There is a getObject() method, but you're still going to have to cast the resulting object unless they're all strings and ints which need no special formatting. In which case you just check it for null and call toString() if it's valid.
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.