This self-serving use of religion made many Americans support the striking workers.

VOA: special.2010.08.12

A critic once described American writer Edith Wharton as a "self-made man."

VOA: special.2010.10.24

Hours earlier,the 59-year-old self-made millionaire had backed away from earlier statements,and agreed to accept his bitter rival, as president of a transitional government.

VOA: standard.2009.11.08

The family was told it was inoperable. At school,the bulging tumor made Andrea self-conscious and shy.

VOA: standard.2010.06.30