Yes you can in the way that you can disable everyone from being able to send you messages when you go to 'Account Settings' then 'Miscellaneous' then go down to where it says 'Away Message' and check that box then you can type whatever that you're on vacation etc... Now when someone tries to send you a message (even on your friends list) will get this message when they try to send you one: You can't send a message to "-----" because "-----'s" status is set to away. And below that is your away message (which I think is optional) People can still leave you comments unless you set it to 'approve comments' or 'disabling comments' but that is basically a way of disabling it without losing it. More.
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.