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where it came from; it was a gift.
"I WONDER ONCE in a while if the
gods don't just look down and decide
they want a novel written and just
choose the deliverer," he mused.
In summing up the writing prospects
of the student winners, Mailer said that
", nothing lifts our horizons like a bit of
luck or the generosity of the gods."
THE HOPWOOD winners, along with
scattered members of the audience,
took the opportunity to chat with Mailer
in the Rackham Assembly Room after
the awards ceremonies. Mailer
graciously congratulated the winners
and patiently spoke to enamoured fans.
Brenda Flanagan, winner of the
Major Drama award, was honored for
her play, When the Jumbie Bird Calls.
It was the first play from the School of
Education doctoral student. Flanagan,
the mother of three children, began
writing her story of an Islamic
revolution in the Caribbean after she hit
a snag in her dissertation. "I decided to
take a break from my dissertation and
try writing this play," she said. "I
didn't really know anything about
playwriting, but I had a story that wan-
ted to come out," she said.
Flanagan, who was born in Trinidad,
became inspired by her Islamic priest
brother during her last visit to the
Caribbean. Flanagan used a Caribbean
dialect in order to convey the ethnic
flavor of the piece.
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Doctors set up care guidelines
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BOSTON (AP) - New guidelines by a
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IN GENERAL, the researchers con-
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"If a patient rejects food and water by
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"The idea was that if a group of
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Wanzer said he expects the recom-
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In addition to the Hopwood Awards, two other honors were awarded to
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