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This thinker described how “private guilt” can no longer exist in an “age of anxiety.” “Instant sensory awareness” is characteristic of Cubism, according to a book by this collaborator of Quentin Fiore that demonstrates (15[1])one idea through the environment created by a light bulb. Neil Postman replaced one word of a phrase coined by this thinker with “metaphor” in (15[1])Amusing Ourselves to Death. A book by this thinker with the subtitle “The (*) Extensions of Man” used one aphorism (10[1])to demonstrate how print culture creates (10[1])uniformity. That book by this thinker who coined the term (-5[1])“global village” also (10[1])divides (10[1])its title subject into “hot” and “cool” types and is called Understanding Media. For 10 points, name this Canadian cultural theorist who coined the phrase “the medium is the message.” ■END■ (0[2])

ANSWER: Marshall McLuhan [or Herbert Marshall McLuhan]
<Aum Mundhe, Social Science>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ned TagtmeierChicago AIllinois B3315
Sharath NarayanNorthwestern AWUSTL5815
Andrew WangIllinois APurdue7710
Jacob FinleyNotre Dame BIndiana B8310
Sebastian DiazChicago BIllinois C93-5
Justin HawkinsIndiana ANotre Dame A9610
Joel MilesMinnesotaNotre Dame C9710
Stephen WalshNorthwestern BSIUE1280
Logan MathisSIUENorthwestern B1280

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