[QUOTE=Mohdarslankhan;1006644]I tried to explain what colonial mentality is, then i showed presence of colonial mentality in pakistan and then effects of this mentality. At the end i mentioned remedies to overcome this mentality.
This is a rough outline which i remember.


1. Introduction
a. (Mentioned 3 sentences including the thesis statement)
2. Why colonist powers are treated as evil?
• Personal gains
• Exploitation of resources
• Oppression of public
• Laws for poor
• Carte blance for elites
3. Is Pakistan following colonial mentality?
a. yes
4. Pakistan following colonial footsteps
a. Personal gains
• NA salaries
• Foreign asset bill
b. Oppression of public
• Women disparities (explained with facts and figures)
• Transgender maltreatment (explained with figures)
c. Laws for poor
• FCR
• Ban on gathering under Article 144
d. Obsolete laws
• Code of Criminal Procedures 1898
• Code of Civil Procedures 1908
• Pakistan Penal Code 1860
e. Freehand given to elites
• (don’t remember the points)
5. Effects of colonial mentality on Pakistan
a. Corruption
• Transparency International
• Panamagate scandal
b. Poor judiciary
• 3 million pending cases
• Case of Mazhar Farooq and M. Anar
c. Lawlessness
• Honour killing
d. Poor governance
• Score on Democratic Index
6. Way forward
a. Education
b. Media
c. Accountability
d. Institutional buildup
7. Conclusion
a. (Wrote two sentences including revision of thesis statement)
Good ..Dear women disparities..honor killing and poor judicary ? I included poor governance ..economic disparites ..strong centre and impacts .Good luck

Yup HIGHEST chances of your getting through the exam hahhahaha . BTW CONGRATULATIONS ...

I beg to differ partypooper (love your nick btw). I attempted this topic and though i presented my arguments at length about the degenerate effects this colonial mentality is having on us as a nation, i dont think i defined *colonial mentality* in a technical way. I am aware of the extensive scholarship on the subject of post colonial studies, having browsed some of it in I.R. I did give references to Edward Said's work on the issue to lend some authenticity to my arguments as well as works of some of our local authors, yet overall i tried my best to avoid being too technical or pedantic. I dont have a very good recall of all that i wrote but i do think it was quite similar to the user who has shared his outline. (I am sorry i cant quite understand his name Its *Waxxxm ??).
Only sharing it because as a welcome surprise my score in English essay is 65 and a couple of folks on the forum asked me to share my approach. I dont claim to be any authority on the subject as i hardly practised essay. I was focussed more on other subjects in which i had no background knowledge, being a medical doctor. I have always been an avid reader of English literature, though and trust me the more you go in technicalities the more boring your argument becomes. I am not saying one should start making sweeping generalizations instead but in my opinion its best to keep the arguments simple, relatable and supplemented with examples.

So which subject was the 'party pooper' for you even after getting 65in essay?

And my outline of essay was similar as well.. but I got only 25...I even got it checked my seniors on FB.. don't know what went wrong.

please share your outline

Were you able to pass Essay this time?

1. Introduction
A. Colonial mentality
-Influence of long years under subjugation of British
-The practices and conducts of British got consolidated ij the minds
2. Features and Impact of Colonial mentality on Pakistan
-At Economic level.
Capitalist mindset
Exploitation of poor
Widened gap between rich and poor
Negligible spending on the development of public
-At Political level
Weak institutes
Royal or heirarchical politics
Elite culture
No accountability
Judiciary serving desires of the ruling elite
Military and beaurocracy considered superior
-At societal level
Acceptance of capitalist system
Intolerance towards minorities
Hatred for west
3. Colonial mindset a roadblock in the progress of Pakistan
-Premature democracy
-military interventions
-Inefficient deliverence of justice
-poverty
-provincialism
-illiteracy
-unemployment
-Extremisim, maddrassah culture
-increased crime rate
-terrorism
-poor governance
-Corruption
-Exploitation of minorities
-hatred for west
-Enemies given a chance to capitalize on these vulnerabilities
-image tarnished
4. Suggestions
Collective effort
Change at all levels
Improvement of image
5. Conclusion


Seniors kindly evaluate!

First off, i see loads of themes, which can be a good thing but only if you are able to do justice to all of them. The key focus with this topic should be on analysis and linkup. As in you are not just suppose to quote a plethora of problems that our nation faces but also to link it all to the internalization of colonial prejudices.
You'll definitely need to delve into some history here. For me it went something like this that while colonial rule was not entirely without benefits/positive legacy (i.e concept of national institutions, central government, system of education etc) yet it was fundamentally an unjust system based on exploitaion of colonized people for the benefit of foreign rulers (quote some colonial studies scholar eg Edward Said) and so this rule was rejected by the populace through freedom movement. Yet herein lies the real tragedy, for as soon as the foreign rulers left their local assistants hurried to step into their shoes and continued the exploitative mantra of divide and rule. Our country's very first decade set this trajactory where we see the voice of the people suppressed, democratic govts repeatedly getting disbanded, constitution making process getting derailed, all the while a bureacratic millitary axis gaining strength culminnating in eventual Marshal laws. The british rulers had been of view that locals were not fit to govern themselves, the local lot of bureaucrats they trained were only brown of skin but had all the prejudices and condescensions of their white masters towards the locals. This culture was malignant to growth of a healthy democratic culture which unfortunately has yet to take root in this country.Trust deficit towards institutions and lack of transparency has created two kinds of conundrums
One one hand you have people who have no hope from the system. So they look for competing ideologies in which to seek meaning. Here you can discuss how extremism thrives in a culture of opaque government and corrupt institutions.
2nd are the people who have internalized the colonial prejudices and inherent unequalities. They dont care if the game is rigged, they just seek to get ahead.
Here the most pertinent example is how English language has been used as a tool of unequality throught our country's history. From the very beginning, education in elite colleges such as PMA, cadet colleges was in English, however the govt school system was never equipped to teach it, only elite private schools were. So no matter how talented a tat school kid was, odds were stacked against him when it came to occupying a powerful position in military or bureaucracy . No wonder the 1st 3 dacades saw a country of millions being exclusively controlled by 17 powerful families. In our collective national mindset English has been equated with intellect, prestige competence and all sorts of privilage. And so today every Pakistani of any means is obsessed with getting their kid in an English medium school. The extent of our obsession is that we just dont want our kids to learn english, we want them to learn everything else in English too. Instead of focussing on critical thinking and we have made learning English a precondition to any kind of learning. No wonder this has resulted in a deterioating standard of education. Ref: Zubaeda Mustafa's work.

So here a couple of examples on how to analyze. I hope it helps

I attempted this topic in css.

Yes, Alhumdulillah. And with that, I qualified the written exam.