Not everyone alll the time .Though... Some people make suttle changes in their life, buying a home being happy making friends leaving friends that are toxic for them depends what circumstances are either pointed out or thought of to change. Bodies change with age our weight our eyesight etc... a car crash can change a persons memory slow the brains ability to think caused by injury... certain lifestyles change due to acceptance of who you are and were and where you'd like to be, Some peoploe say you can be anything you want in this world I don't be;lieve that... being everyone's brain capacity is different.
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.