Homosexuality In Hinduism

World​ ​Religions​ ​Semester​ ​Project

Choose​ ​a​ ​world​ ​religion​ ​and​ ​explore​ ​its​ ​connection(s)​ ​to​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​following​ ​issues:

Current​ ​events​ ​in​ ​a particular​ ​country​ ​or​ ​region

Nationalism​ ​or transnational​ ​identity

Gender​ ​and/or​ ​sexual ethics

Mysticism

Technology Violence,​ ​or​ ​nonviolence

Religious​ ​art​ ​(music,​ ​dance, poetry,​ ​visual​ ​art, architecture,​ ​etc.)

The​ ​environment​ ​and/or environmentalism

Topic:​ ​​Homosexuality​ ​in​ ​Hinduism

The​ ​successful​ ​essay​ ​will​ ​show​ ​the​ ​student’s​ ​understanding​ ​of​ ​the​ ​chosen​ ​religious​ ​tradition,​ ​as well​ ​as​ ​his/her​ ​ability​ ​to​ ​make​ ​and​ ​explain​ ​claims​ ​about​ ​its​ ​connection​ ​to​ ​the​ ​chosen​ ​issue.​ ​The essay​ ​must​ ​be​ ​driven​ ​by​ ​a​ ​thesis​ ​statement,​ ​be​ ​characterized​ ​by​ ​clear​ ​and​ ​logical​ ​prose throughout,​ ​be​ ​​paraphrased​​ ​and​ ​​in​ ​the​ ​student’s​ ​own​ ​words​,​ ​be​ ​properly​ ​cited,​ ​and​ ​contain​ ​an insightful​ ​conclusion​ ​at​ ​the​ ​end.​ ​​The​ ​essay​ ​is​ ​85%​ ​of​ ​the​ ​project’s​ ​grade​.

An​ ​annotated​ ​bibliography​ ​with​ ​a​ ​minimum​ ​of​ ​7​ ​sources,​ ​and​ ​a​ ​rough​ ​draft​ ​is​ ​required.​ ​Each counts​ ​as​ ​a​ ​homework​ ​assignment.

Sources​:​ ​Minimum​ ​7​ ​sources,​ ​at​ ​least​ ​one​ ​of​ ​which​ ​​must​​ ​include​ ​a​ ​holy​ ​text​ ​from​ ​the​ ​chosen religion.​ ​Failure​ ​to​ ​utilize​ ​a​ ​holy​ ​text​ ​source​ ​will​ ​result​ ​in​ ​a​ ​letter​ ​grade​ ​penalty.​ ​Sources​ ​must be​ ​cited​ ​in​ ​a​ ​works-cited​ ​page​ ​and​ ​in​ ​in-text​ ​citations​ ​(footnotes)​ ​in​ ​Chicago​ ​style.​ ​Failure​ ​to include​ ​in-text​ ​citations​ ​in​ ​the​ ​final​ ​draft​ ​will​ ​be​ ​considered​ ​plagiarism​ ​and​ ​earn​ ​an automatic​ ​zero​.​ ​Failure​ ​to​ ​include​ ​a​ ​works-cited​ ​page​ ​will​ ​result​ ​in​ ​a​ ​penalty​ ​of​ ​a​ ​letter grade.

Length​:​ ​​Minimum​ ​1,000​ ​words​ ​(excluding​ ​footnotes​ ​and​ ​works​ ​cited​ ​page).

Due​ ​Dates:

Rough​ ​Draft​:​​ ​Monday,​ ​16​ ​October​ ​by​ ​11:59​ ​pm​​ ​on​ ​Google​ ​Classroom