They accept black and white BUT your best bet, honestly, is to get a new pic taken that resembles your current appearance. If you don't have the tech to do that, I would bet any of your teachers can help you with it and help you get it uploaded. "Photos must be properly focused with a full-face view, be clearly identifiable as you, and match your appearance on test day.
You will have the opportunity to crop and reposition your photo after uploading it. If you are not easily recognizable in your photo, you will not be admitted to the test center.
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.