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'A personal narrative is presented in which the author talks about his best school friend, Neil McCarthy, he discuss his friend's views on one-sided nature of the abortion and mentions of his interaction with Bertram Wainer, to whom he met in his college.' (Publication abstract)
'The author talks about several newspaper articles that created buzz. He mentions of articles "'Ten Shitty Alternatives to Drinking Yourself to Death," "Six Hot Mini Skirts Not To Wear to Your Father's Funeral" and "22 Photos To Restore Your Faith in Humanity Without You Actually Having To Do Anything About It." He mentions of the work of German writer Johann Wolfgang Goethe and his contribution to German literature.' (Publication abstract)
'The article focuses on culture crises in Australia. Topics discussed include crises faced by Australian arts in 2016, loss incurred by national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. (ABC), in direct and indirect funding since the election of the Coalition government and loss of 900 staff to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) since 2013.' (Publication abstract)
'A personal narrative is presented wherein the author describes his trip with his brother, father and other people to the Pacific Ocean, he mentions that his boat started from Merimbula, on the south coast of New South Wales, and mentions of death of his father in Tasmania during the trip.' (Publication abstract)
'The article presents a brief profile of Sydney director Baz Luhrmann, while mentioning his working for films including "Strictly Ballroom" and "Romeo + Juliet" and also mentions his working in the film "Moulin Rouge!."' (Publication abstract)
