No, "ren" doesn't equal first and "kontas" doesn't mean meet, nor is there a "nkontas" that you can do again or back. "renkont-" is an independent wordstem, probably derived from the french verb "rencontre" The -as is the ending for the finite forms of the present tense, but you already know that.
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.