I agree with the idea of you learning what is what and building it yourself. Some time ago, the only parts I knew of were the Hard Drive and the Memory. Then I decided to upgrade a Dell.
However, I found out that pretty much everything in the Dell I had was junk. So then I started reading up on the parts and how they perform. By doing this I found out what fits into what.
Newegg.com is a good site for parts. For a prebuilt ibuypower PC I would just have it built through their site. Then I heard that by calling them you will get a discount.
Still, you will get more power for your money by building it yourself.
Alex is right, you should do the research yourself so you know when to upgrade components. http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/Shoppi... There is a good computer for you I did not include a case, mouse, keyboard, cd-rom drive, or monitor because you should all ready have that and that is one thing that is not really computer hardware but HID(human interface device).
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.