Cause and Effect Essay

                                                               Black Clouds

            Every person has some bad habits. Some bad habits may end up as addictions. Some of the common addictions are smoking, drinking and gambling. It is extremely hard to get rid of these addictions. Smoking is one of the most dangerous and deadly addictions in the whole world these days. "Around 2,000 years ago, tobacco began to chewed and smoked during cultural or religious ceremonies and events". (www.cancercounsil.com). Now a day some people smoke tobacco all the time for fun. People who keep smoking may die due to this bad habit. People have smoking addictions due to many different reasons, but the primary reasons are stress, peer pressure and being overweight. Smoking addiction is taking many people's lives. Each year, about 480,000 people in the United States die from illnesses related to smoking. (www.cancer.org). Smoking has innumerable negative effects such as; social, health and financial problems.

            Smoking primarily affects the social life of smokers. People who smoke all the time usually smell bad. Due to their bad smell, some people might not like to talk to them. Smoking makes the smokers and other people cough. It may make other people stay away from smokers. Not everyone likes to have friends who smoke consistently. They might not even like to go to their houses as they filled with smoke and ashtrays everywhere. People also do not want to get close to the smokers because smokers clothes and hair also smell bad. The smoking habit makes people socially unacceptable.

             Smoking can cause uncountable health complications. Because of smoking, some people have extremely serious health issues. Many people are dying due to lung cancer these days. Smoking can also cause mouth, throat and lung cancer. People who smoke a lot usually also have coughing and sneezing problems. Smoking is also one of the big causes of asthma, which makes it hard for people to breathe. Smokers often have tooth and gum diseases. They might start losing teeth and have tooth pain. Therefore, smoking can cause serious health complications.

            Lastly, smoking is an expensive habit. A smoker who smokes around one pack of cigarettes in a day spends about seven dollars every day. Therefore, the average amount a smoker spends per month is about 200 dollars. For average income people, it is about 10% of their income. It impoverishes people through their whole life. Smoking may cause additional expenses too such as; tooth painkillers, ashtrays for the car and home, expensive beverage, beer or wine. As a result, cigarette companies are becoming richer and richer and the people who smoke are becoming poorer and poorer every day.

            For all these reasons, smoking has become a severe problem in the world. Smoking can make smokers social life miserable. It can make them physically sick and economically poor. Smokers know that smoking is killing them, but it is very hard for them to quit smoking. If anyone really wants to quit smoking then he could try to do other things to divert his mind from smoking. Some options would be chewing gum or eating sunflowers seeds. Another successful program to help people quit smoking is hypnotism. Sometimes, replacing cigarettes with e-cigarettes also help quit smoking . According to Aristotle, a Greek philosopher and scientist, "Quitting smoking is rather a marathon than a sprint. It is not a one-time attempt, but a longer effort." (https://healthunlocked.com)

Persuasive Essay

Illegals Behind the Wheel

            Who likes to drive without having a driver's license? Most of the people do not like to drive without having a valid driver's license because they know that it can lead to many penalties. The penalties for driving without a valid license vary from country to country and from state to state. In most of the countries, driving without valid license can cost lots of money and in some cases jail sentence. Getting license in the United States is little difficult as compare to some other countries, such as; India, Mexico and many more. In the United States, if someone wants to get a driver's license needs valid residency proof, fee and needs to pass the written and driving tests. Especially for the illegal immigrants, it is very hard to get a driver's license. According to Lornet Turnbull's article published on June 22, 2013 in 'The Seattle Times', '' 10 states now have laws that allow immigrants who are in the country illegally to apply for driver's licenses, and 11 other states are considering such legislation."  (www.seattletimes.com). Allowing illegal immigrants to have a driver's license is one of the major controversies in the United States. Illegal immigrants should be allowed to have a driver's license because it will increase government income, provide safety and benefit law enforcement.

            Government revenue plays an important role to boost the economy. Every government always needs money for the development of their people. If the United States will allow illegal immigrants to get driver's license, it will generate extra income. For example, in California for new driver's license, a driver license application fees is $33 and for duplicate license is $27 (www.dmv.ca.gov). If there are about 50,000 illegal immigrants in California, the income will increase by $1,650,000. The government will make get more money from the driving tickets too.

Government is already making lots of money from the tickets. The red light ticket in California is about $500. On the other side, some people say that if illegal will get drivers license, they may also ask for other benefits from the government.  However, the fact is that illegal immigrant also pays taxes. "As Reason Foundation Senior Analyst Shikha Dalmia has reported, in 2006 an estimated 8 million illegal immigrants—up to two thirds of the total—paid taxes, including both income taxes and Medicare and Social Security taxes. Indeed, revenue from illegal immigrants is estimated at $11 billion a year to social security alone.'' (www.reason.com).

            Allowing driver's license to illegal immigrants will also provide safety to the nation. Many illegal people are already driving without their license in almost all the states. Most of the people do not even know the driving rules of the states. If they will allow getting license, they have to pass the written and driving tests. These tests will teach them understanding the rules of roads. This will also help keep bad drivers off the road. According to the report present on Kcra News, in the beginning of January 2015, 39,000 undocumented people have received their licenses, and about 307,000 undocumneted people have taken exams. (www.kcra.com). As per the report, it will make Californians road little more safer and may reduce accidents. Some people oppose that it may make the illegal's to drive anywhere in the country and may increase illegal population. Offering license to illegal immigrants will not increase illegal population if there will be a tight border security. Instead of opposing illegal's driver license, government needs to find the means to control people crossing the borders.

            Giving license to the illegal immigrants will be beneficial for law enforcement. Some illegal people commits crime and they are never been caught because there is no way to get their information. According to Immigration Policy Institute, in 2013, approximately there are about 41.3 million illegal immigrants lived in the United States (ww.immigrationpolicy.org). If they apply for the license, they have to submit their residency proof and their photo. It may help law enforcement officials to identify and deport the criminals out of the country. It will also make the immigrants officials work easy to track on illegals because their information filed in the D.M.V. database. This will also help to make the right estimation of the number of illegal immigrants in the United States.

            Finally, providing driver license to the illegal immigrants is a challenging issue in most of the states in the United States. It will help the economy to grow because government will be able to make additional income from the illegal's license. It will also boost auto insurance companies and auto sale industries. It will reduce number of accidents due to the lack of knowledge of driving rules. It will make immigrant official easy to arrest the illegal criminals. It will also simulate the economy because government officials have to hire more people for D.M.V's. Therefore, illegal immigrants should be allowed to have a driver's license.

           

    Summary of Two Kinds

                                                     'Two kinds' by Amy Tan

Amy tan, a young, quite and shy Chinese girl was born in America. She was living with her mother in Chinatown on Sacramento Street in San Francisco (California). Her mother was an ambitious Chinese woman, who wants her daughter to be an American prodigy. Her mother had come to America in 1949, after losing everything in china; her home, her husband and her daughters. This story is all about what Amy’s mother wants Amy to be and what Amy Wants to be. Amy’s mother believes that she could be anything she wanted to be in America. Her mother wants her to be perfect in everything. This story takes place around the 1960’s. In the beginning, When she got haircut from a training school, it made her very mad with her mother because did not like it at all. After that when her mother sent her for piano classes to Mr. Chong, She did not like it too because she was not interested in it. At the talent show, she made her mother very disappointed because she did not do well at the show and she made her mother embarrass in front of her friends, Aunt Linda and her cousin Waverly. After the talent show when her mother reminds her about the piano lessons, she refused to go to the piano lessons. Her mother forced her to go and as a result they both had terrible arguments. She shouted at her mother and she said she wished that she were dead as her twin sisters. This was the first time when her mouth stopped saying things to her and after that everything changed. Her mother never said anything to her after the fight. She had stopped going for piano classes. After few years, on her 30^th birthday, her mother offered her piano. She accepted it as a sign of forgiveness. later after her mother’s death when she played the piano, she realized that she enjoyed playing it and she is a good piano player.

Classification Essay

Where to Shop in a Mall?

            Is there anyone, who has not been to the mall? A shopping mall is a place where every one likes to go. People like to go to the mall not only for shopping but also for fun, entertainment and relaxation. These days, shopping malls are located in almost every big town. A shopping mall is a modern term for shopping centers. It is a collection of independent retail stores. It may also have restaurants, banks, bars, theaters and more. In the article 'Shopping Innovations', Mary Bellis states, "The first shopping mall was Country Club Plaza and opened in 1922 near Kansas City". Modern malls have many different kinds of stores in them; some of the main stores are beauty stores, clothing stores and shoe stores.

             Beauty stores are designed especially for women. Almost every women want to look more beautiful and attractive. There are many different kinds of beauty stores in the malls. The most popular ones are Sally's, Mac and Bare Minerals.  Sally Hansen has very good and cheap hair colors. Bare Minerals has all the special cosmetic products that are suitable for sensitive skin. Mac products are more expensive than other beauty stores, but they have very high quality. Mac has a variety of cosmetic products; such as, lipsticks, eye shadows, lip-gloss, mascara and many more.

             Every person likes to wear nice clothes. Clothes always play an important role in judging the personality of a person. There are many different kinds of clothing stores in the mall. Clothing stores can be classified as children's clothing stores, teenager clothing stores, women's and men's clothing stores. For children, the most famous stores are Carters and The Children's Place. Teen-age clothing stores are Hollister, Forever 21 and Charlotte Russe. For women and men's clothing, the most popular stores are J C Penny, Macy's and Nordstrom. There are many other clothing stores in different malls. For example, Westfield Mall in Escondido has numerous cheap clothing stores, some of them are Closet, Q, Rue21, Loft and Shimmer.

            People need shoes to protect and comfort their feet while doing different activities. There are various shoe stores at the malls. Leading shoe stores are Payless, Vans, Reflection and Foot locker. Payless has all kinds of reasonably priced shoes such as, work shoes, walking shoes, kid's shoes, sandals and boots. Vans shoes are very popular among the teens because they are a very famous brand these days. Reflection has quality shoes; they are stylish and colorful too. Some people also like to buy shoes from Nordstrom Rack because they are very comfortable for their feet, durable and inexpensive, too.

            In conclusion, a mall is a shopping plaza, which has many different kinds of stores in it.  Beauty stores, clothing stores and shoe stores are the most common stores in all the shopping malls. The most popular shopping malls are indoor shopping malls because they have all the facilities in them. In indoor malls, no one needs to worry about the weather since they are fully air-conditioned, and they have free Wi-Fi. Anyone can go there without paying an entrance fee and can enjoy their whole day sitting.

 Process Analysis Essay

Delicious Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich

            Have you ever had a delicious, creamy peanut butter and jelly sandwich? A peanut butter and jelly sandwich is very quick and easy to make. This sandwich became popular in the United States in the 1920's with the military. When military men had to go out for camping or for practicing the war, they took these sandwiches with them in airtight bags since they lasted longer than other sandwiches. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches became popular with young children in the 1950's. To make this sandwich, the tools you need are a regular metal knife, paper plates and some napkins. The ingredients for this sandwich are bread (white or brown), peanut butter, jelly and honey.

            The first step to make this sandwich is to take two slices of your favorite bread and place the slices on a plastic plate.  Now we need the second ingredient, which is peanut butter. Peanut butter used to consider a delicacy in the 1920's. Peanut butter comes from peanuts. It is made primarily from smashed roasted peanuts and mixed with butter. It is light brown in color. There are two kinds of peanut butter available at grocery stores, one is creamy and the other one is crunchy.  We need creamy peanut butter for this. Spread peanut butter on one side of the both slices of bread with the help of the knife. While making this sandwich, we use creamy peanut butter because if we use the crunchy one, it might tear the bread.

            The second step is to squeeze the jelly from the bottle into the middle of one slice of bread. Jelly comes from fruits. There are different kinds of jelly available at the stores. Grape and strawberry is the most popular kind of jelly. Some other common jellies are apple, apricot, mango and raspberry. We are using grape jelly for this sandwich. Before squeezing the jelly on the sandwich, we need to make sure to not to put too much. If you put too much jelly in the middle, it will spill out the sides of the sandwich and will make a mess.

            The final and last ingredient is honey, which is the secret ingredient. Honey is a sweet and sticky food. Honey comes from bees. Bees produce honey from the nectar of flowers. Honey is often used as a healthy sweetener. Honey is also used for the skin as a mask. It makes the skin shiny and fades scars, too. Honey comes in different flavors and colors. To make the sandwich, use clover honey, which looks like light yellow in color. To make this sandwich more delicious squeeze the bottle of honey and only put a dot of it on the top of the jelly.  Now place the other slice on the top and cut it in half with the knife.

            After spreading on the peanut butter, jelly and honey, your sandwich is ready to eat. This is very easy, quick and cheap to make. We do not need any expensive ingredients for this. All the ingredients are easily available at the Dollar stores. It is a wonderful meal because we do not even need a refrigerator to save this sandwich. We can save this in a regular sandwich bag and it is good for several hours. You can enjoy this sandwich for breakfast, lunch or dinner. This is also great meal because you do not need a kitchen to make this. It is a perfect food for college students.

            

Personal Information

     Hi Everyone, my name is Daljeet Kaur. I am from India. I  moved to the United States in 2010 with my family. I have two brothers and one sister and one little nephew.His name is Agam. My nephew is about two years old now. My first job in the United States was at 7-Eleven. I used to work their as cashier. Now I am working at U.S.Circuits in Escondido. I also working at salon in North County mall Escondido. I worked as eyebrow threader and henna artist at the salon. I like watching movies and t.v serials. I like sewing clothes. I wants to be a teacher. I was a middle school teacher in India. I do not like working anymore. I like to stay home eating and resting all day. I love eating sofritas burrito bowl from Chipottle.