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Maya Lin.

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etched ragged right on each panel to look like a page from a book," Lin said. "I also wanted remembering the past relevant to the present. Some people wanted me  to put the names in alphabetical order. I wanted them in chronological order so that a veteran could find his time within the panel. Its like a thread of life."  4pp annotated bibliography lists 6 sources. (total 9pp) BBmyalnR.doc MAYA LIN Written by for the Paperstore, Inc., October 2000 Introduction Few people liked  it at first, but Maya Lins Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. has become a sacred place for the family and friends of the men and women who died in  that war. The Artist (1959-- ) Lin was only 21 years old when she won a nationwide competition for the design of the memorial, coming out on top over more  than 1,400 proposals from other artists. She was a senior architecture student at Yale at the time and totally unknown in the art design was simple: a V-shaped wall of  polished black granite that would be inscribed with the names of the war dead and those who were missing in action. Artistic Motivation "The Vietnam memorial is a place where  something happens within the viewer. Its like reading a book. I purposely had the names etched ragged right on each panel to look like a page from a book,"  Lin said. "I also wanted remembering the past relevant to the present. Some people wanted me to put the names in alphabetical order. I wanted them in chronological order  so that a veteran could find his time within the panel. Its like a thread of life." Public Response Once Lin was announced as the contest winner and her design