Letter
Dear student,
In response to your email dated May 7th, I am writing to reply to the questions you have raised and inform you the ultimate and momentous judgment I have made.
Before bringing up the serious subject, I would like to take a moment at telling you a short story. Soon after I graduated from the university, I was given two interviews – one was the current position as a course coordinator and the other was a management trainee which appears to have a better prospect. However, what had happened to me thereafter was similar to your case. I got stuck in a traffic jam resulting in missing the second interview. I asked for sympathy but I soon realized there was nothing as sympathy in the business world. Any explanations you see reasonable are perceived as just any excuses. Since then, I have learned a lesson of a life time - no matter how many or how important justifications you give, please do not expect any sentiment in the real world.
With reference to your letter, you are asking for a chance to take the common final exam with penalty. However, your request is not supported with any persuasive reasons or evidences. Instead, there are complaints and criticisms. To support your saying that every single student you asked agreed that late student should be able to take the exam, you have to present with pieces of evidence. Another point is that at the end of paragraph one, you ask us to consider your second point. Your point is that you believe the rules are telling you that even though you had studied and worked hard in the course, the unavoidable and unexpected sputtered fuel pump means your final grade is zero. It appears that you have misunderstood the rules. The rules are clearly stated in the reminder email on April 28th – “Exam will begin promptly at 9am and doors will be closed to students at that time. Do not be late.” This is the rule.
Rules are rules. They are set to guarantee fairness and...
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