code: function(parent, text)
  	{
  		var p = document.createElement('p');
  		mxUtils.write(p, text);
  
  		if (parent != null)
  		{
  			parent.appendChild(p);
  		}
  		
  		return p;
  	}
docs: Function: para
  
  Appends a new paragraph with the given text to the specified parent and
  returns the paragraph.
  
  Parameters:
  
  parent - DOM node to append the text node to.
  text - String representing the text for the new paragraph.