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It is one of the peculiar characteristics of the photograph that it isolates single moments in time.

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Marshall McLuhan
Age: 69 †
Born: 1911
Born: July 21
Died: 1980
Died: December 31
Literary Critic
Philosopher
Sociologist
University Teacher
Writer
Edmonton
Alberta
Herbert Marshall McLuhan
Marshall MacLuhan
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Peculiar
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Single
Moments
Time
Isolates

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