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I have to write a paragraph for class and my teacher is highly unavailable . I was wondering if it needed a title. Because he said essays must have a title. But I don't know about paragraphs, he didn't specify.
 

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When I say my teacher is highly unavailable means he doesn't return my calls, never provided me an email and doesn't have adequate office hours. There isn't class next week so I can't get a hold of him for 2 weeks. I need help and clarification to complete my assignment.
 

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I don't think anybody here can tell you what your teacher wants.
 

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You're right my teacher is quite droll. He should be more clear. In my syllabus he says "review comma usage in the Fiat Lux". I looked it up and I still don't know what he means
 
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As far as I can determine, Fiat Lux is a poem that can be found on the Internet. If that is the assignment, I would do that. In this case, I would provide a title: Comma Usage in Fiat Lux.
 

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Does a paragraph require or deserve a title? Should it be treated as an essay?
 

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You cannot say "highly unavailable"
You can say: My teacher not available most of the time. My teacher is very inaccessible. My teacher is very difficult to get.

not a teacher
 

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It's Latin for "let there be light". I'm assuming he's referring to the text book or the back of the Dictionary. Nonetheless his instruction is cryptic.
 

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A paragraph could have a title. That does not make it an essay.
 

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I'm only writing a paragraph.
 

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The lack of direction is causing me to lose study time. It is hard typing replies on my I phone.
 

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Then shut off your phone.
 
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