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09:22
There seems to be a lot of focus on how 'rude' the student is. Especially around the word 'promptly'. In my view the word promptly is a hint that you as the professor are the cause of the problem for him. And he wants you to resolve the problem that you are causing. Promptly being included is likely a product of frustration. This professor KNOWS that I need the results to do my second assignment. I WANT to do it now so it isn't late, but the professor STILL hasn't sent feedback.
A lot of the feelings there will directly come from the schedule for assignments. The student correctly wants to
 
7 hours later…
16:46
"…that I may take up to 2 weeks to return essay feedback to all of them" sounds like it might be possible that some in this group have already gotten their feedback and some have not yet.

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