Dear Sir, I write this letter to express my profound apologies for the inability to hand in my assignment within the scheduled period. However, I would like to indicate that this was neither by choice but as a result of default. Assignments have always been by one of my favorite activities during my studies. This is because they tend to reflect that the student understands the subject that the tutor had handled. Personally, I have always concentrated on two principles which include: ensuring that I meet deadlines and that I respond correctly to the requirements in the statement. However, my inability to hand in the assignment was not deliberate but as a result of coordinated coincidences. I was unable to hand in my assignment because of various events that I have explained in the following account of events.
I accept that I received the assignment and the duly attached requirements for the said exercise. I attended the lecture on the exact day that the assignment was given. You had indicated that the assignment should be delivered through your respective email address that you gave to the class. I understood all the instructions that the assignment required.
Your research indicated that we should research extensively using secondary resources in regard to the subject. I visited several libraries and online sites. I visited our library for three consecutive days and this can be confirmed with my entry records with the senior librarian. I found several journals and books on the subject and I felt that I had gathered a lot of information regarding the topic that addressed to the assignment. This information was meant to ensure that I deliver an assignment that responds to the requirements to the assignment.
My inability to hand in the assignment was beyond my individual capability. After gathering adequate resources to handle the assignment, I saved most of the resources on my laptop. Considering that you had advised us to hand in the assignment in form of soft copy, I preferred to save the assignment on my laptop. I had managed to handle almost half of the assignment and owing to the extent that I had gathered resources for the assignment I was hopeful that finishing it would not be hard task.
I was unable to hand in the assignment because of activities that were beyond my personal capacity. Two days before the deadline that you had indicated, my parent’s house was broken into by burglars. On the very day, I was away and I had not carried my laptop because I was not attending any library nor research sessions. The burglars managed to access my laptop and it was one of the items that were stolen from the house. This unfortunate activity rendered me unable to finish my assignment. This is because all the information that I had saved on my laptop was inaccessible.
This is the first time am experiencing such nasty situation in regard to timely handing in of my assignment. Previously, a friend had advised me about taking cautionary measures such as installing backup services however because I had not experienced such a situation I never considered it an ideal measure. This situation has made me to be unable to access my previously researched materials. I have therefore to begin working on a new assignment. However, I cannot do it any time soon because most of my parent’s credit cards and sensitive documents were among the documents that were stolen by the burglars. These events have placed me in an awkward situation in regard to your assignment. I therefore request that you consider my apologies and situation. I promise to take precautionary measures to avoid a replica of the same.
Yours sincerely