Well, in the Chinese language, alphabets really don't exist. They use Chinese characters. If you want to learn how to do it properly, it is best to take a language course.
You can find more information here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_character_....
You can express your thanks to someone using your creative side by writing thank you in Chinese. You will need to grab what kind of paper you will be using and your pen. You may need to practice the symbols over and over again, or you may chose to print them out and simply trace them.
You can find more information here: Chinese-tools.com/learn/Chinese/02-phone....
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.