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English / Philosophy Department Announces Winners of 38th Annual Writing Awards Contest


The English / Philosophy department is pleased to announce the winners of the 38th annual writing awards contest.  Students will be recognized at a special ceremony in their honor on Wednesday May 7.

Rice Award for Best Essay First Place
“The Seven Year Switch: Marilyn Monroe’s Rise to Fame as a Sign of the Shift in Feminine Roles in Post World War II America” by Katherine Harrigan

Second Place
“I Will Imagine You Venus Tonight and Pray, Pray, pray to Your Star Like a Heathen” by Chelsea Miller Cooney Award for Best Literary Essay First Place
“On the Significance of Support Characters in Ancient Epics” by Adam Donovan
 
Second Place
“For the Love of Rage: The Psychology of a Killer” by Scott Bogumil  
Cloos-Susskind Award for Best Poem First Place
“Going to Bed with Ophelia” by Jennifer Ellyn Rolleston
 
Second Place
“The Blues” by Brian Guthrie
 
Langlois Award for Best Short Fiction
First Place
“Conversations with Angels” by Jim Despaw Second Place
“Red” by Andrea Evans Ideas & Details Award For Best Persuasive Essay
First Place
“The Beginning of the End of Freedom” by Kevin Giunta First Place
“Helping Immigrants is Our Human Right and Duty” by Sandra Marcucci  

Angelique Stevens
English
05/07/2008