Your own Vonnegut autobiography

[I put this as a writing activity because I don't wanna judge/make a contest]

I love Slaughterhouse-Five, even the autobiography poem Mr. Vonnegut wrote as an intro. What you guys have to do is write an autobiography with the same structure as his poem. Basically, plagiarism

Here's what the poem looked like:

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A FOURTH-GENERATION GERMAN-AMERICAN
NOW LIVING IN EASY CIRCUMSTANCES
ON CAPE COD
[AND SMOKING TOO MUCH],
WHO, AS AN AMERICAN INFANTRY SCOUT
HORS DE COMBAT,
AS A PRISONER OF WAR,
WITNESSED THE FIRE-BOMBING
OF DRESDEN, GERMANY,
"THE FLORENCE OF THE ELBE,"
A LONG TIME AGO,
AND SURVIVED TO TELL THE TALE.
THIS IS A NOVEL
SOMEWHAT IN TELEGRAPHIC SCHIZOPHRENIC
MANNER OF TALES
OF THE PLANET TRALFAMADORE,
WHERE THE FLYING SAUCERS
COME FROM
PEACE.

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And as a good sport I'll start first:

A SECOND-GENERATION ASIAN AMERICAN
NOW LIVING IN EASY CIRUMSTANCES
ON TRALFAMADORE
[AND THINKING TOO MUCH],
WHO, AS AN AMERICAN IMMIGRANT
NOLI ME TANGERE,
AS A PRISONER OF THE FUTURE
WITNESSED THE CAPITALISM
OF THE STAR-SPANGLED NATION,
"AMERICA THE GREAT,"
A SHORT WHILE SINCE YESTERDAY,
AND SURVIVED TO TELL THE TALE.
THIS IS A BIOGRAPHY
SOMEWHAT IN THE COPYRIGHT VIOLATION
MANNER OF POEMS
OF THE PLANET EARTH
WHERE CIVIL LAWSUITS
COME FROM
NOWHERE.

I just started reading Slaughterhouse-Five; you're right, it's great. Much love to Vonnegut. ^_^ Though I do believe that there is a period just after that last 'from'? Making 'Peace' its own sentence.



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A THIRD-GENERATION SLOVAKIAN-AMERICAN
NOW MAKING MUSIC IN ODDLY QUIET CIRCUMSTANCES
TWENTY MILES OFF OF A TRAINING SITE FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD
[AND THINKING TOO DARKLY],
WHO, AS A RELUCTANT WESTERNER
A NE ELOKVENTNOST,
AS A DREAMER OF DREAMS,
WILL WITNESS SOMETHING FINE, DOUBTLESS
PERHAPS IN BERLIN OR PARIS
"THE CITY OF LIGHTS,"
WHILE CONVERSING WITH A FELLOW REMINISCENT OF TROTSKY,
IF TROTSKY HAD A WEAKNESS FOR 0.7 LEAD.
THIS IS A BIOGRAPHY
SOMEWHAT MORE FOCUSED ON THE FUTURE
THAN ON TALES OF THE PAST,
OF LIFE THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN LIVED:
IT'S WHERE I'M GOING THAT INTERESTS ME
MOST MAGNIFICENTLY.
LOVE.

Okay, disregarding the fact that the caps are making my eyes bleed, this was fun!

A THIRD-GENERATION IRISH-AMERICAN
NOW LIVING IN CHAOTIC CIRCUMSTANCES
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT
[AND DREAMING TOO BIG]
WHO, AS A PRISONER OF THE EARTH
EN VOULU MA VOLONTÉ
AS A DAYDREAMING BRILLIANCE,
WITNESSED THE WARS
OF COUNTLESS OTHERS
"CONFLICT WITHIN US ALL"
EVERY DAY SINCE MY BIRTH
AND SURVIVED TO TELL THE TALE.
THIS IS A BIOGRAPHY
SOMEWHAT IN THE OVERLY DRAMATIC
MANNER OF TALES
OF A LIFE HELD TOGETHER BY DREAMS
WHERE THE PAST IS TOLD BY
THOSE WHO
WIN.

This is actually kind of fun!

A FIRST-GENERATION DREAMCHASER
NOW LIVING TO CHANGE THE WORLD
ANYWHERE
[AND LOVING TOO MUCH],
WHO, AS A HUMANIST
NAKUPENDA.
AS AN AMERICAN,
WITNESSED THE TERRORIST ATTACKS
OF NEW YORK,
"THE TWIN TOWERS,"
ONLY SIX YEARS AGO,
AND SURVIVED TO TELL THE TALE.
THIS IS A LIFE
SOMEWHAT IN CRAZINESS
SURROUNDED BY GOOD INTENTIONS
OF THE FAMILY STREET,
WHERE THE GOSSIP RUNS HIGH
BUT COMES FROM
LOVE.

This is a really great idea!


A FOURTH-GENERATION DRIFTER
NOW LIVING IN CIRCUMSTANCES OF GREAT OPPORTUNITY
IN A WONDERFUL PLACE
[AND PLANNING TOO GRANDLY],
WHO, AS AN AMERICAN STUDENT
LISTA PARA CAMBIAR LA SITUACION,
AS A PRISONER OF EDUCATION,
WITNESSED THE EARTH SHATTERING CHANGE
OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY,
"CONFLICT EMBODIED,"
NOT SO LONG AGO,
AND SURVIVED TO TELL THE TALE.
THIS IS A NOVEL
SOMEWHAT IN A DREAMING LISTLESSNESS
MANNER OF TALES
OF THE PLANET EARTH,
WHERE THE HOPE OF ALL
COMES FROM
TOGETHER.