I think your problem is that you are creating the NSNumbers with the method numberWithInteger, when an NSUInteger is actually an unsigned long. So try.
Trees for the forest answer. I wanted to populate an array with a quantity, however, the array expects that quantity to be in numerical sequence. My data didn't have any 'gaps' but wasn't in sequence either; I.E., 1,2,3,6,7,12 etc. So, as user397313 helped me see, NSDictionary is the way to go with that kind of datum.
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.