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Star-Crossed Lovers. A terminal illness. A life-changing summer. Unopened letters. Each of these items is an essential ingredient in the melodramatic soup that is the Nicholas Sparks novel. We’ve seen it in his popular novels and the resulting film adaptations of “A Walk to Remember”, “The Notebook”, and the recent film “Dear John”. Sparks’ latest [...]
Mar
17
2010
In Defense of Jane Austen (Set in Stone Column)
In Defense of Jane Austen I have always considered myself to be an avid fan and devoted lover of Jane Austen and her seven novels. I’ve spent many an afternoon throughout the years pouring through her works and some of my fondest memories have been while I read her novels. Strangely, I can recall the [...]
Taylor Stone Have you ever wondered what it would be like to participate in your local government? Have you ever dreamt of having a future career in politics? Are you simply looking for ways to make an addition to your glowing resume? If the answer was an enthusiastic “yes!” to each of these questions, search [...]
Jan
21
2010
Set in Stone: Student laments “Slim-Fast” recall
Breakfast. The-most-important-meal-of-the-day. I have been lectured on the nutritional value of breakfast for years- from parents, grandparents, pre-school teachers, and bright restaurant advertisements on highways. While I agree that breakfast is certainly the most important factor in increasing the productivity of a human being, it is nevertheless the least enjoyable for me for a variety [...]
When one visualizes a detailed, traditional image of Queen Victoria, a peculiar portrait is often produced. The general public usually depicts the famed eighteenth century ruler with a scowling expression, pursed lips, and cloaked in black mourning garb. Indeed, the textbooks of this century reinforce such as image, only discussing the details of the monarch’s [...]
Dec
16
2009
Set in Stone Column
While many CHS students haven’t been thinking very much about the holiday season so far due to increasing amounts of exams and college applications, reminders of it can be seen everywhere. After being pried away from my textbooks, I have helped place ornaments on my family’s Christmas tree, been constantly reminded to start my Christmas [...]
Nov
19
2009
Pro/Con: Merits of the ‘Twilight’ series
Despite criticism, novels serve as valid form of entertainment and encourage youth reading by Taylor Stone As one who has read the entirety of Stephenie Meyer’s “The Twilight Saga” and has viewed the film of the first novel, I believe that I have enough authority to truly comment and analyze its definite content as opposed [...]
Nov
9
2009
Renowned Author Visits CHS
If an unexpected browser were to have walked into the CHS library one specific morning, they would have immediately caught sight of a tall, blonde, spectacled, and colorfully dressed woman casually leaning on a table in front of rows of chairs sipping a diet coke. While this woman may be seemingly ordinary, she is in [...]
Oct
20
2009
Children’s novels mold persona
I have to admit that my secret obsession is a little childish. And by childish, I certainly mean awesome. I am a proud member of “The Baby-sitters Club”. No, this is not a group of CHS students and I couldn’t tell you what days we meet. It’s a children’s book series. Perhaps some of you [...]
Oct
13
2009
Art exhibits honor ancient Rome
Positioned in the farther, quieter end of the St. Louis Art Museum are 2 exceptional exhibits evoking homage and reverence to past art forms. However, the artwork itself seems to project homage and reverence as well as the exhibit itself. “Reviving Antiquity: Artists and Their Study of Ancient Rome” and “Reviving Antiquity: Restoring Hubert Roberts [...]
