The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the lives of people everywhere just as the 1918 influenza pandemic did. There are both similarities and differences in how these pandemics have affected race, gender, and social class in the United States.

Hellenistic sculpture explored the depths of human emotion and expression as opposed to the classical period, which desired to show the peak of human perfection. Hellenistic art often employed theatrical drama to communicate the artist’s message.