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The shuffling of stiff printer paper cut through the silence that filled the small office space. Flitting fingers found the essay in question before bringing it to the forefront of the stack. The turning of pages punctuated with an unimpressed hum was all Fiorello let on to show that he had nothing good to say considering the proposition that had been put forward by the student currently sitting in front of his desk.
Professor Fiorello Morandi normally taught seminar classes to upperclassmen and graduate students. He was a man who engaged with topics of philosophy, sex and gender, consciousness, and his favorite topic, death and dying, as it was exemplified in Italian and general Western European literature. This semester, however, the professor involuntary found himself (more specifically, was forced due to budget cut slashes and low enrollment) teaching a general Adult Literacy course for students seeking a non-degree certificate from the college.
That is why he was here, in his office, looking over a horribly written essay, correction marks littering the page in irascible red ink. It wasn’t to discuss the topic of the essay or review the corrections of the assignment. No, it wasn’t for any truly noble pursuit of knowledge.
“I’m sorry, Damiano, but I don’t date students who do not know how to write.”











