A pianist studies the piano, while the race car driver does not study, rather than participate in. -ist is someone who practices, while a race car driver is simply driving the car, rather than studying. I haven't heard this joke before, it was okay.
It's because piano is a noun and race is a verb.
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.