Question

The title concept of a book about this phenomenon is defined as “the almost infinite manifestations of the forces for chaos, natural and human.” A book partly titled for this phenomenon notes that Los Angeles has been destroyed 138 times in literature. The humanistic geographer (15[1])Yi-Fu Tuan wrote a book about areas dominated by this emotion. (15[1])The (-5[1])groundwork of the Copenhagen School of international relations was laid in a Barry Buzan book about People, States and this emotion, the (*) Ecology of which titles a book by Mike Davis. (10[2])Frank (10[1])Furedi (-5[1])argued that a “culture of” this emotion existed in America (10[1])prior to the 9/11 attacks. Dutton and Aron’s classic study on misattribution of arousal (10[1])centered on misinterpreting (-5[1])this emotion after (10[1])crossing a bridge. (10[1])For 10 points, name this emotion that differs from anxiety in being directed at a known, specific threat. ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: fear [or Landscapes of Fear; or Ecology of Fear; or culture of fear]
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2024 Chicago Open07/28/2024Y12100%17%25%103.08

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Isaac Kirk-DavidoffFirst Cause, First Cause, make me young!NJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)4415
Ethan AshbrookGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood VermeerLMM's LLM MLM5515
Jonathan ShaufMindgoblin of Little Hobbessticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zone56-5
Sam BaileyThe Oldest Men in the WorldNJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)8710
Jaskaran SinghThe Dyatlov Passement incidentAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUH8710
Natan HoltzmanLisan al-QuibThe Empire Bikes Back8810
Dylan MinarikAre You There, Chat? It's Me, MargaretLes Missourables89-5
Matt BollingerBHSU Bit's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brown9910
Eric ChenBerkeley Mafia and the Chicago BoyThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to see11310
Joy AnThe Jeam TeamRead slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: A116-5
Jeremy TsaiI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)Punished "Venom" BHSU11910
Omkar MaratheCharlotte's Moderately Successful TeamgenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yet12210
Charles HangLes MissourablesAre You There, Chat? It's Me, Margaret14110
Walter ZhaoRead slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: AThe Jeam Team14110
Aseem Keyalsticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zoneMindgoblin of Little Hobbes14110