Start with W3Schoolsthey have tonnes of tutorials, demos etc. They can also help you if/when you decide to branch in more in-depth languages such as PhP, . Net, etc.
htmldog.com/ html.net/ Those are two useful websites for learning either HTML or CSS coding and I know the 2nd website has free tutorials, good luck :).
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.