Yes gold, purple, green, and even slate (it's kinda a dark gray). Just don't go overboard on the eyeshadow. And look at tyra bank's pictures for inspiration because your skin and eye combination sound kind of like hers.
Yes golds would look great and mocha colors.
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.