 1949 was the special Senate election in New York.

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The National Academy of Medicine represents one of three academies that make up the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The Academy of Medicine was created in 1970 and advises the country on health, science and technology issues. The committees are comprised of leading experts in the field who volunteer their services without pay.

In the election process, voter registration is a type of enrollment that allows an eligible person to be able to cast a vote towards their chosen candidate. In the United States, voting is an optional task, although considered a civic duty and privilege. In other countries like Australia, voting is compulsory or mandatory for all eligible citizens. Voting and elections are a process that is included on many levels from electing a President on the federal level, to electing a board member on the local level. It is unclear which type of election this artifact is referring to.

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The Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR) is an organization that empowers interns, residents, and fellows from all member hospitals to strive for healthcare excellence through organizing, collective bargaining, and advocacy. It is the United State’s largest housestaff union with over 18,000 housestaff. In 1957, interns and residents in New York City’s public hospitals founded CIR. By 1969-70, members in the private sectors began to organize and join CIR. CIR has successfully advocated through the 1990s, including winning pay for housestaff covering for absent colleagues and helping set maximum work hour limits for New York housestaff. CIR also collaborates with teaching hospitals to improve projects that increase the value of care provided to patients.