This will be an issue with the newest version of rails since they patched it. You can change it in the config. See http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2012/3/30/ann-rails-3-2-3-has-been-released for details.
I had the same problem. I think this is a good solution.
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.