"Somebody like Michael Jackson who's done so much for the world and stuff, you think almost like he's invincible."

VOA: special.2009.06.27

"You are your brand. So everything you do online reflects who you are personally and professionally."

VOA: special.2011.05.13

However,sometimes a person who appears to be mean and threatening is really not so bad.

VOA: special.2010.05.30

So it was exciting for me to read about this girl,Nancy Drew, who was eighteen and drove a sports car and helped her Dad solve crime.

VOA: special.2009.08.24

Four large,colorful statues by the French artist Niki de Saint Phalle are bringing art outdoors so people who live and work nearby can enjoy it every day.

VOA: special.2010.05.07

I needed to find out who he really was. So I set out on a journey to see his buildings and to find whatever was left of him out there."

VOA: special.2009.12.13

" I have had many students who come from a blended culture family who perhaps the mother celebrated Hanukkah and the father celebrated a different holiday, and so they really do both within their home."

VOA: special.2009.12.24

And in Washington this was the reaction: "To be honest,I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures who have been honored by this prize men and women who have inspired me, and inspired the entire world through their courageous pursuit of peace.

VOA: special.2009.10.10

And so,to the Germans of Pennsylvania, Saint Nicholas or Pelznickel was a man dressed in fur who came once a year with gifts for good children.Soon, people began to feel that the love and kindness Pelznickel brought should be part of a celebration honoring the Christkindl, as the Germans called the Christ child.

VOA: special.2009.12.20

So it's nice to see women who have aspirations and are smart and sexy all at the same time."

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

And people who are giving have endured this very difficult 12 month period and so giving is down,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.16

"We must recognize the profound pain, particularly in communities affected by the conflict and among so many who lost loved ones to the violence.

VOA: standard.2009.05.19

"And I am grateful for their decision as well as all the Democrats who have worked so hard to make this reform a reality."

VOA: standard.2010.07.13

Danish fashion designer Peter Ingwersen, who says he got into so-called "green fashion"when he realized more and more consumers nowadays want to buy ethically.

VOA: standard.2010.01.31