They noted that some groups, as they move away from traditional ways of life, are developing diseases of modern living.

VOA: special.2009.07.20

Most of the songs about this season were written in the nineteen thirties and forties by famous modern composers.

VOA: special.2010.03.15

In nineteen thirty-five, Ernest Hemingway wrote: "All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called 'Huckleberry Finn.'

VOA: special.2010.03.21

In the nineteen sixties, she began to sing more modern songs such as those written by the Beatles and Burt Bacharach.

VOA: special.2010.07.04

She collected the work of the great ancient painters, but also worked hard to support modern artists beginning their careers.

VOA: special.2009.01.11

In modern terms,the hot oven that the glassblower uses to quickly reheat the glass is called a "glory hole."

VOA: special.2009.09.16

And if that is not fast enough, then people can drive to another part of the modern transportation system: the airport.

VOA: special.2010.04.26

The Cassatt family lived in Paris, France for about two years before moving to Heidelberg in modern day Germany.

VOA: special.2009.07.12

The archeologists say its discovery helps show that early modern human beings in Europe had a complex and creative culture.

VOA: special.2009.08.18

The Modern Jazz Quartet continued to perform all over the world for sold-out crowds until the late nineteen seventies.

VOA: special.2009.03.01

This very modern building was made to give its owners a beautiful view of the nearby forest and mountains.

VOA: special.2009.05.06

Today,Shirley Griffith and Ray Freeman tell about the first western woman in modern times to become a doctor.

VOA: special.2010.09.12

He said it offers a modern new way to share high quality videos with a large group of people interested in art.

VOA: special.2009.08.28

Modern instruments show that about ninety percent of all earthquakes take place along a few lines in several places around the Earth.

VOA: special.2010.01.12