Read Lincoln’s statement from "The Gettysburg Address." But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate – we cannot consecrate – we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract.

In this excerpt, Lincoln uses brevity to create a dramatic impact

by saying that the people do not have the power to make the land sacred.
by saying that it is up to the people to consecrate the land for the soldiers.
by discussing how the land should be considered sacred and holy.
by repeating how people cannot make the land as sacred as the soldiers have.

How did dynasties end and how did new ones start?

Ahusband who believed that his wife was having an affair with his brother hired an arsonist to burn down the brother's house. they planned for the husband to take his brother to a ballgame so that the arsonist would be able to set the house on fire without detection. after the husband and brother left for the ballgame, however, the arsonist decided to abandon the plan and immediately left town without doing anything further. when the husband returned from the ballgame with the brother, he saw the house still standing and blurted out what was supposed to have happened. the husband and the arsonist were arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit arson. at the arsonist's trial, his attorney argued that he was innocent of the conspiracy because he decided not to go ahead with the plan, and nothing criminal had in fact occurred.at common law, how should a jury find the arsonist? a not guilty of conspiracy, because going to a ballgame is not a criminal overt act.b not guilty of conspiracy, because the husband, not the arsonist, committed the overt act.c guilty, because the husband executed his part of the plan.d guilty, because the arsonist agreed to set the brother's house on fire.

How has mexico's culture been shaped by cooperation among different people? be sure to name the groups involved in the cooperation, describe the cooperation, and explain how the cooperation shaped mexico's culture