They believe students are owed a good grade simply because they put a lot of effort into a class.

VOA: special.2009.03.12

Climbers can survive above eight thousand meters because they spend months climbing on the mountain to get used to the conditions.

VOA: special.2010.06.30

He says the substances are especially dangerous because they travel through the air and stay in the atmosphere, soil and water.

VOA: special.2009.06.23

For example, Gladys Knight and the Pips left Motown in nineteen seventy-three because they never felt completely accepted by the company.

VOA: special.2009.05.11

The women needed to meet additional legal requirements because they were seeking payment for harm they say was done.

VOA: special.2011.06.24

The Italian cities of Genoa and Venice became powerful because they were at the center of the spice trade.

VOA: special.2010.06.01

Some members of the glee club are not popular because they are different from the rest of the students.

VOA: special.2010.01.08

But Mr.Ker-Lindsay says Serbs are conflicted because they understand that their country's future has to be a part of Europe.

VOA: special.2011.05.28

Acumen reported that families using them ate more vegetables, because they were able to grow more to eat and to sell.

VOA: special.2009.08.17

The caterpillars were suspected to be African armyworms -- so named because they look like an army on the march.

VOA: special.2009.01.27

"Cupcakes are cool because they're having your own personal cake instead of having to share with a lot of people.

VOA: special.2010.04.12

"I was accepted at Barnard College and I was denied admission when I arrived because they had a quota of two.

VOA: special.2010.04.24

They say many people die or are injured by the gas because they do not use these devices correctly.

VOA: special.2010.02.02

"Things we are not legally allowed to ask in an interview,we can find because they're publicly displaying it on the social networks."

VOA: special.2011.05.13