Im also 16 and I also havn't taste alcohol or never smoke. I think I am cool because of that because it's good to be different and be unique. You are not changing into a bad way but in a good way so keep it up.
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.