How long can a person hold their breath varies from individual to individual, depending of physical condition, heartbeats, the air that they breathe etc. Average person can hold their breath for 25-40 seconds, and people with slow heartbeats can hold it for 5-6 minutes.
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.