Maya Lin, designer and sculptor, has created some of the most iconic works and spaces with the belief that art can address important issues. Her latest projects are no different, from museums to sculptures for Presidential centers.

Lin, 62, grew up in Ohio, the daughter of college professors who were Chinese immigrants. As a 21-year-old student at Yale University, she gained national fame when her entry won a design competition for the new Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. Her winning design — two black granite (花岗岩) walls carved with the names of US service members who died in the Vietnam War (1954-1975) or remain missing — is considered one of the most influential in modern architecture.

Lin went on to design the 1989 Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama, and dozens of other projects globally, all with social and environmental justice in mind. She told The Wall Street Journal she uses facts in her art. She said, “I am going to present you with what the story is, but I am not going to draw the conclusion for you.” Currently underway is Lin’s plan for the new Museum of Chinese in America in New York City. Lin said she wants it to be a celebration of Chinese American stories and contributions to the country.

Lin is also designing a sculpture to honor former President Barack Obama’s mother, who died in 1995, at the Obama Presidential Center in Illinois. When Obama awarded Lin the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016, he called her work “physical acts of poetry, each reminding us that the most important element in art or architecture is human emotion.”

Lucy Hobbs came to the University of Wisconsin already knowing she wanted to study nursing so she could make a positive difference in the lives of others. Once she was on campus, she realized she could make an even greater impact on her future patients by adding a second major (专业), one in Spanish.

“I was drawn to nursing because I want a career that will be fulfilling and will help me serve others,” says Hobbs. “I chose to add a major in Spanish because I love learning about other cultures, and I want to do something for those easily ignored populations in my nursing career.”

In addition to her nursing and Spanish curriculum, Hobbs found multiple interesting ways to bring her majors together, including things like research and study abroad. Hobbs was part of a research project that is documenting the experiences of Spanish-speaking populations in western Wisconsin during Covid-19. The research team included students and teachers in languages, history and nursing.

In addition to her research,studying abroad was also helpful. She spent part of the spring 2020 semester studying in Costa Rica. “This was my first time outside of the U.S. and I learned so much about Costa Rican culture,” Hobbs says.

While she found many opportunities within her majors, Hobbs also had meaningful experiences on campus that were outside of nursing and Spanish. For example, she worked as a resident assistant in the dorms and is a member of the University Honors Program. “All these experiences helped me to enhance my time on campus by giving me opportunities to meet amazing and inspiring individuals who I believe will remain lifetime friends,”

Hobbs says, “All these experiences also helped to shape how I think about the future.” After she graduates in May, Hobbs will begin her nursing career working in the emergency room at UW Health’s University Hospital in Madison.

Christy and Ted Wilson set aside time every Sunday evening to go over their shared to-do list. Most of the items are tasks like scheduling doctor appointments and organizing play dates for their three young children.

In every relationship, there’s a question of who is pulling their weight around the house. Now that a majority of married-couple families have two working parents, the old “rough day at the office” excuse doesn’t really cut it.

Women still handle more of the household activities, but men increasingly are spending time on food preparation and cleanup. To keep things fair or at least to avoid fights, couples are turning to technology. They are using project management apps designed for the workplace to divide up and track household to-dos and reserving a portion of their date nights to compare chores. In some cases, they are even turning it into a game, setting rewards for getting things done.

The imbalance doesn’t always follow gender lines (性别界线). There was a time when Mr. Wilson was in more of a “Mr. Mom” role: He was attending business school, while Mrs. Wilson was clocking long hours as a lawyer. So Mr. Wilson had more flexibility to take on more of the child-care and household-management work. The couple’s roles changed after Mr. Wilson graduated and started an e-commerce company. “We have had a lot of switching back and forth of who was in the driver’s seat in terms of household management so one person wasn’t too put upon,” she said. They began using calendars to keep the family schedules straight and sharing a to-do list in the Notes app on their phones. Each can take on chores the other dislikes.

Can creativity be taught? That’s a question without a simple yes or no answer. Creativity may not be able to be taught directly, but what you can get better at is frequently targeting at the circumstances of life which bring up the greatest chances for true creative expression.     26    , but more like something which manifests （显现） itself inside those who learn to develop it and create the right conditions for it.

Limit your selection of tools to only the most vital.     27    . You’ll be sharper than someone who merely fights with a larger set of tools.

Learn how to be resourceful.     28    . Creativity is not just about creating something new but making old things work better as well. Think of crazy possibilities as well as practical ones. You might find inspiration for a workable solution in one of your ideas.

Don’t listen to feedback （反馈） and keep following your own path. The problem of asking for feedback is that the feedback will be given according to the person’s past experience. Others will unconsciously push you in a direction that they see as best.     29    . Just don’t let criticism （even the constructing type） destroy your creativity during the creative process.

    30    . Routines are positive if they strengthen a healthy creative consciousness and negative if they destroy that. The key is to discover a creative routine that puts you in a more creative mindset.

Lionel Messi was born on June 24, 1987, in Argentina. He was nicknamed “Leo”. He was the third child in a middle-class family who loved football. ________, young Leo developed a passion for football himself.

At four years old, Leo joined the Grandoli local club, where he was ________ by his father. Leo practiced day in and day out, ________ outings with his friends before a game. His father continued Leo’s ________ even though he battled with money and struggled to make the best of his child. Football made Leo happy and ________ him. He began to dream of becoming a professional footballer.

His grandmother used to ________ accompany Leo to training sessions as a child. When he was 10, his grandmother passed away. The family was shocked and her ________ affected Messi beyond description. He didn’t ________ a football for weeks, but his father encouraged him to carry on. He returned, aiming to make his grandmother ________. After every goal, he would point two fingers towards the sky, dedicating the ________ to his grandmother.

But as he grew older, his height remained the same. He was ________ with an inability to grow. This meant he ________ being a dwarf unless he received special treatment, which would cost $1,500 per month.

Despite all of these ________, Messi remained positive and hopeful. Hard effort paid off. F. C Barcelona hired Messi and signed a (n) ________ with him on a napkin.

As the seasons went on, the talented football player kept improving and breaking his own records. Now he has ________ his goal of bringing home a world cup and made history.

Yu Rong, a Chinese artist, thinks of a new way to introduce     46     ancient story of Hua Mulan in her picture book. In the book, I Am Hua Mulan, she tells the story by     47     (combine) paper-cutting with international artistic styles. She places Shaanxi paper-cuts over western-style pencil sketches (素描)     48     (create) a typical presentation of Chinese elements, which turns out to be a successful and impressive breakthrough.

Hua Mulan,     49     story has been told by generations in China, was a fighter from the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534). As a     50     (devote) daughter, she dressed herself as a man to serve in the army     51     place of her father. Mulan’s characteristics, such as courage, kindness and a disinterested attitude toward fame and fortune, made     52     (she) one of the most respected historical Chinese heroines. Mulan’s story has been adapted     53     (frequent) in modern media. For example, in 1998, Disney produced a film named Mulan, which     54     (consider) a great success by critics and the public.

To better tell the story, Yu Rong takes inspiration from her several visits to sites of ancient battles and Henan Province’s Yu Opera     55     after years of preparations she finally makes this extraordinary work.