I think being caught is probably punishment enough, she sounds mortified and heartbroken. Teenagers have a really hard time of it, their bodies and brains are full of mad chemicals and hormones their impulsiveness sky-rockets as does their desire to rebel. During adolescence, the human brain chemistry is completely different to any other point in our lives, this is why parents often find it hard to relate to their teenagers, they literally think in completely different ways.
Obviously you should have a chat with her, don't push too hard and back off if she becomes upset, but it sounds like she has learnt her lesson and needs supportive parents right now, not punishment.
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.