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Time to get your shmoop on... Which word could fill in the blank so that

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the sentence below makes sense?

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After three sequels and three movies,  Twilight has followed in Harry Potter's footsteps to become

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a full-fledged cultural blank: Almost everyone has an opinion about the series.

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And here are the potential answers...

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This sentence talks about the fact that Twilight and Harry Potter have captured the attention

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of millions of people.

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It's true... even Grandma Shmoop owns a "Team Jacob" thermos and writes Dramione <<druh-my-oh-nee>> fan fiction.

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So we know we're looking for a word that describes the sheer scope of this impact.

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"Occurrence," "reality," and "matter" are all too neutral to qualify.

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If these answers fit... then Grandma Shmoop wouldn't know about this stuff at all.

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"System" sounds more like sociology than pop culture, so it's a definite no.

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Since a "cultural phenomenon" describes something that spreads on a larger-than-expected scale,

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it's huge, it's enormous, it's part of your daily life

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(C) is the correct answer.

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Now we just hope that we can get Grandma Shmoop off of Taylor Lautner's lawn before the

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police come.

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Again.

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Sorry Grandma.

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