See my jsfiddle your js code should work. Enter 10/22/2011 into the input field and press submit . The max date will be checked.
As far as I know, "maxDate" is not a valid rule in vaildate plugin, so that's probably why it doesn't validate. Although, you can create custom rules using addMethod.
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.