You might have to just collect the monthly payments, but I know there is companies out there that will give you a % of your balance for a fee. Try peachtree, they work with structured settlements.
Try JG Wentworth-www.jgwentworth.com. 1800-CashNow I believe. I saw a commercial and they were singing it...It stuck in my head.
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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.