标签:alexander 相关文章
2. Cleopatra,the Queen of Egypt Shortly before the birth of Christ, Egypt was still ruled by a living goddess, Cleopatra, a Greek descended from one of Alexanders generals. She looked back to the Golden Age of Alexanders world empire and was determin
NOEL KING, HOST: There is no shortage of classic holiday literature. Think The Night Before Christmas, A Christmas Carol, The Polar Express. Well, MORNING EDITION listeners, get ready to add another work to the canon. Here's our co-host, Rachel Marti
DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right. So this is the last day of April, which means that National Poetry Month is coming to a close so we wanted to catch up with NPR contributor and poet Kwame Alexander. He talked to Rachel Martin about some unexpected plac
For years, actor Taro Alexander tried to hide his stutter, but an unplanned pause changed his life. It's Friday morning once again, which means it's time for StoryCorps. This project records people across the country talking with each other about th
Heaven never helps the man who will not act. 自己不动,叫天何用。 图片1
Modem hospitals are clean and safe and doctors can cure many diseases. But it was not always so. For a long time, health care was often dangerous and risky. Treatments were neither scientific nor effective, and many patients suffered deadly infection
Europeans Seek Answers from US on NSA Spying 欧洲各国要求美国就监听事件作出解释 WASHINGTON, D.C. European officials are in Washington seeking more information about charges that the United States has been spying on Europeans and thei
AS IT IS 2015-03-11 New Technology Lets Us Hear Famous Voice from 1880s 新技术让我们听到19世纪80年代著名的声音 Today, March 10th, is the anniversary of the first successful telephone call. Alexander Graham Bell was one of the invento
Space Exploration Enthusiasts Say US Program Adrift A half century ago, NASA sent astronauts to the moon, and for the past three decades used its space shuttle for low-earth orbit missions. But many veterans of NASA's glory years, such as former John
William Alexander details his year-long quest to bake the perfect loaf of bread in his book, '52 Loaves: One Man's Relentless Pursuit of Truth, Meaning and a Perfect Crust.' Few things in life are as simple or complex as bread. The same four essentia
Teen Actors Make Portraits Come Alive Teenagers are making portraits come alive this summer at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., this summer. They put on makeup and make final alterations to their costumes. Its like being backstage i
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Are you ready? It's almost Valentine's Day. Poet Kwame Alexander sure is. He wrote the young adult novel Solo, and Kwame is not waiting until Wednesday to celebrate. KWAME ALEXANDER: It's Valentine's Day week. MARTIN: It's Valent
KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The new movie Lady Macbeth doesn't deal with royalty or take place in medieval Scotland. It's not even based on Shakespeare. But our critic Bob Mondello says the leading lady still lives up to the title. BOB MONDELLO, BYLINE: We
You are a bird, you are a plane, you are a super hero. sort of. because a study finds that experience in super power and virtual environment can turn you to a dukitor in real life. the work is in the journal plus one. 60 men and women flew over a vir
By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 17 July 2007 Russia says it will have a targeted and appropriate response to Britain's expulsion Monday of four Russian diplomats. The two countries are at odds over the British probe into the poisoning death in London of a f
Simple Questions Can Help Stop Killer Disease 制止致命疾病的简单方法 Diarrheal disease is one of the leading killers of young children in Africa. While more countries are using vaccines to help prevent outbreaks, health officials are often
A new human case of the H7N9 bird flu virus has been reported in east Chinas Zhejiang Province. A 33-year-old woman has been confirmed to have been infected with the virus and is now getting treatment in Hangzhou. Meanwhile, another human case of H7N
The U.S. Civil War began 150 years ago this week and became the deadliest conflict in U.S. history. More than a century later, people are debating the reasons for the war, slavery versus states' rights. Some historians and civil rights leaders sugges
The King has been joined at the event by retired Dutch national goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, who says football in China needs to be developed and nurtured. I think it's sustainable. That's the right work you need. It's not about buying big players i
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: A poet once said, there's a lot of love around us. But if our hearts aren't open, we won't see it. That poet is Kwame Alexander. And he is here with us on MORNING EDITION to celebrate Valentine's Day. Hey, Kwame. KWAME ALEXANDER: