Broadcast: August 8, 2004 (MUSIC) ((Note: This is a almost repeat report of PEOPLE IN AMERICA - June 9, 2002: Jesse Owens)) VOICE ONE: This is Gwen Outen. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Every week we...
By Shelley Gollust Broadcast: August 1, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: I'm Sarah Long. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today we tell about one of the world's greatest musicians, violinist Isaac Stern....
VOICE ONE: I'M Shirley Griffith VOICE TWO: AND I'M Doug Johnson with people in America, a program about people who are important in the history of the United States. Today we present the second part of the story of Ernest Hemingway's life and writing...
voice one: I'm shirley griffith. Voice two: And I'm frank oliver with people in america, a special english program about people who were important in the history of the united states. Today, we tell about the life of writer ernest hemingway. (theme)...
Bobby and Peter Farrelly have been widely hailed, and occasionally criticized, for their wacky, lowbrow humor that leaves audiences rolling in the aisles. We have enjoyed their goofy, unforgettable scenes in Dumb and Dumber, There's Something About M...
She fought for womens rights, crusaded for the causes of workers, promoted equality for minorities, and championed the underprivileged and the oppressed. She also earned several prestigious awards from countries as diverse as Japan, Brazil, and Leban...
The name Genghis Khan probably makes many people think of conquering warriors on horseback leaving burning cities and piles of dead bodies behind them. While there is no doubt that Genghis Khan was the leader of a highly efficient killing machine, th...
Television cartoons are big business in Japan, where around 40 new animated TV series are produced every week. One of the countrys most popular animators, Hayao Miyazaki, has produced some of the great classics of Japanese TV animation. Nevertheless,...
There are many people who say Thomas Edison single-handedly invented the twentieth century. Although there are those who may disagree, one thing cannot be denied: Edison was a genius, and his inventions greatly affected the development of modern soci...
If you are walking through New Yorks Central Park on a fine summer day, you might come across a group of children enthusiastically listening to a story. The storyteller will be sitting beside a statue of a kindly looking man holding an open book. Al...