Soda works very well. I could right a five page report on why but I'll keep it simple. Yes soda has a high level of sugar, which helps greatly, but one of the main components is Phosphoric acid.
Phosphoric acid is used in fertilizers.
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.