Yes, they can However, if the decision involves a question of federal or constitutional law and the case is petitioned to the US Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari and if the U.S. Supreme Court grants certiorari and if the U.S. Supreme Court rules differently from the state supreme court, the state is bound by the U.S.Supreme Court decision under the doctrine of Stare decisis which is abbreviated from a Latin phrase that means "let the decision stand.
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.