You honestly seem exactly like me and we are the same exact age too! I'm still shy and that doesn't bother me too much anymore. I always used to worry about what people thought of me and was very self conscious of myself all the time and still am at some points.
I finally got a part time job at T. J Maxx and was really proud of myself even though it doesn't pay too well. I had no motivation as well and how I fixed that was being prescribed to Adderall.
Yes, I'm 100% serious and it works perfectly for me all the time. I feel motivated to do things that I didn't want to do before and it feels great. It honestly changed my life for the better.
I've been doing better in school because of it and it was the main factor in what made me find a job. I really recommend you going to your doctor and getting a prescription. Really helped me out in life man :).
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.