Word: phenomenon
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...enough to dread growing up, odds are you already have. After all, Peter Pan, the classic fantasty about a boy who never grows up, was written by a nostaligic old man. The dread of adulthood and the idealization of childhood into a utopian never-never-land is a phenomenon only adults can experience...
...many of the reasons that children are drawn to this imaginary world of battling pocket monsters--the charm of the characters, the addictiveness of the game, the challenge of collecting the cards and a child's innate urge to acquire. But one of the most powerful aspects of this phenomenon is Ash, the hero of the TV series. He attains something real children yearn for--independence and control over relationships. Ash leaves home on the noble quest to become a Pokemon master. He achieves this by using his wits to capture superintelligent "pets" and training them to become obedient, skillful...
...What luck! I spotted the next big music phenomenon when two girls and two boys took to the stage as the opening act at a recent pop extravaganza. Critics will argue that theyve got itthat vaguely-defined, over-emphasized star quality which makes success inevitable. But Im pretty sure that theyll launch hit after hit because theyve got the five ingredients to be a pop culture phenomenon...
...view will introduce the American public to the phenomenon of Battle Bots with the special, ``Battle Bots World Championship: Bot Bowl 1," which will last...
...that much effort into subsequent papers, I would have eventually reached his lofty ideal (one would hope). But because of my grade, I withdrew from his class. Yes, he de-motivated me, and I succumbed to my grade-inflicted stupidity. You see, intelligence is really a relative, intangible phenomenon...