Two points here that you don't seem to understand. First, you don't "APPLY" for a license. You EARN IT!
This is NOT like a drivers license where you take one written test and drive around the block. It takes HUNDREDS of hours and THOUSANDS of dollars to get to the point where you are even qualified to take the tests. Second... EVERYBODY starts out with a PRIVATE pilot's license (PPL).
You can't go on to the higher ratings until you pass the private.
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.