1) If you mother doesn't want you parading your body around in a crop top then you should respect her decision. You'll see that she is protecting you from getting unwanted attention. 2) Again she doesn't want her 17 year old daughter parading her teenage body off.
3) The tampon thing is wrong, it's up to you if you want to wear one. You just need to explain you want to wear one. 4) I used to have to be in by 11 when I was 17.
I was upset over this until one night when I'd left my friends at 11, my other three friends ended up getting mugged. Trust me I was relieved that my mum told me to be in at 11. Because you're 17 you see it like your mam is stopping you from having fun and etc. I was the same at that age however, now that I'm 21 and have a child of my own I respect my mum for all the rules.
When your older you'll realise you mother cares about you a lot and is protecting you.
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.