Talk to your parents of what it makes you feel and know the reason why they do that. It's such a pity that some parents treat their children differently from each other. But it can't be helped,it happens.
What you can do is stop competing for their attention and just do the best that you can do as their child. Anyhow, being your parents,I'm pretty sure they love you the best way they know how although it's difficult to see and feel at times because of the way they deal with you. Make them proud.
It gets better as you get older. Hang in there. Parents think they are doing what is best for you.
You need to remind them that you would like to make your own mistakes and they were young once too.
Don't worryone day you will be win...or you found your true love....
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.