I think 16 year olds need to "hold on to 16 for as long as they can. " I know at 16 I couldn't wait to be 21 and so on. "Stay Green" is similar advice and kids need to stop being in such a hurry.
Maybe we adults need to help are kids stay young. "Carpi Deim" does not mean be an ass and do stupid things, but it does mean enjoy each of "the times of your life. " Wow, can you say song and movie cliche?
I've completed highschool and am 25 now and have still not figured out what I want to do. My advice would be about the same, study and work hard and decide what career path to take and ask for guidance. Don't get distracted by the little things in life :).
Don't you dare give up on your half sister...it isn't her fault that her mother sucks and you share the same idiot father genes. It is also not her fault that he has a relationship with her and not you. If you drift apart, her mother will not allow you back into your sisters life again.
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.