I think a few things contribute to me liking Alyssa better than Shannen. 1) Shannen had been living with a bad rep as a beeotch to work with and hadn't worked on a regular series since her original stint on 90210 then she went through a Britney Spears period in the tabloids. Alyssa was sort of like the 'good girl' in comparison.
She grew on on a television show from little girl to college aged and every viewer who watched it loved her and felt like they knew her personally. She never really screwed up her 'tv' image with drama. (Even when Shannon left the show it was with similar beeotch rumors) 2) Alyssa's character was more free spirited (Phoebe) on the show than Shannen's older (Prue) character.
In fact Prue was written to be the responsible one and kind of a stick in the mud and very stern and careful. Phoebe was kind of all over the place (like most people in college), a little flaky (like most twenty year olds) and her character evoked a lot of sympathy because she didn't know ... more.
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.