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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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Mexico, a Theme Park for Border Crossers | 11/11/2008 | See Source »

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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Marley & Me's Author on Childhood | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

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.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: McCain Throws Sink, and Plumber, But Obama Isn't Rattled | 10/16/2008 | See Source »

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...

Author: By Kate E. Cetrulo, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Life’s Simple Pleasures | 10/8/2008 | See Source »

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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dog Days | 9/4/2008 | See Source »

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