Dear Professor Ougourlian,
I am contacting you to discuss my class attendance. Please excuse my class absences. I really enjoy the class and am striving to get an “A”. I have had my first speech for the October 4th class but had a stomach virus and was forced to stay home. On October 11th I attended a funeral for a close friend’s relative passing. I really want to do exceptionally well in the class and hope that my absences do not effect my class grade. I will not miss anymore class and all ready have caught up with my peers regarding class material.
Thanks, Eric Akopyan
