You see the deleted answers in your Notifications, because there was a best answer selected to the question. I never understood this either. For instance, you anwser my Q then delete it, then Carnac comes along and answers it, I award him Best Answer, Then you would receive a notification saying Conac received a BA to a question you answered (even though you deleted it) Why, I've never read a reason why, sorry.
It just happens. It may have to do with the calculations of BA %.
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.