In windows I was usually using Mercury to sent emails from localhost for testing purposes. Mercury is free for non-commercial use and it is also used in xampp .
You could try using Zend_Mail_Transport_File for testing instead.
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.