Yes you're right, you don't get the money in your amazon account until the item is shipped. If the items are returned the money will be taken out again (although this hasn't happened to me! ).
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.