First of all, talk to him, it can't hurt anything. Sometimes you can tell with how he looks at you, if he has a warm look in his eye and is smiling then maybe he likes you. The best thing to do is to get to know him a little bit to see if you REALLY like him or just think he's cute.
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.