What effect is achieved by this opening paragraph to the story, "the jelly bean"?

According to the speaker, decisions in west african villages are made through discussions led by heroic nobles wise historians elected representatives appointed chiefs

How did the language of the gettysburg address differ from the language in the secondary source about this speech?

What response does lincoln hope to elicit from his listeners with these words from his gettysburg address "we gave to come dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives, that that nation might live. it is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this