The driving shouldn't be that hard. You just need to make sure that you have the time to get from place to place. Many high school drivers drive a lot more than you think they do and this will prepare you if you plan to drive home while in college.
I personally have to drive for two hours every time that I want to go home, but it took me a while to get used to all of the driving. I honestly think that challenging yourself with harder english classes is a good thing and I think it will be a fulfilling experience for you.
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.