The reversal rate depends on the court, but in general appellate courts frequently reverse the lower courts - they don't bother taking cases if they are just going to affirm the lower court. For example, the US supreme court (the highest appellate court in the US) has a reversal rate of about 75%.
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.