My father. He told me once that I should not let anyone tell me I cannot do anything because I am a woman. Plus he taught me everything he beleived that I needed to become a full, independent woman.
He gave me the tools to build a strong but sensitive human.
Certainly my grandfather would be in that group. He taught me that it's not necessary to OBAY every rule, regulation or law every written. Robert Heinlein would have to be in that group.
He influenced me with ideas of conservative atheism. But the person that has probably been the most influential in my life is my wife. She taught me that it is not necessary to BREAK every rule, regulation or law ever written.33 years ago, we made a deal.
She would have the career and I would stay out of jail. So far, so good.
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.