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…in tears was when the three little powhitetrash girls were mocking Momma her grandmother. They were calling her by the first name instead of the last name. " Bye, Annie." Although, they were living on her own land, they did not hesitate to show…

…, and the thunderous response of (the) audience" (192). Comparing his performance to that Marlon Brando's in Tennessee Williams' Streetcar Named Desire, critics acclaimed Jones an "overnight success"(qtd in Jones). Calling it "immeasurably moving,"Clive Barnes wrote…

…human could accomplish in an expanded lifetime. Frida was involved in a streetcar accident at the age of eighteen. She broke most of the bones in her body and had to be in a body cast for a month. She had over 30 surgeries to miraculously recover and walk…

…streetcars. Maya had many jobs while living in San Francisco. She was a Creole cook, a tap dancer, and did odd-jobs to support her and her son. In 1952 Maya met a Greek -American sailor named Tosh Angelos. The marriage faced challenges of interracial coupling…

…Roots about an African Muslim family's experience with slavery. More and more African-Americans are becoming Muslim, adopting Muslim names, or explor- ing African culture. Interest in Malcolm X has seen a surge recently due to Spike Lee's movie, X. El-Hajj…

…was the work of Frank J. Sprague, an engineer once employed by Thomas A. Edison. In 1881 Sprague designed an electricity-driven system for Richmond, Virginia: a “trolley” carriage running along an overhead power line was attached by cable to streetcars equipped…

…to live on her own with freedom. After her adventures in the junkyard, Maya wished for an alternate lifestyle to the boring school-to-home schedule she was acquainted with. Her desire to work on the streetcars in San Francisco led her to fight against…

…, and streetcars could not post advertisements for cigarettes. The use of tobacco was banned on public transportation, and in some restaurants. In 1965, congress passed a bill that all cigarette companies had to post a warning on the packages of their cigarette…

…and a board of trustees, regularly holding religious services, and presided over or administered to by a properly accredited ecclesiastical officer, whose name and standing is published in the official publication of the officer's religious group. The application…

…. This overt representation of desire is then repeated in equally direct ways in subsequent episodes, such as "Rosebud," which appeared the following season. In this episode, Smithers laments not getting what he wants for his birthday: namely, Mr. Burns popping out…