{"title":"The Jews","authors":"Natalia Ginzburg","doi":"10.1353/mar.2024.a922964","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/mar.2024.a922964","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract: An essay in response to the events at the Munich Summer Olympics in 1972. The author discusses their response to the Palestinian militant organization, Black September's demand for the release of over two hundred prisoners. Additionally, the militants killed two members of the Israeli Olympic team and took nine hostages in concert with their demands. Refusal of the demand caused the death of all nine of the hostages and five of the militants. The author speaks of their connection to Judaism and the connections, ideas, responses, and relationships the religion has instilled within their life. This essay questions ideas of humanity, monstrosity, and the desensitized nature of our cultures.","PeriodicalId":509222,"journal":{"name":"The Massachusetts Review","volume":"22 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140403901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gifts from our Relatives","authors":"Marija Knežević","doi":"10.1353/mar.2024.a922992","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/mar.2024.a922992","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract: In this essay, the author uses three narratives to explore life, death, and family. In the first section, the narrator recounts her stories of receiving presents from relatives, chocolates, specifically. The second section focuses on a conversation about breath and life. Finally, the last reading explores flowers, etymological instances, and death. The memories of the narrator are thought-provoking and enticing as an exploration of life.","PeriodicalId":509222,"journal":{"name":"The Massachusetts Review","volume":"150 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140403092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Go Until Failure","authors":"Kayla Min Andrews","doi":"10.1353/mar.2024.a922972","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/mar.2024.a922972","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract: This essay begins with a daughter who has found out her mother's cancer is terminal. In response, she decides to change her life to be strong enough to support her mother. The reader experiences the different waves of grief that encapsulates end-of-life care from the perspective of a loved one. The narrator explores the struggles and the fear that surrounds putting pen to paper. The story includes topics of solidarity, pent-up distress, and personal growth.","PeriodicalId":509222,"journal":{"name":"The Massachusetts Review","volume":"51 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140400502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"In Another Life, and: Tutor to the Prophet","authors":"John Hennessy","doi":"10.1353/mar.2024.a922975","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/mar.2024.a922975","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":509222,"journal":{"name":"The Massachusetts Review","volume":"36 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140403560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
京公网安备 11010802042870号
求助内容：
应助结果提醒方式：