In the extreme.One mother expresses her desire for a simple Christmas holiday: "The holiday season is a time of extremes: extreme hope, extreme despair; extreme expectations, extreme disappointments. TV sets us up for these extremes. Happy families gathered around the table with piles of presents and good cheer are juxtaposed jux·ta·pose tr.v. jux·ta·posed, jux·ta·pos·ing, jux·ta·pos·es To place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast. with stories of heartache, loss, and depression. "What I'd like is a holiday that is average: no big hoopla hoop·la n. Informal 1. a. Boisterous, jovial commotion or excitement. b. Extravagant publicity: The new sedan was introduced to the public with much hoopla. 2. , no big to-do, just--you know--average. A truly peaceful Christmas without a lot of commotion, wound-up children, and disappointed in-laws. "Wasn't that how the first Christmas was? Just a simple birth of a child. A normal, ordinary event. "Yet miraculous mi·rac·u·lous adj. 1. Of the nature of a miracle; preternatural. 2. So astounding as to suggest a miracle; phenomenal: a miraculous recovery; a miraculous escape. 3. , in the extreme." (Patricia Robertson Patricia Consolatrix Hilliard Robertson (March 12, 1963 – May 24, 2001) was an American physician and a NASA astronaut. Personal Robertson was born March 12, 1963 in Indiana, Pennsylvania. She was married to Scott Robertson. , Daily Meditations for Busy Morns, ACTA) |
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