You can check also gpuocelot project which is a true emulator in the sense that PTX (bytecode in which CUDA code is converted to) will be emulated.
The cuda framework has one built into it: make sure to use -deviceemu when compiling with nvcc :-).
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.