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<p>For clarity, the only reason the TA delivered two lectures in my philosophy class was because the professor was stuck in England due to the volcanic ash. Without him class would have been cancelled for a week.</p>
<p>Also, the class would not have been as good as it was without the TA. </p>
<p>One should not assume that TAs are by default bad or unhelpful.</p>