India Essay

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To be given after classwork.

Instructions

Below you will see three source documents to prove a claim.
A claim is a statement of belief. It can be true or false.
Pick one of the following claims to prove, disprove, OR make your own!
Claim 1 – India is multicultural and religiously diverse.
Claim 2 – Hinduism is a tolerant religion.
Claim 3 – India’s History is as diverse as it’s people.

Source 1
Secondary Source
India's Religious Diversity
Diversity in Delhi reflects India's religious landscape. Though a large majority in India are Hindu, also a number of other religions have long traditions in the country. Islam is the second largest religion in India. Yet there are also many Sikhs, Christians, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis and more. Some say that the reason Indian culture is so tolerant is because one of the core beliefs of Hinduism is that each person is allowed to worship any god they choose. 
The Norwegian Center for Holocaust and Minority Studies

Source 2
Secondary Source
Why was India split into two countries?
By: Haimanti Roy
In 1947, the British viceroy announced that after 200 years of British rule, India would gain independence (freedom to control one's self) and be partitioned (split up) into Hindu India and Muslim Pakistan. What followed was one of the largest and bloodiest forced migrations (the permanent change of residence by an individual or group) in history: an estimated 1 million people lost their lives.
TED-Ed

Source 3
Primary Source
Except from Young India
By: Mahatma Gandhi
October 6th 1921
The reader will note that I have purposely refrained from using the word divine (coming from God or gods) origin in reference to the Vedas or any other scriptures (holy writing). 
For I do not believe in the exclusive divinity of the Vedas. 
I believe the Bible, the Quran, and the Zend Avesta (holy book of Zoroastrianism) to be as much divinely inspired as the Vedas. 
My belief in the Hindu scriptures does not require me to accept every word.
Nor do I claim to have any firsthand knowledge of these wonderful books. 
But I do claim to know and feel the truths of the essential teaching of the scriptures. 
I decline to be bound by any interpretation.
I believe that our present knowledge of these books is in a most chaotic state.
One need not despair of ever knowing the truth of one's religion, because the fundamentals of Hinduism, as of every great religion, are unchangeable, and easily understood. 

Required

Write an essay to prove or disprove a claim using source documents.
Make sure your essay states a claim, uses evidence, explains evidence, and links the evidence/explanation to the claim.
Rubric (How you will be graded for this essay.)
4 - I wrote an essay with a claim, used evidence, explained evidence, and linked evidence to the claim.
3 - I wrote an essay with a claim, used evidence, and explained evidence.
2 - I wrote an essay with a claim and used evidence.
1 - I wrote an essay with a claim.
0 - I did not write an essay.

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