I agree with moontear. I think your Content Type ID is invalid. If you are building off a Custom List template, I would expect your Content Type ID to be.
In cases like this, I usually take these steps.
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.