"We wanted to get a little more hands on knowledge because our school wasn't really offering those kinds of courses or classes, so we wanted to not just sit around and read a book but actually do something,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.08

We traveled slowly to save fuel and because we had promised our worried parents that we would not drive fast.

VOA: special.2010.01.30

Thanksgiving is special for our family because like so many families our adult children live around the country.

VOA: special.2009.11.23

And she says they are very important because they tell us about our times and ourselves.

VOA: special.2010.01.20

And, because we are a history museum, they fit directly into our interest in things relating to industry and things relating to invention and innovation."

VOA: special.2011.06.21

We are doing that because we truly believe this is in accordance with our law."

VOA: special.2011.05.28

Because it's sharing, it's giving. Love is a strange element of our lives.

VOA: special.2010.02.08

"Because they have meaning, because these are gifts that help people, folks in America and beyond, when they buy our beads they feel a sense of generosity.

VOA: special.2010.06.28

Here is her opinion on why people like chocolate so much: "Well,scientists tell us that we all love chocolate because there's a chemical response that takes place in our brains.

VOA: special.2010.02.17

"Like millions of Americans, I was terribly saddened to learn of the recent suicides of several teenagers across our country after being bullied because they were gay or because people thought they were gay.

VOA: special.2010.10.23

So the system is not foolproof." "But overall,it is in our view, the better system than anywhere else in the world because it gives average citizens an opportunity to listen to the evidence and make independent judgments the government is not part of."

VOA: special.2009.08.31

because of this man here. He really wanted myself and all of us who participated in the program to get our degrees and learn what it meant to be a good citizen, and to be good parents and husbands and responsible human beings.

VOA: special.2010.06.10

"And we can share our knowledge, share our experience, we can help them out as well, because it's coming.

VOA: standard.2010.03.30

"But we don't know what to do because the government has not issued land title on our place yet."

VOA: standard.2010.06.02