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Challenged books 1990-2010: Why Lord of the Flies had people buzzing for the wrong reason.
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Friday, October 15, 2010. Why Lord of the Flies had people buzzing for the wrong reason. Lord of the Flies written by Sir William Golding is rich in themes and other material that is studied in many schools and other academic institutions. But some of these themes have caused parents and other groups to want the books removed. Demoralizing inasmuch as it implies that man is little more than an animal. In conclusion like with other books on the list I have discussed Lord of the Flies is another book that ...
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Printing - The Development and Consequences: The Impact of the Printing Press in Europe:
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The Impact of the Printing Press in Europe:. Before the invention of printing, the number of manuscript books in Europe could be counted in thousands. By 1500, after only 50 years of printing, there were more than 9,000,000 books. These figures indicate the impact of the press, the rapidity with which it spread, the need for an artificial script, and the vulnerability of written culture up to that time. Johannes Gutenberg, printing quickly spread to the other great trading centres,. Nürnberg (1470), and.
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Printing - The Development and Consequences: Typefaces:
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The Library of Alexandria. The History of Typefaces. Notes From The Underground. Librarians and Their Stereotypes. History of the British Library. Early Public Libraries in Britain. Early Christian Libraries To Present. Development of Early National Libraries. Clay Tablets As Library Materials. Cencorship and the History of Book Destruction. Bodley's Blog: On The History of His Library. Ashurbanipal's Library and Early Communication. A History of Mechanics Institute Libraries. The Development of Print.
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Printing - The Development and Consequences: Final Review
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Finally, post a blog about your experience with these new tools. Has it been fun? Learning something new is important. It helps me to feel as though I am capable of thinking things through, resolving problems and becoming motivated by new ideas. When the pressure of completing the task evaporated; it was ‘fun’, however, for me it was more rewarding to think that I had mastered a modern innovation! What have you enjoyed most? Simply being able to complete the blog and be happy with the outcome. Doubtful b...
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Printing - The Development and Consequences: Printing and Publishing Landmarks:
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Printing and Publishing Landmarks:. The Chinese began to practice printing from a negative relief. Their method of rubbing off impressions from a wood block. Spread along the caravan routes to the West. From China also came the invention of paper which was to provide the ideal surface for printing. The technique of printing with wooden blocks arrived in Europe from the Far East. Printing by lithography was invented by an Austrian printer Alois Senefelder. He found that he could print from the flat, smoot...
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Printing - The Development and Consequences: September 2010
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October 22, 2010. This Research Project will be based upon factual information from Encyclopaedia Britannica On-Line. The Oxford Companion to British History. And various other sources that will be listed in order of use. All efforts have been made to produce a testimony to printing in a light-hearted fashion and therefore the inclusion of video transcripts, Google pictures and photographs depicting the progression of the printing press will hopefully add interest. Before the invention of printing, the n...
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Printing - The Development and Consequences: Stanhope on Flickr
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The Library of Alexandria. The History of Typefaces. Notes From The Underground. Librarians and Their Stereotypes. History of the British Library. Early Public Libraries in Britain. Early Christian Libraries To Present. Development of Early National Libraries. Clay Tablets As Library Materials. Cencorship and the History of Book Destruction. Bodley's Blog: On The History of His Library. Ashurbanipal's Library and Early Communication. A History of Mechanics Institute Libraries. The Development of Print.
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Printing - The Development and Consequences: Conclusion
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Crompton, SW 2004, The printing press: transforming power of technology,. Chelsea House, Philadelphia. Eisenstein, EL 1979, The printing press as an agent of change: communications and cultural transformations in early modern Europe,. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. Man, J 2002, The Gutenberg revolution: the story of a genius and an invention that changed the world,. McMurtrie, DC 1943, The book: the story of printing and bookmaking,. Oxford University Press, Oxford. Penguin, Harmondsworth, UK.
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Printing - The Development and Consequences: New Perspective
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I decided that it would be advantageous to travel to Prahran for a class session to check on my blog development and make sure that the setup was correct. Linda took me through some extra steps and I felt that I could experiment with new features offered by Blogger. I have introduced the use of 'Pages' as a special feature so that I can reflect on my progress. Another site for information is:. Http:/ www.oxfordreference.com.ezproxy.lib.swin.edu.au/views/ENTRY.html? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Challenged books 1990-2010: Why Harry Potter cast a bad spell over some parents.
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Friday, August 27, 2010. Why Harry Potter cast a bad spell over some parents. Image courtesy of Godric's Hollow. Most of us know about the Harry Potter books by now, whether you're a child reading the book for the millionth time or an adult reading it to their kids. But there are some parents and religious groups that think that Harry Potter is bad for their children, they think that exposing their children to the witchcraft and wizardry portrayed in the books will corrupt their children's minds. In the ...
