TASK DEFINITION: Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
PROBLEM: One of the most important religious celebrations is the fiesta for La Virgen de Guadalupe, held on December 12. It often includes a Mananitas (dawn) Mass and serenade with Mariachi music, a procession through the streets, and a dinner and dance.

SOLUTION: An important religious celebration is the fiesta for La Virgen de Guadalupe.It has a Mananitas Mass and serenade with Mariachi music, a procession through the streets,dinner and dance.

PROBLEM: Also in Newsweek , an article about David Helfgott, subject of the movie Shine : It says he is a wretched pianist.

SOLUTION: Article about David Helfgott in Newsweek, subject of movie Shine: He is a bad pianist

PROBLEM: The nation was bound together by historical experience and by its destiny, its "manifest destiny," in the phrase used to explain the push westward that occurred in the decades leading up to the Civil War.

SOLUTION:
The nation was bound together by its "manifest destiny, is used to explain the push westward that occurred in the decades leading up to the Civil War.