Yes of course, whyever not. You are both now legally able to have sex as you both over the age of 16 which is the age of consent so there is nothing stopping you. If that is what you want to do then go for it as long as you are both happy with the idea and make sure that you use contraception methods such as condoms to make sure that no unwanted pregnancies or diseases spring out of your happiness!
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.