There's probably not a super-easy way to do this, but the numfig extension (as referenced in this question) does something very like this for Figures, and could probably be modified/adapted to do something similar for Tables.
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.