The fact that world literature stories usually come from other countries and cultures, there is that we can take from their intended messages
a. as a result of; little or nothing
b. despite; always some meaning

from the political point of view it could be said that the candidate   is an effective speaker because she takes a strong position on the issue. it is an open discussion but probably she is making a presentation and can choose which subjects she wants to address. she is very likely to attain her aim which is to convince voters to accept her proposal.

thats just how it be sometimes