Visiting The Seabrook Park Mural Essay - 1639 Words

There are many issues which are being debated in this year’s election, both with the North Carolina Governor’s race and the Presidential race. Two issues which came to mind while I was visiting the Seabrook Park Mural was one on the House Bill 2 (HB2) law, which was passed on March 23, 2016, and the issue brought up in the Presidential election on immigration and the building of the boarder wall. It all started with a visit to the Seabrook Park Mural for our assignment. I was enjoying all of the great artwork on the mural but continued coming back to one specific artwork. The words Umoja = Unity (Figure 1) continued to stand out to me and knowing this assignment I began thinking about what Unity actually means. I began by looking up the word Umoja and found it to be a Swahili word which means to strive for and to maintain unity in the family, community, nation and race (What does â€Å"Umoja† mean, anyway?, 2016, para. 1). This fascinated me because unity in a nation, especially during an election year, seems very hard to imagine. Many times during the election year, we hear many things with the candidates and how they are different than the opposing candidates. One main issue which has taken up much time in the press all across America is the issue of HB2 law which was passed on March 23, 2016. This is better known as the â€Å"Bathroom Law† where a person who is transgender is not allowed to use the bathroom in which he/she identifies with. However, what many people do not