I'm going to assume that you're new to Ruby as well, just in case doing so can help others who need this answered. Please don't take offense.
I tried for a long time to get Rails running smoothly on Mac OS X and the best solution I could find was installing through JewelryBox.
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.