Okay, homeslice, here's the deal. If you think that Hollywood is a good source of information for anything, intelligence work is NOT your cuppa tea. Having said that, the work you do NOW to get a 4.0 gpa will be the best measure weather you're cut out for either.
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.