If you live in, or near, a big city, look . Up "French Institute/Alliance Francaise" which is a society that has French classes taught by native speakers, exhibitions, discussions, and French films. They also have get-togethers where you can meet French speakers.It is a very supportive atmosphere and people are usually very patient with learners and beginners.
Also, if you want to learn the French that they speak in France and Europe and former French colonies in Africa and the Caribbean, I would not recommend going to Quebec while you are a beginner, because the French spoken there is very different -- it is based on a very old French. Look for French language newspapers and if you have satellite or cable, make sure you get French channels, even if you have to pay a little extra. You can also look for chats in French, either from France, Belgium, or French colonies in Africa. There are many shops in neighborhoods in large cities that have immigrants from Senegal and Cote D'Ivoire Ivory Coast.
Immersion is the answer on a regular basis. One week in France won't cut it, but if you can arrange to take a course there for a month or two, it will make a big difference.In the summer between my Junior and Senior year in college I spent the summer in France taking a course from a listing provided by the French Consulate. In that summer, I learned more French than in the previous 9 years of middle school, high school, and college.
Again, total immersion is the key to learning any foreign language. Good luck!
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.