how does colonialism shape the world discussion

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watch this video : https://youtu.be/pOdLzM4lz-Y
This week, we are learning and thinking about the ways most regions of the world have been colonized by European powers, and how a colonial global economy is still at play today.
Some of the more obvious legacies of colonialism on colonized regions include the changes to (or decimation of) social structures, language, cultural and religious traditions. Other consequences also include economic underdevelopment and dependency, political disenfranchisement, ethnic divisions which remain to this day, but some argue that governance and things like physical infrastructures benefitted some colonised regions.
For this week’s discussion post, I want you to watch the following video and then reflect on how colonialism might have affected your life.
PROMPT
What is colonialism? How has colonialism affected your life (from language, to cultural values, to consumer products, and beyond)?
In your response, be sure to include:
How would you define colonialism (according to readings or lectures), and what are some of it’s legacies today?
Describe and unpack at least 2 ways that colonialism has affected your life.
Analyze: Is this effect positive or negative? How and why? If it is positive for you, how might it have negatively impacted others?
GUIDELINES
Use your prior knowledge, experiences, as well as lectures and readings as your references. If you do draw in outside sources or cite the readings, make sure to cite them!
Your original posts should be 250-300 words long.