Word: jaggedness
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Men in border-patrol caps tackle a young Mexican to the ground amid jagged rocks and cacti. "You need papers to come to this country. This is not a game!" shouts one agent as he yanks the man's arms behind his back, almost tearing them from his shoulders. It...
2. After an adult Grogan admits to his parents that he hasn't gone to church for years: "I froze, then turned back. As I did he threw himself against me and buried his face in my shoulder, locking me in a grip so tight it was if he would...
Consider two parallel graphs: one tracks the stock market during the past two weeks. Stamp it in steel and you could cut down a redwood with it. It's a jagged picture of uncertainty and confusion.
Learning to ride a bike without training wheels was more of the same. If two heads are better than one, why aren’t four tires better than two? I simply could not wrap my mind around the fact that a couple thin pieces of rubber should be trusted...
The relentless transitions to flashback are not always smoothly effected, and de Kretser's appropriation of the discourse of literary critical theory can occasionally bring a jarring register to the domain of fiction, but even these jagged edges are spellbinding because they are so intelligent, constantly forcing us to look...