I'd add a border-left to the body, get the longest menu item and match it's width in ems, then set a negative margin on the sidemenu. Then it'll appear to match whatever height the content div takes up (either if you set it explicitly, or if content expands it).
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.