DAO: should be, the graphics card scored a high score at notebookcheck. And the processor should be okay... My Laptop (ASUS X72VN) can play DAO on medium graphics no problem, small lags on full. So I think you should do well =).
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.