Yellow Brick Road by Witi Ihimaera Follow the yellow brick road‚ Follow‚ follow‚ follow follow‚ Follow the yellow brick road ... We’re almost there! Almost at Wellington‚ the Emerald City! Me and Dad and Mum and Roha‚ we been travelling for two days now in our car which Dad bought from Mr Wallace last week. No dents and honk honk goes the horn. Dad‚ he said I could have a drive of it myself when we left Waituhi but then it conked out on the Whareratas and that made him change
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The organization of the Gangster Disciples and their battle plans were created by Gangster Disciple’s chief‚ Larry King Hoover. They modeled this after Chicago’s Italian Mafia‚ the top-down organization has always strived for discipline‚ respect‚ and to respect the hierarchy. At the top is the chairman‚ in this case it is Hoover‚ and two boards of directors‚ one controls street operations and the other controls imprisoned gang members. Under the directors are about 15 governors who look over
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Carl von Clausewitz and On War Clausewitz was a part of the Prussian military in the 18th and 19th centuries. He was a great military strategist whose strategies have been used and studied my many military commanders. Clausewitz’s description of war is still applicable to modern warfare. Clausewitz said that the side with the most force and the willingness to use it has the advantage. To this day the side that has the most force and uses it defeats their enemy. The United States has more force
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The major symbol Gangster Disciples make use of is the six-pointed star (similar to the Star of David) The fact that this star is known as the Star of David pays homage to co-founder David Barksdale‚ and the six points are said to represent Life‚ Love‚ Loyalty‚ Wisdom‚ Knowledge and Understanding. They are also represented by the colors Blue and Black.[5][Full citation needed][page needed] The second most well known symbol of the Gangster Disciples is the three pointed pitch fork‚ which is also
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“...Follow the Yellow Brick Road. Follow the Yellow Brick Road?” Like Dorothy‚ I’ve wondered that many times myself. Should I follow the Yellow Brick Road? This time‚ however‚ the Yellow Brick Road is my passion‚ and the Emerald City is college. Do I really want to risk pursuing a theatre major in college? Coming from a strict family‚ I knew that my parents had set high goals for me. Like the usual Asian parent stereotype‚ my mother and father wanted me to pursue a career in a higher field‚ especially
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The GANGSTER DISCIPLES: A Gang Profile by George W. Knox‚ Director‚ NGCRC Copyright‚ 2001‚ NGCRC‚ Chicago‚ IL. (COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT: DO NOT USE WITHOUT THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE NATIONAL GANG CRIME RESEARCH CENTER) © Copyright 2008‚ Chicago‚ IL‚ National Gang Crime Research Center. Introduction The Gangster Disciples‚ formed in 1974 as a 60-man operation‚ by 1995 had matured into a centralized criminal organization with nearly 30‚000 members in Chicago alone‚ spreading its
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SETTING IN TIME AND PLACE The short story "Yellow Brick Road" is set in a car‚ on State Highway 2‚ between Hastings and Wellington. It briefly mentions home‚ Waituhi‚ and Uncle Sam’s house. Wellington is their goal. These points are unimportant. What is important is travelling from security‚ warmth and familiarity to vast‚ unfamiliar and the alien big city. The time setting is a no man’s land‚ caught between an old life and a new life. The car is their only home and their possessions are
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cast my body into the lake of Fire and Knowledge I was baptized. One with my nation by my Kings blessed. With a Pitchfork in my hand and a Six on my chest. Others will speak my name and know the name of Death. I live by the Nations laws‚ die by the Disciples Creed. Loyal to my Nation‚ loyal to my breed. The day my Flag falls then so does my body fall. But my Nation will always stand in the shine of the Six. All is One‚ One is All! Spread your wings and raise them high‚ G’s and D’s shall never die. Hold
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Running head: SOCIAL HISTORY CLIENT CASE Social History Client Case #2 Nicole McCree Mississippi State University Social History Client Case I. Introduction Client: Jaqueshia Steele Chronological Age: 8 year(s)‚ 1 month(s)‚ and 5 days. Religion: Baptist Date of Birth: December 20‚ 2001 Race: African American School and Grade: T.J. Harris Elementary 4th Grade II. Individual Client Profile A. Brief Physical Description of Client Jaqueshia is a petite‚ average girl
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The Yellow Brick Road “Joe Versus the Volcano” is both a fairy tale and romantic comedy. The goofball characters‚ and sneaky symbolism of this screenplay by Shanley‚ make this zany movie the comic delight that it is. The overall look and feel of this movie leaves the audience with the feeling that life is worth living‚ miracles do occur‚ and God is in control. There are many symbolisms and visual metaphors incorporated into this movie‚ and these visual elements work collectively to give the story
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