Was thomas paine a philosopher?

Philosopher philosopher (a person whose primary area of research and study is philosophy) wikipedia.

Thomas Paine Thomas Paine (Thetford, England, 29 January 1737 - 8 June 1809, New York City, USA), the pamphleteer, revolutionary, radical, liberal and intellectual wikipedia.

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.