Analyze the tone of the short story "In Another Country." Which specific words influence the tone of the story? How does the tone impact your overall understanding of the text?

the third paragraph is your answer,

"but, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate — we can not consecrate — we can not hallow — this ground. the brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. the world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. it is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. it is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us— that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under god, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. "

besides the fact that he was asked to make a "few appropriate remarks," why do you think that president lincoln limited himself to so few words? to what extent do you think this has an effa road map has a scale of 10 miles per inch. the length of the straight-line road on the map between two cities is 6 inches. if the road between the cities has a speed limit of 30 mph, about how long should it take to drive from one city to the next?