It's a zero-g laboratory mainly. It's currently one of only two ways to run an experiment that requires extended zero-gravity and human attention (which includes experiments on humans ourselves) - the other way is the smaller Chinese Tiangong 1 space station.
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.