You can't work around that, but you can use Skype, which is a VoIP service like Google Voice, and you can get your own incoming number without having to verify yourself. However, 911 will NOT WORK with VoIP services. Keep a cell phone around, even if it's deactivated.
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.