I would be honest with her. Tell her she is clumsy, and you really like the dress so she should be really careful. She will be very glad you lent it to her, she will try and bbe very careful.
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.