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E-mail Message 2
TO: Margaret Simmons [On e-mail screen, key instructor's e-mail address.]

FROM: Erika Downey [Your name is inserted automatically on recipient's e-mail.]

DATE: Febuary 25, 20---- [Date is inserted automatically on recipient's e-mail.]

SUBJECT: HELP!!!

Hopefully, my sister told you that I would be e-mailing you. I'm writing a report on Mark Twain for my English class. Last weekend when Katerine was home, we were talking about this assignment. She mentioned that you were an English major and seemed to think that you had completed a course that focused on Mark Twain. She suggested that I contact you to see if you would be able to suggest some sources that I might use for this assignment.

As part of the report project, we have to read two of his books. I've already started reading Life on the Mississippi. Could you offer a suggestion as to what other book I should read for this assignment?

Katherine said that you are planning on coming home with her during spring break. I'll look forward to meeting you.




E-mail Message 3

TO: Cynthia Madison [Or instructor's e-mail address]

FROM: Ricardo Ortiz [Your name is inserted automatically on recipient's e-mail]

DATE: October 1, 20-----[Inserted automatically on recipient's e-mail]

SUBJECT: INFORMATION FOR YOUR REPORT

I found a site on the Web that lists the longest-running Broadway shows in history. Of the top ten listed, two of them (The Phanyom of the Opera and Beauty and the Beast) are currently playing. Cats, which ran from October 1982 to Septmber 2000, is the all-time leader with 7,485 performances. The Phantom of the Opera, which ranks third on the list, has a chance of becoming the all-time leader. You may want to check the website (http://www.geocities.com/auzziek/broadway_list.html) to get the most current information for your report.

You mentioned that you thought The Fantasticks was the longest-running play on Broadway. It was the longest-running play in New York City, not Broadway. It closed on January 13, 2002, after 17, 162 performances covering a span of over 41 years. I believe that play may also hold the disinction of being the longest-running show in the United States.

If I find anything else that I think would add to your report, I will let you know.