A resisting force is one that opposes or withstands another. This week’s theme for week four is imperialism, “the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies.” (2007). All of the authors in this week’s text practice imperialistic resistance, the act of opposing the authority of another nation over one’s own. In an imperial setting, a long time ago, dominant countries expanded over the lesser dominant countries by acquiring land. Now, in a neo-imperial setting, countries are influenced politically rather than taking over areas of land. Regardless of being imperial or neo-imperial, when a dominant power comes to take over, a “contact zone” (Pratt 1994) is created where cultures clash to form a different version of each culture. There are individuals that strongly disagree with the way countries are being colonized. Resistance occurs when someone voices or displays their disagreements and argues against the authority, regardless of whether results are formed or not.