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Im a great art lover. I look at beautiful paintings and sculptures and wish I could be artistic. I cant draw or paint to save my life. I wonder why some people are so talented and can create amazing pictures, when other people, like me, cant even dra

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Around 500 BC, this problem was particularly acute for one king above all. He'd taken control of a kingdom so large. It was the world's first empire. He needed to find a new way to impose his power ac

Art Blended with Heart

Art Blended with Heart 2 Miele cites water as an inspiration for his gowns. In the mouths of most designers, it’s a cliché strutted out with any old blue dress. Miele’s collection gives there ref

How Art Made The World 人、艺术、世界 -17

They began by analyzing the strain of farmed wheat that goes into our food and extracting its DNA. They did the same to several varieties of wild wheat. Then they compared their genetic makeup . And w

VOA慢速英语2010年-THIS IS AMERICA - Two Art Exhibits in

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. Today we visit two art exhibits in Washington, D.C. that tell about life in America during two different periods. 1934: A New Deal for Ar

The Art of Forgiveness

To forgive may be divine, but no one ever said it was easy. When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your grudge. But forgiveness is possible -- and it can be surprisingly beneficial to your physical and mental hea

VOA慢速英语2009-THIS IS AMERICA - Two Art Exhibits in Washington

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. Today we visit two art exhibits in Washington, D.C. that tell about life in America during two different periods. 1934: A New Deal for A

VOA慢速英语2012 PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Stephen Vincent Benet, 1898-1943: Popular Writer of the Early 1900s, Part Two

PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Stephen Vincent Benet, 1898-1943: Popular Writer of the Early 1900s, Part Two SARAH LONG: PEOPLE IN AMERICA -- a program in Special English by the Voice of America. Each week at this time, we bring you a story about people who wer

VOA慢速英语2011--“The Art of Fielding” is a Novel Abo

AMERICAN MOSAIC - The Art of Fielding is a Novel About Baseball and Much More DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. Im Doug Johnson. Today, we play music by the new country western group Pistol Annies. We also answer a ques

美国国家公共电台 NPR Poet Rupi Kaur: 'Art Should Be Accessible To The Masses'

Poet Rupi Kaur: 'Art Should Be Accessible To The Masses' DAVID GREENE, HOST: Rupi Kaur has been called the pop star of poetry. She's 24 years old. And she's famous for these raw, minimalist poems she posts on Instagram to more than a million and a ha

美国国家公共电台 NPR Cheech Marin On How His Famed Comic Collaboration Was Like Chicano Art

DAVID GREENE, HOST: And it's David here with an invite. Come with me up a winding hill in LA to a house high above where the ocean meets the mountains. A woman is standing outside the gate. It's publicist Yvette Shearer. And she's with the man we are

美国国家公共电台 NPR When Making Books Was As Much Of An Art As Writing Them

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: When was the last time you picked up a book and studied how it was made - the typeface, the feel of the paper, the way the words look on the page? These days, as people read on phones and tablets, some books never even make it to p

The Art of Fiction

The Art of Fiction: A Guide for Writers and Readers is a nonfiction book by Ayn Rand,published posthumously. Edited by Tore Boeckmann, it was published by Plume in 2000. The book is based on a 1958 series of 12 four-hour lectures about fiction which

VOA标准英语2013--'Bruce' Reveals How Springsteen's Past Shaped his Art

'Bruce' Reveals How Springsteen's Past Shaped his Art A new book about Bruce Springsteen contains revelations about the singers past and how it shaped his life and art. There have been many books written about Bruce Springsteen since he first became

VOA常速英语2007年-Book Documenting Looted Nazi Art Donated to Nat

By Carolyn Presutti Washington 02 November 2007 Historians estimate the Nazis stole up to $2.5 billion worth of artwork during World War II, more than the value of all art in America at the time. The U.S. National Archives Thursday accepted the dona

The Art of Doing Nothing

The Art of Doing Nothing Sure, we all know how to do nothing. We all know how to lay around and waste time. But many of us are too busy to do it much, and when we do it, our minds are often on other things. We cannot relax and enjoy the nothingness.

The Art of Cry

The Art of Cry When Mrs Johnson entered Belli's room, she found that he was binding up his thumb. What's the matter with you? she asked. It is because of that hammer. Belli answered. But I didn't hear you cry. Oh, I thought you were not in just now.

The art of living

The art of living is to know when to hold fast and when to let go. For life is a paradox: it enjoins us to cling to its many gifts even while it ordains their eventual relinquishment. The rabbis of old put it this way: A man comes to this world with

The lost art of reading

The relentless cacophony that is life in the 21st century can make settling in with a book difficult even for lifelong readers and those who are paid to do it. Sometime late last year -- I don't remember when, exactly -- I noticed I was having troubl

环球英语 — 278：Art and Culture in Baghdad

Voice 1 Hello, Im Ruby Jones. Voice 2 And Im Liz Waid. Welcome to Spotlight. This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 Iraq, 2007. A place of c