That's weird as the following works great for me.
Weird. You may want to try JSON.NET, a nice library for JSON serialization and deserialization. I've used it in a project recently and it worked in cases where the DataContractJsonSerializer had failed.
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.