It means that he knows his friends will think the girl is too "low" for him. Insted of admitting that he like her, he would rather seem cool to his friends and just watch her. Its true.
When a guy like you but is too scared to ask you out because he is afraid of getting rejected just talk to him, but don't let him think you want a friendship or things will turn UGLY!
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.