Descriptive Essay About The Bamboo Plant

Today in WRT 040 at Orange county community college, we as a class observed a bamboo plant. We were told by the professor to write a descriptive essay about this bamboo plant and if we could compare the bamboo to something, we should. When I first seen the bamboo plant in the front of the classroom, I did not think about relating it to The United States of America. But the more I looked at the bamboo, I kept noticing its complex roots, its completely straight stalk, the manipulated spirals midway up as well as its flourishing growth. The bamboo reminded me of how America has grown as a country. Our founding fathers laid down the roots for America by writing and upholding these documents; The people of America are obligated to uphold the principles

An event such as the the Industrial Revolution is a perfect example of this success. The Industrial Revolution was the transition to a new manufacturing process which would make America one of the wealthiest and most productive countries on earth. The population increased and the average household income would see unprecedented sustained growth in the near future; Almost every aspect of an American 's life would change for the better. As with the bamboo plant, the strong roots are the key factor to this vigorous growth. The bamboo would seize to grow as straight and strong as it did if the roots weren 't so healthy and able to produce this

A human has to crop the plant to grow like this, using wood sticks and wire ties, they manipulate the bamboo to contort. This causes exceptional stress for the bamboo. Though, through all this stress, the plant continues to grow strong. This can be related to some of the stressful times America has had as a country. America has gone through events that contorted its way of life; One good example would be The Civil Rights Movement. The Civil Rights Movement was a social movement in the United States in which the goals were to end racial segregation and discrimination against black Americans. Although a majority of white Americans did not support the Civil Rights Movement in its entirety, eventually congress accomplished most of their goals but there was plenty of violence and protests along the way. The country was going through a change like it has not seen since the Civil