In one of these attacks, the terrorists piloted two hijacked airplanes into the World Trade Center in New York City. The remaining passengers—nearly 150—were left behind to fend for themselves aboard a raft the carpenter constructed from the ship’s masts. During the Pax Romana, or “Peace of Rome,” which lasted about 200 years, art and culture flourished in the Empire. [8]2 The Price by Tom LeaTom Lea’s World War II Sketchbook at El Paso Museum of ArtThe Price (1944) is a gruesome reminder of the cost that individual fighters paid on the World War II battlefield. She suffered multiple fractures of her spine, collarbone, and ribs, a shattered pelvis, a broken foot, and a dislocated shoulder.

Source: The Nation March 20, 2022 19:47 UTC