Belief is childish - reasoned awareness of probabilities is not. I do not "believe" that there is life "out there" but I do think it highly probable thatthere is life and also intelligent life on and around other planets. It is certainly rare and there is no evidence - so belief is misplaced.
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.