Word: phenomenons
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Europe's nation-states are, after all, a comparatively recent phenomenon: The continent had been an unruly smorgasbord of tiny kingdoms and fiefdoms before the emerging urban manufacturing economy of the 18th and 19th centuries began drawing them together into the nation states we know today. The modern economy required that a single currency, language and set of laws be generalized across that smorgasbord to create the large national markets that would sustain economic growth...
...present in almost every track, and yes, expect some rather sketchy lyrics like "Oohh oohh, baby please, baby please" (from "Something Real") and Jerry Springer-esque songs like "Loving Your Best Friend" to, er, excite the listeners. But Eric Bent is more Luther Vandross than Puff Daddy, a phenomenon probably due to Bent's first musical sweetheart, gospel music. Eric Benet certainly has not revolutionized R&B music--the elements of the music are the same--yet he has created a type of music that is uniquely his own. And, hey, the possibilities for booty-shaking women in future videos...
...year-old phenomenon can be defined, under the ancient definition, as a social movement that was started by the black and Puerto Rican underclass in the Bronx during the late '70s, or by the '90s version of the term, as a culture that includes a type of spoken-word-over-beats music with a collection of dance videos that are now seeping into the houses of the world's elite. The definitions are part of a continuum; what started as the cries of a disadvantaged group has become a billion dollar industry, one where the investors need the black face...
...highly publicized cases where Christian Scientist parents let their children die for want of medical care). Up until the 1960s, the accepted model of how pain worked was the one proposed by Descartes in the 17th Century. According to Descartes, a painful sensation is strictly a physical and mechanical phenomenon, as simple as pressing a piano key and getting a tone. As a result, doctors assumed a direct correlation between tissue trauma and perceived pain...
...Buzz In a year when most other studios have been scared off by the guaranteed draw of the Star Wars phenomenon, Wild Wild West (which premieres during July 4 weekend) is banking on movie-going audiences growing tired of all the hype and seeking an alternative. But so far, advanced screenings have yielded a surprisingly unfavorable response (so unfavorable, in fact, that Sonnenfeld is in the midst of reshoots...