Giorgi Mikhelidze
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Women's activism in Malaysia
Little African nations are widely known for their involvement in social activism. People in various countries on the continent try to protect human rights and raise the awareness of the society about lots of concerning matters that Africa faces today. There are many people in these countries whose rights are badly violated and that’s especially the case with women. The rights of African women are abused so much that it's unparalleled in any other place in the world. In spite of the fact that the continent is pretty diverse, in most regions female citizens are experiencing discrimination, sexual abuse, violence, economic issues, and political marginalization. This is why protecting human rights has become vital in Africa and fortunately, women’s activism rapidly raises.
By Giorgi Mikhelidze3 years ago in The Swamp
How Uganda reshaped activism in Africa
Today social activism is considered an important force to protect civil rights and bring innovation to society. Looking at the world nowadays we can certainly say that social activism is more important now than ever and taking part in these activities is politically essential to society. Many famous activists in the world are playing important roles in changing society for good and defending human rights. People make a great effort to improve the social and political environments in their countries but still, sometimes it’s believed that social actions are characteristics more of developed countries like the US and European countries and people in developing countries are believed not to be as active.
By Giorgi Mikhelidze3 years ago in The Swamp
Growing up with video games - Psychological influences
Playing video games is a huge part of the childhood of many generations. Even though video games are more common to kids these days, millennials, post-Millenials have been playing many different video games and learned a lot from these games. There have been times when recording these games from CDs or using even older methods took hours, but everybody knows that the process of waiting was worth it. The pleasure received from playing our favorite video games was enormous and it had a great effect on our psychological well-being.
By Giorgi Mikhelidze3 years ago in Gamers
Why do game studios insist on mini-games?
If we compare statistics today and back at the beginning of the 2000's we can notice how rapidly video game development went ahead. Indeed there were games that completely changed the concept of video gaming such as Half-Life, GTA: San Andreas, and Assassin’s creed, but the hype we see today is nothing compared to these ones.
By Giorgi Mikhelidze3 years ago in Gamers
What keeps GTA5 going as the most played games in 2020?
Some things never get old, they say. This can be very much true about certain games, that have been part of the childhood of literally every single millennial. With the development of technologies and the introduction of computers as well as instruction, often video games, people got addicted to them. Perhaps due to the fact that video games were new and everyone wanted to experience some extra feelings while playing in front of the screens and watching different animations and graphics.
By Giorgi Mikhelidze4 years ago in Gamers
Every aspiring Norwegian soccer player has a new Idol
Any young football player starting his career is always striving to resemble a star player. If you take such world-class players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi who have dominated the football arena in the past decade also grew up on other players’ games and idolized them. Right now they are slowly becoming other young players’ favorites.
By Giorgi Mikhelidze4 years ago in Cleats
Why esports tournaments are flourishing in Singapore
eSports is the future of all kinds of sports. It may sound too unrealistic for some now, but there is growing evidence to support this statement, especially in Singapore. Today, many investors and businessmen think that expanding digitally engaged events is one of the smart decisions. Billions of people are engaged in the online gaming industry and “gamification” is becoming the new reality because there are people who are watching their favorite professional video game players playing their favorite games online. People are betting on their idols of gaming and this is becoming more and more engaging and popular. “Real” sports are still bigger than the online gaming industry called eSports, but some think that it may change in the future. A future holds different answers to the requirements of the fans of eSports. Maybe the future is already now? Because many supporters are finding themself searching for the best Singapore esports betting opportunities in 2020 and it is only the beginning of a whole new journey. Today, people don't want to only watch or listen, they want to be a part of the show, that is why they prefer to bet on their favorite games and gamers.
By Giorgi Mikhelidze4 years ago in Gamers
Chaotic First Presidential Debate
Many Americans on Tuesday, after months of being clogged by the COVID-19, tired after a long summer of rapidly spreading wildfires and social equality protests, enduring mass joblessness, and becoming very pessimistic about government from long stretches of toxic political talk turned people turned TVs on to hear what the two men competing for the country's most noteworthy office had to say for themselves.
By Giorgi Mikhelidze4 years ago in The Swamp
How activism is shaping the Post-Soviet sphere
It was December 25th of 1991 when the USSR collapsed. Just before that day, the soviet red hammer and sickle banner was pulled down from the Kremlin for the last time. It was the rebirth for Russia and the other 14 countries. A soviet union, the communist behemoth was simply destroyed.
By Giorgi Mikhelidze4 years ago in The Swamp
Do we really need this many payment providers?
Years ago traditional banks dominated most of the financial offerings but as technologies develop, there is a tendency of traditional banks to lose some of their functions. Today’s financial industry looks completely different from ten years ago as it has undergone some drastic transformations, including emerging Payment Service providers which are considered as one of the biggest challenges to traditional banking monopoly.
By Giorgi Mikhelidze4 years ago in Journal