correlates to the notions that violence cannot be accurately represented. Ultimately, this suggests that Slaughterhouse Five’s larger theme at work is that the violence of war is a trauma that is utterly unrepresentable. In majority of Slaughterhouse Five, Billy Pilgrim’s explanations are done in a matter-of-fact way. Whether this be about time travel, his family’s tragedies, or about the
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Vietnam, the Dresden raid remains controversial, it is suggested that it served no real military purpose and did nothing to accelerate Germany's defeat, making it a sacrifice that possibly, was not needed. Right before Vonnegut published SlaughterHouse-Five, the American presence in Vietnam was at a high of about 545,000 troops. It could be said that this astonishing number of troops brought back the memory of he, himself, "When we arrived, Dresden was like a fairy tale, the most amazing place I'd ever
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As Billy leaves the war front, he is at his happiest moment in a coffin. Billy is not dead. Instead, this scene might be the liveliest scene of Billy in the book. Billy's emotions are under turmoil as he reminiscent of his 5 year old self without time travel. At the same time, descriptions of vanity are used to depict Billy's environment. Vonnegut uses all of these scenes to claim that Billy has no longer given up on life. Billy has a connection to reality because of his emotions and the tangible
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did, Martin Luther wrote 95 ideas which explained the wrongdoings of Church. Then, he nailed his 95 arguments onto the gates of a Church in Wittenberg, which all accused the Catholic Church of corruption and heresy. “In itself, this [nailing Ninety-five theses to Church door] was nothing new, for many people were critical of the luxurious life of the popes, the corruption and immorality of some clergy, the Church’s selling of indulgences (said to remove the penalties for sin), and other aspects of
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The Reformation The Reformation was describing the changes of religion in England. Roman Catholicism was the primary religion, but during this time Protestants decided to challenge the Church's authority. The Church had been challenged before, but they were able to quickly put their challengers aside. It wasn’t until Martin Luther discriminated against the Church that a real problem was created. Luther discriminated against the church by calling the Pope and all the clergy servants of Satan. He
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The 95 theses were made up October 31, 1517 by Martin Luther. Martin Luther went to the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. When he approached the Church he nailed the 95 theses on the door. The 95 theses are also called revolutionary opinions that would begin the Protestant Reformation. The term “Protestant” was first seen in 1529 when Charles V revoked a plan that allowed the ruler of each German state to choose if they would enforce the Edict of Worms. In the 95 theses Luther wrote about the
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Cortés. Also known as Western Historians. Cahokia- Near modern day St. Louis, one of the largest urban centers by Mississippian people with 30,000 residents in 1250. Settlement based on agriculture. Great League of Peace and Power- Confederation of five nations, formed in the fifteenth century to stop conflict and gain strength against enemies. Songhai Empire- Powerful West-African state that flourished between 1450 and 1591, when it fell to Moroccan invasion. One of the highest empires of their
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The Reformation was a religious revolution that took place in Western Europe in the 16th century, around the same time as the Renaissance. The church was seen as the guiding light of unity throughout the dark ages of Europe. However, several dissenters such as John Wycliffe and John Hus challenged the orthodox views of the church, and started a long chain of events that led to Reformation. This newfound opposition was spurned by medieval church’s abuses of the common people, the worldliness of its
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1. In this article I will tell you something about Martin Luther and who he was. Martin Luther was a German monk. The reason why he gets a monk was, because in 1505 during a storm he was knocked out by a bold of lightening and so he swears he get a monk. Later he was writing the famous 95 theses. The reason why he wrote these was that J. Tetztel was selling indulgences. J. Tetzel is saying that when you pay indulgences you get free from purgatory. The money J. Tetzel was selling went to Rome to build
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