CamStasia or CamStudio typically does pretty good at this.
In terms of slide-show display, qTrace automatically captures all users' actions then generates into report as Word, PDF or trace file. It's pretty well used for complex bugs found.
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.