In one sense, a computer is fairly important to computer science since it's the main tool you use for exploring the subject (through coding). On the other hand, Edsgar Dijkstra once said, "Computer science is as much about computers as astronomy is about telescopes This analogy is very helpful in answering your question since the similarity between a telescope in astronomy and a computer in CS is very similar. In both cases, you can explore the subject without the tool but the tool was very important to initial discoveries in the field and also to exploring and working in that field yourself.
The importance of computer in computer science is (without quotes):.
1) makes work easier and faster 2) it can hold huge amount of information 3) reliable 4) information management 5) accuracy 6) improve information.
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.