I think you send the data in a wrong way. Either you send a string like testName=testValue or you assign the value in test directly to the data parameter of .ajax() and don't use the stringify method.
Use firefox and Live Http Headers extension. With this you'll be able to see exactly where the problem lies, Php or Js code. Live http headers.
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.