I found this "feature" as well to be a bit irksome. It seems as though you don't want to use CSS to set the width and height properties for the canvas element. Append the canvas element with attributes (rather than CSS) and the dimensions should correct themselves.
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.