The initial 50 points will show up in time... MA gets a bit slow with these first fifty. If a staff member doesn't reply to this and there's still a problem after a few days, then e-mail feedback@mahalo.com and they'll make it right.
There are two: when you join, or on one of the updates, you got 50 points. There is also 50 points for embeding the Mahalo widget onto your site, but I think there are belt restrictions to the widget.
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.