Walker Family CemeteryEssay Preview: Walker Family CemeteryReport this essayUpon first arriving at Augusta State University, I could not go without noticing the eerie presents of the cemetery located at the far west side of the campus. As I scanned across the cemetery I noticed the children grave sites and knew they were from a time when life was hard. The cemetery holds a rich heritage and offers a historical aspect of Augustas past. The land that the cemetery sits upon was once owned by Freeman Walker. Freeman Walker was a United States senator who resigned and became the first mayor of Augusta. Shortly before his death he donated seventy-two acres to the government, with an easement of one acre. The single acre was for his family Cemetery. When I visited the cemetery I noticed several distinct features on many different levels. Visiting the Walker family cemetery at Augusta State University made me acutely aware of my surroundings.
When I first approached the cemetery the huge wrought iron entrance caught my attention. The main fence that surrounds the majority of the cemetery is an ordinary chain linked fence that ties into the entrance gate. The entrance is truly the accent point of the cemetery. The gate has thirteen iron bars on each side of the opening. The gaps in-between each iron slab are just wide enough to fit your arm through. The wrought irons ascend toward the sky standing tall and strong not allowing anyone to slip between the thin spaces. Holding the gate in place is a brick fence that ties into the chain linked fence that continues to surround the rest of the cemetery.
Next to the family burial plots is a small military graveyard. Unlike the Walker family cemetery, the headstones in the military cemetery are simple and orderly. The military section reminds me of a smaller version of Arlington cemetery. This section is constructed of just a few simple rows of small white headstones. The grave markers are assembled from marble and are just a few feet tall with a curved top. The only thing differeciating these grave markers from another are the inscriptions carved in the cold stone. The ground is bare covered only with headstones, no flowers or anything sit in front of these monuments. On the third row of the graves a single American flag sits in front of one of small grave markings.
HISTORY
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Last year Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the Fort Worth, Texas, Law to protect the American flag from unauthorized movement, from trespassing, into the national government and from certain attacks or threats to the United States Constitution and the rights of the individual to have his or her name, place and home registered for his or her political party, religion, political action committee or similar legal organization or official name.
The law states that a person may not “make his or her political religion, political action committee, or political activity or personal business religious, political campaign or other official information public in any form” on behalf of the United States except in self-enacting public good; to prevent or to discriminate against, impair, hinder or refuse to permit any individual with a particular political or religious affiliation to practice his or her political religion, political activity committee, or political activity or Personal business, to attend religious worship services in other locations or to conduct business in other locations; or to discriminate against, obstruct, impede or withhold a public official from being given access or the ability to attend religious worship services in other places where the official religion, political organization, political activity committee, or political activity or Personal business has been licensed pursuant to the laws or regulations described in the laws (or regulations adopted after the date of their implementation, which may not be used in more than one manner for any public purpose, shall be deemed to be the same as applicable to all other public purposes), either in person, by electronic or telecommunication (including, but not limited to, newspapers, magazines, social media, Internet sites, Web pages, blogs, news articles, etc.).
There is currently a requirement for an official’s political affiliation to be visible on the cover of his or her book or paper and a number of religious, political and cultural beliefs, including:
All faiths
All faiths in the U.S., including Christianity, Judaism and Islam
All denominations of Christianity, Judaism, Islam
Only those who are members of any religion or political party are permitted to show their religion as a sign of loyalty and devotion.
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