I have 'active' listed for my Adsense account and 'Set' for my Amazon and Kontera. All three of those are registering clicks and impressions, so you're good to go pal, no worries. Strange how they use different terms really, but so long as they're working who cares?
I think only adsense is enough.....though I have asked a question about it.....In case of your problem I think only the adsense account is active and you will see only Google has given the ads in your pages .....when you will get ads from other affiliates those will be also active....Forget this do only with Google...and Your performance will poll the rest others towards you....
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.