If they withheld 25% for federal, they did it right. State is usually 5% more, and don't forget Fica/Medicare and any local taxes. Any excess will be refunded when you file.
(You can carefully project and up your W-4 allowances for the rest of the year.).
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.