How many symbols can you find in public life? Try identifying what the following
things stand for:
1. dove with an olive branch
2. blindfolded woman holding a pair of
scales
3. yellow rose
4. yellow ribbon tied around a tree
5. dragon (dragons stand for different
things in the East and the West)
6. pink ribbon in a lapel

well stockyards mean a large yard containing pens and sheds, typically adjacent to a slaughterhouse, in which livestock is kept and sorted. and i'm assuming that by party you   mean a large group of people which does make sense because chicago is a very crowded place much like new york. stockyards tend to take up a lot of room due to needing the area for pens to keep animals in and the fact that stockyards are usually right by slaughterhouse where they process and distribute the product. so its much like a zoo but with some dead animal products close by.

being surrounded by crimes, poverty, and failing schools as well as his own lack of confidence in his abilities.

the tree invited all its friends to its lumber party. the party was at saruman's tower in isengard because saruman had killed some trees