First, save the insert ID gained from your record addition (after the $insert->execute).
Check for 500 Error responses in Firebug -> Net tab/Chrome Developer tools -> Network tab . Even if nothing is returned as text, this will help you debug a syntax/semantic error as opposed to a logical error.
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.