First you should know that "felonies" don't get expunged or sealed.... so you must deal with it BEFORE you are found guilty. Get a lawyer fast and let him work a deal with the DA, and don't be fool trying to protect "your friend" testify against him; he got you in trouble so he's not a real friend (most likely he's even telling the cops that it was YOU the burglar).
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.