Topic: Controversies of Census Figures. Case study: Nigeria The first census was held in Nigeria in 1866. The colonial authorities conducted other census exercises in 1871‚ 1901 and 1911‚ whereas all these covered only the Lagos colony and in 1911‚ the southern protectorate. The first nationwide census involving the north and south were organized in 1921. There was also the 1931 census and the 3-year 1951-1953 census. The 1963 census was upheld but only because the Supreme Court ruled against
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straight party lines 8(Republicans) to 7(Democrats) to accept all of Hayes electoral votes and reject the Democrats claims” (Wormser‚ 2002). Initially‚ Tilden won majority of “the electoral votes 184 to 165” (Wormser‚ 2002) but‚ because of the controversy congress brought in the electoral commission to vote. President Hayes was a Republican‚ who had more of an advantage because of the majority of electoral commission being republicans. Another reason to discard the Electoral College is the lack of
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Controversy over Internet Police has raged on since the creation of the internet. Several have thought that not policing the internet has led to numerous crimes such as theft‚ illegal transactions‚ and cyber bullying. But a majority‚ in defence‚ claim that such policing could revoke us from our rights as citizens of the United States. Cases as such tend to lean more to the side of not policing the Internet. We believe that as well. We believe that exposure to all of this crime and issues is subjective
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even after all that happened with the University of Ottawa’s hockey team‚ schools alike are still not getting the message that rape culture is not something that should be celebrated‚ it should be unacceptable and needs to stop. There was much controversy over the t-shirts‚ but men and women were walking around campus and downtown Ottawa wearing these t-shirts and it was not until someone took a photo of
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The Bush Administration was the administration that confronted this issue first and brought it into a big controversy. In its time the Bush Administration got to decide whether a vaccine should be required to attend a public school. Although this decision was not binding many states relied on it. One of the main problems people had with the administration was that it seemed to be religiously based. One can then infer that the Bush Administration is opposed to premarital sex and anything that would
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Gujarat’s Gain and Bengal’s Loss? ‘‘Development‚’’ Land Acquisition in India and the Tata Nano Project: A Comparison of Singur with Sanand By Devparna Roy Paper presented at the International Conference on Global Land Grabbing 6-8 April 2011 Organised by the Land Deals Politics Initiative (LDPI) in collaboration with the Journal of Peasant Studies and hosted by the Future Agricultures Consortium at the Institute of Development Studies‚ University of Sussex GUJARAT’S GAIN AND BENGAL’S LOSS
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King of Pop; The way you make us feel. Michael Joseph Jackson commonly known as MJ as well as ‘The King of Pop’ was an American musician‚ entertainer‚ and pop icon whose successful career and personal life has been a part of pop culture for almost 40 years. In the early 1980s‚ he became a dominant figure in popular music and the first African American entertainer to amass a strong crossover following on MTV. He was born on August 29th‚ 1958. As the seventh child of the Jackson family‚ he made
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The nature-nurture controversy is a topic that most individuals have heard of. Weather or not your personality traits or your eating habits come primarily from nature or primarily from nurture is a question that has been debated for some time now. Neither side is correct‚ but most everyone has an opinion about the subject matter. We all have characteristics from both nature and nurture. Nature is the traits that we all inherit genetically from our parents‚ at the moment of conception. Nurture
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With all the political conflicts going on today‚ one issue that has arisen again recently is the controversy of flag burning. The people that burn the flag claim they are making a statement; however‚ what is that statement? Is it appropriate to burn the flag as a statement of political discord or is it a disrespectful action that should be illegal? Below I will draw out the thoughts and reasoning behind both stances that have become a major issue in the U.S. again in the past several years. Although
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Energy Production Controversy Imagine the U.S. without cars‚ motorcycles‚ planes‚ or boats. The daily lives of U.S. citizens would be completely different. The common denominator for all those modes of transportation is that they run on gas‚ which is made from fossil fuels. Fossil fuels such as oil‚ coal‚ and natural gas are nonrenewable resources. They will run out one day and that’s what the U.S. relies on for gas and electricity. Renewable energy such as solar‚ wind‚ and hydropower are infinite
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