Question

They were going to the moon, all right – at least that was the plan. That was the dream and the challenge set forth by one man, President John F. Kennedy, when he declared in May of 1961:

"I believe this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth."

–Team Moon: How 400,000 People
Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon,
Catherine Thimmesh

Read this passage and describe the tone it expresses. How does the author’s choice of words express the tone?

Answer 1

Answer:

the author's tone is mixture of authority ,sarcasm ,positively and patriotic.

Explanation:

let's see how:-

1) 1st "atleast that was the plan"

- sarcasm, little irritation and over all positivity

2)in 2nd paragraph he is talking about nation and its duty

- patriotic, authoritive

(note:take help of teacher ,and try to write positive only)