Well if I had been Tom Hanks in Castaway I wouldn't have been dumb enough not to open all the packages because that last package (that he finally returned) had a satellite phone in it and I could have called for help right away and have been rescued off the island! More.
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.