Didn't Anan ben David found Karaism in the 8th century?

No. Anan ben David was a political leader who convinced the Muslim authorities not to allow the Rabbanites to continue persecuting those Jews who believed in the exclusive authority of the Tanach. 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.