It was a way to unify the country around sports and show that he, as leader of the free world, was not afraid of the terrorists.
Even if you did not like Bush much, he was the President at a critical time for the country. As such he represented the country as a whole and for once served as a unifying figure.
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.