If you're really only looking at 512x512, then that's uh... 2 18 pixels you're interested in.
Most languages have a PRNG package (or two) that lets you initialize the generator with a specific seed. PRNGs can also often be found as part of a larger cryptographic package; they tend to be a bit stronger than those found in general-purpose libraries.
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.