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Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. was born in Indianapolis on November 11th 1922. He spent his childhood there and later went to the local highschool. At Shortridge he gained his first writing experience as a writer and editor for the Daily Echo, the first daily high school newspaper in the country. After graduating from Shortridge in 1940, Vonnegut attended Cornell University. His father wished him to study something solid and dependable, so Vonnegut began college as a science major. Vonnegut’s attention however was turned