Literary theorist Frances K. Barasch described Voltaire's matter-of-fact narrative as treating topics such as mass death "as coolly as a weather report".
"I can agree to disagree on many matters across a wide array of topics, but racism isn't one of them, neither is hate, neither is the belittling of women..."...
Differences of political ideals are one thing, I can agree to disagree on many matters across a wide array of topics, but racism isn't one of them, neither is hate, neither is the belittling of women or the judgment of others based on their appearance or their disability, or their sexual preference.
In this paper we study relevance relations in the context of prepositional logical theories and subject matters or topics of interest, which we take to be sets of atomic propositions.
The readers were graded collections of didactic tales and excerpts from great books, reflecting McGuffey's view that the proper education of young people required their introduction to a wide variety of topics and practical matters.
Ms. Matosantos seems unconcerned about her status as a first in so many categories — in addition to being the youngest, she is the first Latina and the first openly gay person to hold the job — and likes to keep her matter-of-fact tone on any topic.
The poem is about an abortion, and addresses the topic matter-of-factly, rather than in sentimental or political terms.
Variety described it as handling the topic in a "matter-of-fact down-the-middle manner, covering it quite thoroughly and, for the most part, interestingly".
She works for the State Department in New York as a political adviser at the United States Mission to the United Nations in charge of Security Council matters involving topics like the Horn of Africa, piracy and the impact of armed conflict on women.
"Along the way, he'll also give sage advice on a variety of topics that matter most to him".
