He loved to learn.He was a self-taught lawyer who served for eight years as an Illinois state representative.

VOA: special.2009.02.09

He wanted to copy the program, to help the teens in court develop self-esteem and communication skills and better control their anger.

VOA: special.2010.06.03

The killer murdered someone, not in self-defense, or because he was reacting to anger or fear.

VOA: special.2009.12.13

And third,he could not be guilty of murder, because he had killed only in self-defense.

VOA: special.2009.07.02

He decided to keep the islands and prepare the people for self-government in the future.

VOA: special.2010.07.29

He thought of it as high-minded or self-important.

VOA: special.2010.04.05

by people in his Wisconsin home town. Born Lester William Polfuss, he was self-taught on guitar, and loved to experiment with electronic equipment.

VOA: standard.2009.08.14

He tested the free-diving self-propelled submersible - one of only two in existence at the time - on increasingly deep dives off the California coast.

VOA: standard.2010.06.21

But he will warn that American downplaying international efforts could prove a self-fulfilling prophecy.

VOA: standard.2009.09.28

He shares personal values and encourages self-respect.

VOA: standard.2010.04.29

"Jacob definitely matures quite a bit because he has been dealing with his new self now, he has come to know his new self and the situation he has been put in - romantic-wise and a lot of stuff."

VOA: standard.2010.07.07