No its Not. What's funny is that C# was open source before Java was. But hey, if you want to develop applications using notepad, go for it.
But why would someone care if Visual Studio isn't free. The company is going to buy it for you. And Visual Studio has a Community version that is free.
You need to do some more research because what you've done so far sux. And anyone can download the .net framework for free.
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.