Errr! They are now called Helper Controls and their are cousin of web form controls, for example.
A while ago I wrote a series of blog posts on converting a classic asp site to MVC, the series is still not finished (I'm not the most prolific of bloggers!) and doesn't deal specifically with MVC 3 but the posts might be of some help. Here's a link.
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.