Homeland Security

The abstract is the first major section of the paper. It should be a succinct, single-paragraph summary of your paper’s purpose, and should include the main points, method, findings, and conclusion of your paper. The abstract should be no shorter than 150 words, or longer than 250 words. Unlike other paragraphs in the paper, do not indent the first line of the abstract. It can be useful to append a short list of keywords to your abstract that enable researchers and databases to locate your paper more effectively.

Keywords: word 1, word 2, etc.

Title of Paper

In this section, write a very short introduction to the paper, just a paragraph or two and include your thesis statement. Regarding the content/subject knowledge and critical thinking skills, they will be evident in the outline, as well as the organization of ideals/format. The writing conventions will be throughout the paper and focuses on grammar and syntax, as well as APA formatting.

Main Topic One

Brief introduction.

Subtopic

Information – you can have as many subtopics as you need under a topic as long as there are at least two. If you do not have at least two subtopics, then you do not include any subtopic headings.

Subtopic

Information.

Main Topic Two

Brief introduction.

Subtopic

Information – you can have as many subtopics as you need under a topic as long as there are at least two. If you do not have at least two subtopics, then you do not include any subtopic headings.

Subtopic

Information.

Main Topic Three

Brief introduction.

Subtopic

Information – you can have as many subtopics as you need under a topic as long as there are at least two. If you do not have at least two subtopics, then you do not include any subtopic headings.

Subtopic

Information.

Additional Topics as Needed

Summary

Brief summary.

References

The reference page only lists the sources that you cited in your paper. The references must be in the correct APA Manual (7th Edition) formatting style.