Chapter One The narrator assures us that the book we are about to read is true, more or less. ... That night, he read a book by Erika Ostrovsky. ... The narrator also read about the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah in the hotel room's Gideon Bible. ... MY COMMENTS: I've read several Kurt Vonnegut books in the past, including this one. It has been a couple of years since I first read Slaughterhouse Five, and I'm glad I got the chance to read it again. ...

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Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889 in Braunau- am -Inn, Austria. The town is located near the Austrian- Germany border. His father Alois, worked as a customs officer on the border crossing. His mother Klara, had previously given birth to two other children...

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Introduction The genesis of World War One was controversial and was shrouded on confusion. Pinpointing exactly the political origins of the war is a still discordant issue even after all these years, however no one can deny that the facts are still there. While going into the background, history, and causes for the war is not necessary for this essay, it is important to realize that the systems in place during the pre-war period were essentially political "boiling pots" and these tensions carried over through the war into post war circumstances to shape new social movements. Many new politica...

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