Current Event Reaction Paper

Current Event Reaction Paper
Description
During this course I hope that you will become more aware of the current political events going on in the United States, and around the world, and establish a better base of knowledge for understanding the politics of the nation. This assignment requires you to write a brief (two-page double-spaced of text) reaction paper.
You can choose to write your paper on any current event dealing with American politics and government. You are free to choose any current event that interests you personally, just with the requirement that it must be clearly related to government. You should find these current event articles through any reputable news source that you choose. If you have a concern or question on whether a particular article satisfies this requirement as a valid source, please feel free to ask. A few reputable new sources that you can consider (but certainly not the only ones) are:
The Economist (economist.com)
BBC (http://www.bbc.com/news/world/us_and_canada)
NPR (http://www.npr.org/sections/news/)
Newspapers: New York Times (nytimes.com), USA Today (usatoday.com), The Wall Street Journal (wsj.com), The Washington Post (washingtonpost.com), The Houston Chronicle (chron.com), etc.
National News organizations (CNN, NBC, CBS, Fox)The paper will require more than simply re-describing the article, I want you to critically think about the information in the article and discuss the importance or significance it has for American government and politics. You are certainly allowed (and expected) to provide active voice, and include your own personal perspective on the current event, but I will require you to incorporate information that we have covered in this class into your reaction paper, where applicable. This is not intended to be a political rant about a current event, save it for Facebook and Twitter.