Student must choose a topic from their textbook or current news related to homeland security for a reaction paper. The paper must present the student's personal viewpoint on the topic but also include factual evidence and references to support the viewpoint, cited in APA style. There will be five reaction papers assigned throughout the course.

1. Student to choose topic. You may use any topic that is from
your book, or any topic that is in the news, however, a) it must
not be editorial unless substantiated by facts and b) it must be
related to Homeland Security.
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO POST THESE TO ANY
DISCUSSION BOARD
Instructions:
Reaction papers are a critical component of the conversation
that will take place in this course. There will be a total of five
different reaction papers throughout the course. For each of the
papers, students should clearly identify their topics and present
their personal viewpoints or perspectives; however, students
must also present a factual basis for those viewpoints (as
opposed to an opinion paper). All references supporting the
factual basis must be properly cited to the original sources in
accordance with APA guidelines.