If you are using eclipse there is nice plugin that will help you check your regular expression without writing any class to check it. Here is link: http://regex-util.sourceforge.net/update/ You will need to show view by choosing Window -> Show View -> Other, and than Regex Util.
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.