Define ; Post-colonialism

    Any form of change results in some sort of consequence and this holds true for the race to establish colonies in other areas of the world by European nations in the late fifteenth to twentieth century.  Many years of maintaining and attempts to assimilate the indigenous people of the newly established colonies changed the Europeans' views on them.  The natives of the foreign lands were inferior, uncivilized and evil in the eyes of the Europeans, creating tension between the two groups.  However, in order to be accepted by the Europeans, many of the indigenous population began to change; a movement to become just like the Europeans by abandoning their way of life, for example, their cultural ways and appearance.  This is what post-colonialism is, the study of the changes and results that colonialism brought to our modern society.

    An example from contemporary media is the photo below from the March 2009 edition of Vogue Italia.  Where the black woman who is wearing a simple light blue dress with an apron is playing the role of the maid, inferior to the white woman who is in a fancy dress complimented with a elaborate set of jewelery.  Their difference in attire and height point to the fact that the white woman is more beautiful and stands above the black woman in social status and wealth even though both are the same, humans; the only real difference is the colour of their skin.

Vagaries of Fashion, Vogue Italia | March 2009

Rainy Days are Better than Sunny Days

    Who says that a sunny day is better than a day of pouring rain?  If you agree, watch out, be cautious when standing near tall, thin metal objects; you might get struck by lightning.  Now, imagine the scorching sun burning down on Earth and painting every vast land of green to a dull brown; the only trace of the former existence of a river or a lake would be a ditch decorated with cracks.  No plants would grow and carcasses of starved animals would soon litter the Earth, us, humans included.  Not a single remnant of life would serve as a memory for our extraterrestrial visitors.  The distinct pitter-patter of rain is soothing like a sports car flying by.  Although some people prefer a hot, sticky, sunny day to the cool, calming rain, Britney Spears does not think so, that is why you should not either.  Besides, a rainy day is a lot better than a cloudless sunny day because the droplets of water from the sky that scatter onto the sidewalk are better than the bright flame in the sky that brings heat to Earth.  Also, sun rays give you skin cancer, that is why it should be scorned, while the rain can bring life to the plants on Earth.  And if you are not a fan of sunny days, then you must love it when it rains!