Word: phenomenons
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...substance. You don’t have to love ABBA to sway in your seat, sing along with the Baby Boomers, and say “Thank You for the Music.” “Legally Blonde,” while not likely to start a phenomenon like “Mamma Mia’s” global ABBA fever, does have it’s own sort of cultural influence: “Is He Gay or European?” is the highlight of the show and has certainly already become an ubiquitous pop-culture...
...least heard of the Disney tween hit, given the passion of its fans and the zeal of Disney's promotion. What began two years ago as a made-for-cable kids' movie about American teens playing basketball and putting on a show has mushroomed into a global phenomenon, with followers from Caracas to Cambodia and a breathtaking range of platforms: a stage show, a concert tour, reality shows, a book-publishing series (50 million copies sold in 24 languages) and scores of tie-ins from breakfast cereals to Bible study guides...
...Sometimes it takes a smart softie to make a hardcore phenomenon...
Insomuch as U.S. News is culpable for this phenomenon, so are students and university officials. It is the student, as a consumer of this commodification and faulty data, who perpetuates the rankings by using them. U.S. News is, after all, a publication. If there were no readership, it would not be able to continue its dastardly deeds. As long as people continue to pay attention to the rankings, thus lending them a popular credibility, U.S. News will continue abusing them...
...Sociologists say Ireland's linguistic renaissance and the nation?s spike in immigration are both triggered in part by the 'Celtic Tiger' - the growth phenomenon that has seen the Irish economy mushroom by over 150% since 1995. Years of EU infrastructural and educational support and a young and cheap labor force made Ireland a fertile ground for foreign investment in the domestic IT sector, among other industries, and the result has seen the average annual family income double to $93,000 in the past 10 years. Nic Ghiolla Phádraig says this new prosperity brought a sense of pride...