It was not so much that James Cook wanted to explore, as that he was chosen to explore. With his experience and skills, he was an ideal candidate for the scientific and exploration missions upon which he set out. S explorations were simply him following orders.
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.