If this is the only way you can build enough credit to later get a fee-free credit card, then maybe you need to bite the bullet and pay the fees (as distasteful as that is). And use it wisely So cancel, or activate, but do not just let it sit.
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.