Word: mattering
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...It’s true, and I’m embarrassed that I didn’t see the resemblance right away, because in this hallway light I can see she’s older than I thought. Thirtysomething, maybe. It doesn’t matter to me, except I know that the thirties are when girls get ashamed of age, and so maybe she’s self-conscious about it, and maybe by not recognizing her I’ve made it worse...
...place or anything like that. No longer was I in school in the middle of no where, South Dakota.... I…was somewhere else. The fact that the teacher was talking and I wasn’t listening to a word she said didn’t matter to me. School was for losers anyway, right? “James.”I looked at the teacher.“I asked you to tell the class a little about the Louisiana Purchase.”“Oh.”I said something I remembered...
...sprinters the past three years.“She is an incredible student-athlete,” head coach Jason Saretsky said. “She has a host of allergies and she has had to work through many injuries.”“But no matter what has been going on, she has always found a way to persevere, and get out there to compete for us,” he continued.Through numerous trials to find the perfect workout, passion for the sport and unyielding commitment to the team, Merritt has been able to overcome the numerous...
...matter how many National Guard troops are sent to the U.S.-Mexico border, violence and death will not stop until drug demand in the North Atlantic is curbed. And those who think the violence is likely to spill over into the U.S. are right. There have already been kidnappings in Phoenix and gang wars in Vancouver. This is a shared social dilemma, and a joint effort is needed to reach a solution...
...matter what specific policies are crafted, the major theme should be this: Although the military may have to be used to control the spread of violence, this only attacks symptoms of the problem, not the source. Ultimately, nothing will address war like the ones in Mexico if it does not curb U.S. and European demand. We need to start treating international drug trafficking as a common public health problem rather than just a security issue...