Cause it sounds like it.... The best way to to deal is by talking about them behind their backs and stooping to their level. (ONLY IF YOU'RE IN HIGH SCHOOL!) Another thing you could do is reach out to someone for help like a guidance counselor or teacher. Another thing, turn everyone against them so they can see how it feels.
If you're not in high school, that's petty and you're above that. Ignore them, it will hurt them more.
Calling you repeatedly just to bother you is illegal. That's been a law for a long time (it's harassment), and anti-online harassment laws are slowly working their way into legislature as we speak. Call the police - at minimum, it will give them the slap on the wrist they deserve.
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.