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The Game Awards

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There are a variety of games in different platforms which brings joy to millions of people worldwide. Sinc e there is a wide variety of games under genre such as fighting, action/adventure, multiplayer and so on, the 'Game Awards' were established to determine which game is the best in each individual category. The Game Awards Source: Google The Game Awards  is a yearly  award ceremony which greatly respects the achievements in the video game industry. The Game Award  was founded by a popular  game journalist Geoff Keighley (director and producer) in 2014, who worked on its predecessor, the Spike Video Game Awards, for over ten years. The people who select the games for  these events are usually representatives from renounced hardware manufacturers like Microsoft, AMD, Nintendo, Sony, along with several other game publishers. Geoff Keighley  Source: Google The games which  are  released before a certain date in Novemb...

“Let us cultivate our garden.” ― Voltaire, Candide

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If we talk about cultivating a garden ,most of us think about garden full of flowers, vegetables or plants. But famous French writer Voltaire meant our personal growth by telling us to cultivate our garden. We live in a society where we have to develop ourselves each day to not be lacked behind the time. This development includes adapting new skills ,habit ,actions or reactions and also trying to get rid of bad habit so that one can have a positive impact on life and increase overall well-being. And we call these development process " self growth " or " personal development ". Self growth is very much required in ones life .It can help us to have a positive outlook for our career and personal life as it helps us to achieve our full potential .It also helps us to develop ourselves both mentally and spiritually .It is a matter of fact that , every person have individuality ,they have their own personality .By improving ourselves , we can clearly express our true un...

The Shows That Raised Me

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It's no secret that we all watched shows growing up. Now some obviously had more of an effect than others did. For this piece, I want to talk about the shows that hugely impacted me and how my tastes have changed over time. Yes, this is an excuse for me to rave about animes; what about it?  My favourite show of all time is Attack on Titan. AOT is set in a dystopian fictional world, but through the characters' mindset, desire and struggles, it draws striking parallels to our own mortal reality. Hajime Isayama, the manga artist, has put his life's work and philosophy into the show. He included so many codes and ciphers that excited fans could rewatch the episodes to understand. The story follows the protagonist Eren and his desire for freedom. But as the story progresses, the series deals with humanity's failure to look out for one another while something as devastating as gigantic monsters rampage through the world, eventually turning Eren into the most controversial pro...
         University Life:Expectations Vs Reality    Keeping expectations are good if those expectations turn into reality otherwise expectations are going to be the reason of mental breakdown.We all dream to enter university so that we can live the fullest of our lives.We realise some differences between our university life expectations vs reality.We wish for freedom,carefree life,less workload,spending time with friends etc but the reality is really very different from our expectations before entering into university.We all hear that "university life is the best life"," we do not need to attend all the classes","we can bunk classes easily","there is no workload for study,only chill" and what not which are misconceptions that we realise after getting into university.We realise the true color of university life as well as realise that university life is really very different from outer and inner perspective.Therefore,I am comparing our un...

Deja Vu : Is it merely a coincidence or could there be a reason for it?

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Picture ref: Mocomi kids The term " Deja vu " has become rather well-known to us because it is uttered frequently these days by everyone. It is a word from French meaning  "already seen." It refers to exactly what it does—a circumstance or time that we believe we have already witnessed and are rather convinced of what will happen next. It is a memory anomaly that happens when, despite a strong sense of remembering, the time, place, and practical context of the "previous" experience are uncertain or believed to be practically impossible. picture ref : The Philadelphia Inquirer Deja vu , according to scientists, is linked to temporal lobe epilepsy. An event or experience that is currently being experienced may strongly resemble an event that has already occurred in the past due to a neurological irregularity caused by epileptic electrical discharge in the brain. Even migraines with aura are reportedly linked to a sense of de ja vu . Numerous studies have be...

Nakshi Kantha : A Traditional Craft of Bangladesh

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  Nakshi Kantha N akshi Kantha is one of the most popular traditional crafts of our country. It is a kind of embroidered quilt which is artistically made by rural women and girls. The name 'Naksi Kantha' was taken from the Bengali word 'naksha' which means artistic pattern. According to the linguist Niaz Zaman, the word Kantha was originated from the ancient Sanskrit word which is 'Kantha, that means rags, because Kantha is always made of rags. The first ever known mention of Bengal Kantha was found in the book which is known as Chaitanya Charitamrita by Krishnadasa Kaviraja , which was written about five hundred years ago. Motif Nakshi Kantha is different from other ordinary quilts. Old or new cloths and coloured threads are used for making nakshi kantha. Firstly, old or new cloths and coloured threads are collected. Then clothes are washed and dried up in the sun. After that cloths are folded together according to exact measurement and women start to sew them. T...

Neglected And Named "Street Child"

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There are so many reasons why a child lives or works on the streets. For instance, some don’t have homes, some of them lost their parents , because of poverty, parental neglect, conflict, or the breakdown of their families. Every street child has their own unique story. Many of them can’t manage their food, and as a result, they have to go without food. Additionally, they had to remain hungry day after day. Many street children work for food only. They make deals, like if they get food, they will work for him. But they had to work extra for food. These street children, particularly the females, are physically and emotionally abused. Children are used forcefully for someone’s physical needs. Consequently, they get infected with HIV/AIDS. As a result, risky sexual behaviors for survival drive them to engage in illegal behavior. Moreover, they are being forced into criminal activities. On a daily basis, they are harmed by adults, especially by government police, and even by their own fami...