creating his press‚ he stated “Through it‚ God will spread His Word. A spring of truth shall flow from it: like a new star it shall scatter the darkness of ignorance‚ and cause a light heretofore unknown to shine amongst men” (Gutenberg). Because of this passion and financial sense‚ he printed the forty-two line Bible‚ which to this day is one of the most sought-after books in existence. Unfortunately for Johannes‚ this would be the only book he would be able to print on his own press. At this point
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good and for worse. An example of a noteworthy innovation was Johann Gutenberg’s printing press. During the Renaissance‚ the printing press played a key role in the spreading of new ideas. The use of roads was a technological innovation as well. During the reign of the Roman Empire‚ roads impacted humankind in multiple aspects of life‚ such as trade and transportation. After the study of the printing press during the Renaissance‚ and roads of the Roman Empire‚ one could make an argument that each
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submission to the UN universal periodic review ’ (Article 19‚ 11 March 2013) accessed 12 October 2013 Article 19‚ ’Memorandum on the Malaysian sedition act 1948 ’ (Article 19‚ July 2003) accessed 1 November 2013 Borneo post‚ ’Abolish printing press and publication act ’ (Borneo Post‚ 1 April 2011) accessed 18 October 2013 Cijmy‚ ’Article 10 of the Federal Constitution ’ (CIJ‚ 24 September 2013) accessed 10 October 2013 Cijmy‚ ’The Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 (PPPA) ’ (CIJ
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the world even after the emergence of electronic media and the internet. The newspaper does play a very important role in the working of any democracy. Our Constitution too great us the Right to Freedom of Expression which is manifested‚ in free press in our country. In a democracy‚ newspapers are the best way of educating people politically and socially. They play a decisive role not only in updating the public but also in formulating a well-balanced public opining. The public reads about the current
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The Printing Press and the Protestant Reformation The Renaissance era has been frequently defined as a “bridge” between the Middle Ages and the Modern era. It was a cultural movement that spread approximately throughout the 14th and 17th century. It affected literature‚ art‚ politics‚ philosophy‚ religion and science. Scholars desperately searched for humanistic answers to life. Because of this movement‚ many great inventions were thought of and completed‚ which was the very start to the “bridge
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first extant printed book with colophon; also Mainz Psalter‚ earliest example of color printing. Mentelin established press in Strasbourg. First printed book in Italy. Ulrich Zell establishes press in Cologne. First use of roman type face in printed book. Gering prints first book in Paris. Wendelin de Spira of Venice begins using type with a rotunda face. Caxton establishes press in Westminster. Monte sancto di Dio published in Florence‚ the first printed book to include engraved
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One invention that changed education and the way of life for everyone‚ was the Gutenberg Printing Press. Johannes Gutenberg invented the “movable type” printing press. Without the Gutenberg printing press‚ it is very possible that there would have been no Renaissance or Reformation. Without the Gutenberg printing press‚ the Bible would have never been open for nobles or anyone who was not a Priest to read. The religious conflicts and questioning that happened in the Reformation would never have happened
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Outline Thesis: I. Without the rise of elementary schools and the success in the printing press‚ The Protestant Reformation would not nearly been as widespread. ________________________________________ Notes Cook • The Printing Press Quotes: "The roughly simultaneous development of the Printing Press resulted in the widespread dissemination of the Protestant ideas and won many converts to the cause of religious reform. People took their religion very seriously‚ and disagreements between the Protestants
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Print and Electronic Media in Pakistan By Commoner on February 8‚ 2009 in Current Affairs “NO one should take journalists too seriously‚ especially journalists themselves because what they write in the morning is used to wrap fish in the same evening. Maulana Chiragh Hasan Hasrat .” But you should take bloggers seriously‚ because after all what they blog remains there online all the way through and cannot be used by the people to wrap fish or potatoes or sundries. In Pakistan‚ journalism
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Discussing the difficulties in tracing the developments in the language press‚ J. Natarajan‚ in his pioneering and famous History of Indian Journalism‚ said that “an important impediment” was that no “coherent connected” record of progress and growth of the Press was available in each of the languages. The case of Urdu Press‚ which is the second oldest language press of the Sub-continent after Bengali (the mother tongue of Bengal)‚ and the first in the rest of India‚ is no exception. Its observers
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