My past experiences with research writing in school involved usually choosing from a set of topics, depending on the class, and finding three different sources on said topics. I would use those sources to create a thesis statement or argument about the topic. I had to use the sources as evidence to back up my argument multiple times throughout the body of my paper. Research projects have always had some deterring force, making anything in life more appealing to do than the project itself. Procrastination is king when it comes to projects like these. My research topic is how the American government could have better prepared for the coronavirus pandemic.This research topic matters as it can be used to lessen the impact of future pandemics. My research question is what could the American government had done better to prepare. The genre of this project is an op-ed. I used digital media citation. My thesis statement is, The American government should have took better care of what information the government spreads and uses, American manufactories could have been put to keen use, and the government needed swift and effective leadership. My audience is American adults who are dissatisfied with the American government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak. I use many sources in my piece including sources on information about Covid-19, information about the WHO, information about the Tienanmen square protest, an article on the WHO's compliance with the Chinese government, information about the CDC, an article about China restricting research on Covid-19, an article on America's outsourcing of medical manufacturing, an article on when the US closed its borders due to Covid-19, an article on the first case of Covid-19 in the US, an article on the unemployment spike in the US, The website Worldmeters, and links to the United States and Spain on the Worldmeters site.