You can't legally get rid of a dog that is not your own and if you do, your girlfriend will hate you forever. Talk to her. Tell her how important it is to you to have your family visit.
Tell her she either rehomes the dog or moves out.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.