Rebirth 79: I opened a bank in the United States

Chapter 406 They Don't Understand Maya Lin (Addition 3)

"Give me a moment, how about?"

Carter's method is very simple, one word: drag!Two words: hard drag!
In any case, let's deal with the situation in front of us first, and then try to find a way to solve it slowly.It was about his first image at Yale, and Carter had to be cautious about it.

Although, the first speech was a little careless.But now that he has felt the impact of speaking out, Carter has to pay attention to it.
We are a hard-working person with independent thinking, so we can't collapse!

"Okay, you're right! We can give you time to investigate and study, but you also have to give us a specific time. How about a week? Is it enough?"

"Okay, one week! One week later, I will still be here at the same time, and I will share my insights based on objective facts with you!"

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"You really want to study this? Do you have time?"

After dismissing the Yale builders, Rick, who had been holding back for a long time, couldn't help asking.In his opinion, Carter has enough things now, how can he have time to investigate the cause and effect of these shit.

And, the most critical question: After checking, is it useful? !
"You have to make time if you don't have time! You are not interested in politics, but I have to think about my 'Yale political image', don't I?"

Angrily, he picked up a piece of beef and chewed it vigorously as if venting.Carter felt annoyed.
That's annoying Yale's gang of hanging people, who are full and full, always like to talk about these farts that can't be beaten by themselves;
Let you add a national flag pattern and add it, how big is it? !

"You are so patient. I wouldn't bother to worry about these shits if it were me."

"Looking at the rewards, there is no way. If you are greedy for Yale's network resources, you must accept its rules. At least until I have no ability to change the rules now, I can only play by these rules! I have to become an advanced player among them , I can get the resources I want."

"Whatever you want, if you need help, just tell me."

"Yes, buddy!"

After finishing lunch in a hurry, I continued to attend classes in the afternoon.It wasn't until the end of the ROTC course that Carter was free to search for relevant information on this Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

On April 1979, 4, shortly before Carter traveled to this world.A group of Vietnam Veterans, influenced by the remarks of a former Army Corporal Jane Scruggs, founded the Vietnam Veterans Association in Washington.They called for a memorial to those who died in the Vietnam War that would become a distinctive symbol of American society.

They put forward four requirements: (1) The monument itself should have distinctive features; (2) It should be in harmony with the surrounding landscape and buildings; (3) The names of all the dead and missing should be engraved on the monument; For the Vietnam War, there should not be a word of introduction and evaluation on the monument.

After finding the information here, Carter breathed a sigh of relief.

Look, the monument must have distinctive features, which is what the parents themselves asked for!Support yourself, isn't it too much?

At the same time, Carter secretly laughed at the request that there should be no comments on the Vietnam War on the monument.Good guy, do you still know that this is a war of aggression?
However, immediately, Carter couldn't laugh anymore.

For low-level soldiers like Jane Scruggs, so what if they know that they are engaged in an unjust war?What can they change? !

War, for soldiers at the bottom, including officers.In fact, it doesn't matter whether they are right or wrong. They can neither decide the war nor change it.

All they know is whether they have fulfilled their duty as soldiers during the war, and how many close companions they have lost.
After sighing leisurely, Carter continued to look down:

At this time, the time came to July 1980, 7. The U.S. Congress officially approved the allocation of a piece of land at the end of Constitution Park for this group of veterans to build this monument to commemorate their lost companions.

Interestingly, Congress only approved the land for construction, but did not give even a penny of the budget.In other words, the money for the construction of the monument has to be raised by these Vietnam War veterans themselves
This information let Carter know why the Veterans Association jumped up and down on this matter.Feelings are completely paid by others?He is Party A's father, so he is not allowed to make any comments? !
Carter suddenly felt a little sympathy for this group of Vietnam War veterans, what a tragedy!They took their lives to fight in other countries, and after the war, the United States refused to even pay for the construction of a monument.
If those soldiers who died in battle knew about it, I don't know if they would be so angry that they would come back to life!And shot off the heads of the people in the White House.
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The time came to May 1981, 5, and Maya Lin's work was selected as the first by the jury of the Monument Design Contest.Then because of her design, it caused all kinds of controversy until now.
From the literature, Carter did not find Maya Lin's design concept.So, the next day, taking advantage of the status of the council, Carter went to visit the college where Maya Lin used to live.
"Maya Lin? She is a bit withdrawn, but very eager to learn. I remember that when she was your age, when she was asking for advice on choosing courses, she wanted to major in both sculpture and architecture. I I told her: "This is not good, child, you can only choose one of the two in architecture and sculpture", so she chose to major in architecture. But this did not hit her. Since the freshman year, after taking classes , she would often go to the Art Institute to sit in on sculpture classes."

"Oh, by the way, she is a student of the 77th class and has graduated in the first half of the year. I heard that she is now going to Harvard University for further study. I don't know much about the specific recent situation. But I can imagine that she must be under a lot of pressure now! Because Her Asian identity because she's a woman, a woman with no military experience."

"Then, do you think she's one of those so-called people with ulterior motives? And her admission fee to Yale?"

Carter couldn't help asking.

"Of course not! That child has been interested in studying funeral architecture since freshman year! At that time, she was very withdrawn, very withdrawn, but now she is a little better. I remember that at that time, I often saw her leave the campus alone Range, I was curious what she was doing. So I followed quietly, and I found out that she liked to go to the tree-lined cemetery by herself at that time, observing the tombstones one by one."

"Later she went to Europe, oh, yes, at her own expense! Her family was in a good situation. Although she was Asian, her income was not a problem. She had been to Denmark, and when she came back, she talked to me a lot about her cemetery in Copenhagen. In other words, before Yale opened the funeral architecture course, she had an interest in the study of funeral architecture. And it may be very early, maybe in the freshman, sophomore or junior year. Definitely, a unique understanding of funeral architectural design.”

"So, I don't believe those criticisms from the outside world. I think she should have integrated the funeral customs of other cultures into the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. This idea may not be acceptable to most Americans. But this is just a design concept I am very disgusted with those remarks that elevate the design of works of art to racial ideology and even conspiracy theories!"

"Too irresponsible! They don't understand Maya Lin at all!"

(End of this chapter)