Nominal means that something is small in size, so small to the point that it is insignificant. Low interest rates could give an investor a nominal return on their money.
So yes, being published in Bubba’s Who’s Who would certainly qualify as a nominal award or being recognized in name only.
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.