It's not fair!!!
Waaaaaah!!!
They gave you your options now just go do it.
Fresh- In the real world that I hope they are preparing you for, repeating "but this isn't fair", isn't going to work.
Enjoy it now.
You are going to have real trouble after college if you can't do such an easy assignment without pitching a fit.
It doesn't say that in the syllabus. It doesn't say that in the syllabus...I think you need to get hit in the head with one. You aren't thinking straight.
You were clearly trying to get out of a homework assignment and are clearly trying to manipulate everyone involved (pitching a baby fit)........Everyone but you can see this clearly as evidenced by your e-mails. I bet they mentioned the manditory assignment during a class you missed or some such nonsense. You don't want to start getting out of everything on the account of a small technicality...That is what death row inmates rely on.
Oh and pointing out that you were too busy doing other things to do their assignment is
never a good arguement. (I still try that one but I include the fact that it is
their things I am busy with)