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Canvas - A Site for Editing Photos

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  Canvas is a website for editing photos, creating posters, and making decorations for your Facebook, Linkedin, etc. It has tons of design templates, and many are free. When I have spare time and write something, I usually go to this website to create my pictures. It is fun.

Learning a New Language from Duolingo

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  Studying a language is easy and difficult. What does it mean easy and difficult? Easy I mean you don't need to make a big commitment. Only five minutes a day, that is it. The difficulty is that you have to spend five minutes every day. When I first learned French at university in 2016, I felt it was difficult. However, I have continued to learn it through the free website Duolingo for two years and now I am more familiar with it.   It may not be the best way to learn French but at least I don't have much pressure during the learning journey and I do feel not exhausted. Maybe one day when I have more time, I will put more effort into it. 

Learn from Leo Messi

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  I was not a fan of football until I watched Messi play in the 2022 Qatar World Football games. I was impressed by his creative shooting and I thought Messi must have a vivid map in his head when he runs with the football.  Messi was born into an ordinary family and he has shown a talent for playing football when he was only four years old. However, even though he is a genius he struggled with the situation that an ordinary person faces, such as the difficulty to be accepted as a foreigner and getting the rare opportunity that others do not normally offer, furthermore, he has his own mild personality and was struggling with making friends with his teammates at the beginning.  However, he survived and proved himself as one of the best players in the world.   What can we learn from him? First, find our own strength and sharpen it. For example, keep thinking about how to find a better way of living.  Second, find your goal/aim and be creative and be patient t...