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                                            At first, I was honored to take pop culture class, which made me learn more about American culture. It was a good class to me when I just came to Chicago a few weeks at the beginning. As the class taught me, I was in the stage of culture shock. However, this class gave me a chance to learn about American culture, which won’t make me feel sick.       In this class, I have learned that culture is learned, not inherited. Culture is all around us that we get traditional culture from our older generation by learning from them and we get pop culture by learning from websites or other people. Then culture is spread because we share it with others. I have learned that anything in our life can be culture like language, music, movie, clothing, etc. I think culture is diversified that people are from different countri...

Shedd Aquarium         During this semester, I have ever visited Shedd Aquarium. These pictures were taken by me. I love going to aquarium. And the Shedd Aquarium is wonderful because there has many creatures I have not seen before. Besides, the coral was so beautiful. I love Nemon, so I took many photos of it. By the way, the world under the water is so amazing and beautiful.

          The name of this app is MIX . I always use it to fix picture. For example, resizing the picture, lightening the dark part, adjusting the color, etc. I think it works so well. I so love it.           The most amazing function is that you can change the color of sky. Sometimes we take photos on a cloudy day, it is not beautiful because there is no sun in the sky. But at this moment, if you use this app, your photo will be much better.          The function is called " magic sky ". Let me show your an example.                                         The Original                                Fixed 1                                 ...

The original text:  https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/04/what-is-wechat-china-biggest-messaging-app.html My summary:         Wechat is the most popular app in China. The user of Wechat just behind Facebook's WhatsApp and Messager.         The main function of Wechat is convey information. You can add your friends by many ways, such as phone number, QR code, QQ number. And it has a social feature called “Monments”. You can share your photos and videos with your friends, and they can give you a like or comment.          Besides, its way to pay is so convenient. Now we hardly bring wallet with us. As soon as we hold a phone, we can pay for anything at any place. And Wechat can be used to satisfy your requirement of public services, such as paying water or electricity bill. Wechat is also described as “supper apps” because you can find many mini app here. We can use these services within Wechat and make ...

1. Variety                   https://variety.com/     It shows the best TV shows and movies of 2019. It has the latest news about recent movies. And it shares reviews of TV shows, music, films. 2. IMDb      https://www.imdb.com/?ref_=nv_home     It not only shows the latest movies that is playing in the theater now, but also shows their box office. It can be used to search the top rate movies and TV shows in the list. And you can find the list of who won award or which movie won Oscars. 3. Events12      https://www.events12.com/     If you just came to Chicago not longer, and you do not know what pop events will hold on. You cannot miss this website! You can find something funny here. It shows the events of big cities like New York, Chicago, San Francisco per month. And the details are complete.

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