In true Blizzard style, the only true answer is: "When it's done". More accurately, the third expansion will be released somewhere this year (2010). But, better news, the open beta test is imminent, as pre-release press beta key invites have already been sent out.
This means that, even though no beta test has been officially announced as of yet, the actual start of that beta should be quite soon. What's the use of letting a few press members wander in a near-empty beta area? So, I expect/speculate the beta to be starting within a couple of weeks!
Hurrah! Oh, just a little bit of extra info I found: "World of Warcraft: Cataclysm will destroy Azeroth as we know it. Nothing will be the same.In WoW.
Com's Guide to Cataclysm you can find out everything you need to know about WoW's third expansion. From Goblins and Worgens to Mastery and Guild changes, it's all there for your cataclysmic enjoyment.
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.