I don't think the ipad is geared to an age group as much as it is geared to personality. It is geared to people who appreciate design, creativity, connectivity and ease of use. For someone who works from home it is a companion to the traditional pc.
Something you can take easily take with you and not be out of contact. For college students it can be the textbooks, notebook, and lighter to carry.
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.