No its not. Its very rude and inconsiderate that he didn't even have the humanity to do it in person. Its okay to be sad about it.
I would be too. Go ahead and shed a few tears, eat some ice cream, but then it's time to move on with life and know there is someone special out there that would never do such a horrible. Thing to you.
The best thing you can do is when you see him act as if you don't care :).
Doing it by text always implies casualness, adding insult to injury. But in actual fact it often means quite the opposite ... that the person hasn't got the strength to do it to your face and witness your pain that they've caused. Its a weak thing to do, because they're thinking more of their own emotions than yours.
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.