If you get really lucky to find someone who will give you a job without a work permit you will be working illegally and must understand you will be in a situation than you can be jailed and deported for such action. As long as you understand this go for it. Don't expect much money and don't get involved in a job that is illegal like drugs and prostitution.
It is not the same as before the government is trying to stop all illegal activities that used to run wild here.
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.