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Always to Remember 8
Wilson 8th grade english final "Always to Remeber" study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a biographical profile? | A shorter piece of writing that focuses on one important event of achievement in a person's life. |
| This memorial is in honor of what war? | Vietnam War |
| During which decades was this war fought? | 1960s-70s |
| How many service men and women were killed of lost during this war? | 58,000 |
| List two criterias for the winning design. | 1) Could not make a political statement2) had to have all the names of the ppl killed or that went MIA in the war |
| Why were these entries judged anonymously? | only judge on design merits ( so they didn't rule out the designers who weren't famous ) ect. |
| Who won the nationwide competition? | Maya Ying Lin |
| How old was she? | 21 |
| Where did she attend college? | Yale University |
| What other design class did she take? | funerary acrchitecture |
| What prompted her to enter this contest? | she was assigned it by her teacher |
| What did she do to prepare becore designing her entry for this contest? | visited the park where the memorial would be |
| Where is the memorial? | Washington D.C. |